Health topics
A
- Abdominal pain
- Abdominoplasty
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait people
- Abortion
- Abscesses
- Absent periods
- Abuse and assault (sexual)
- Abusive relationships
- Accidents
- Accidents (falls)
- Accommodation support
- Aches and pains
- Achilles tendon
- Acid
- Acne
- Acoustic neuroma
- Acquired brain injury (ABI)
- Acromegaly
- Acts of kindness and compassion
- Acupuncture
- ADD
- Addiction
- Addiction withdrawal symptoms
- Addison's disease
- Adenoidectomy
- Adenoids
- Adenomyosis
- ADHD
- ADHD in children
- Adolescence
- Adrenal fatigue
- Adrenal glands
- Adulthood
- Adults and mental health
- Advance care planning
- Adverse effects from medicines
- Aged care services
- Ageing
- Aggression in teenagers
- Agoraphobia
- AIDS and HIV infection
- Albinism
- Alcohol
- Alcohol
- Alcohol (managing intake)
- Alcohol - an overview
- Alcohol abuse (hangover)
- Alcohol injuries
- Alcoholism
- Allergic reactions to antibiotics
- Allergic reactions to cow's milk
- Allergic rhinitis (hay fever)
- Allergies
- Allergies (food)
- Allergies and hypersensitivities
- Allergy (grass)
- Allergy testing
- Allied health
- Alopecia
- Alternative therapies
- Altitude sickness
- Alzheimer's disease
- Alzheimer's disease (caring for)
- Alzheimer's disease symptoms
- Amenorrhoea
- Amnesia
- Amphetamines and mental health
- Amputation
- Amyloidosis
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- Anabolic steroids
- Anaemia
- Anal care
- Anal fissure
- Anal injury
- Analgesics
- Anaphylaxis
- Anatomy
- Anemia
- Aneurysm symptoms
- Aneurysms
- Angelman syndrome
- Anger and aggression
- Anger management
- Anger management tips
- Angina
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Animal bites
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Anorexia nervosa
- Anosmia (loss of smell)
- Ant stings (infographic)
- Antenatal care
- Anthrax
- Anti-inflammatory medicines
- Antibiotic resistance
- Antibiotics
- Antibiotics (for children)
- Antibiotics allergy
- Anticipatory grief
- Antidepressant medicines
- Antidepressants - do I need them?
- Antihistamines
- Antioxidants
- Antiphospholipid Syndrome
- Antipsychotic medications
- Antisocial personality disorder
- Anxiety
- Anxiety attack and panic attack
- Anxiety conditions
- Anxiety in children
- Anxiety in teenagers
- Anxiety medication
- Aortic coarctation
- Aortic stenosis
- Aortic valve replacement
- Apnoea (sleep)
- Appendectomy
- Appendicitis
- Appendicitis symptoms
- Aromatherapy
- Arrhythmia
- Arsenic
- Arteriosclerosis
- Arthritis
- Arthritis and children (Juvenile arthritis)
- Arthroscopy
- Asbestos
- Asbestosis
- Asperger's syndrome
- Asperger's syndrome symptoms
- Aspirin (pain relief)
- Assessing health information
- Assistance dogs
- Asthma
- Asthma (pregnancy)
- Asthma and exercise (children)
- Asthma medication
- Asthma symptoms
- Astigmatism
- Atherosclerosis (peripheral)
- Athletes foot
- Atrial fibrillation
- Attention deficit disorder (ADD or ADHD)
- Australian mental health services
- Australia’s healthcare system
- Autism
- Autism - dispelling the myths
- Autoimmune diseases
- autoimmune diseases OR disorders
- Avian influenza
- Avoidant personality disorder
- Ayurvedic medicine
B
- B12 deficiencies
- Babies and toddlers
- Baby (health check)
- Baby (immunisation)
- Baby (play)
- Baby blues
- Baby development
- Baby feeding
- Baby rash
- Baby weight
- Back injuries
- Back injury symptoms
- Back pain
- Back pain symptoms
- Bacterial infections
- Bacterial pneumonia
- Bacterial vaginosis
- Baker's cysts
- Balanced diet
- Balanitis
- Baldness (in men)
- Barbecue food safety
- Bariatric surgery guide
- Barmah Forest virus
- Bartholin’s cysts
- Basal cell carcinoma (skin cancer)
- Bat bites
- Beach safety
- Beating Christmas stress and anxiety
- Bed bugs
- Bedwetting
- Bedwetting in older children
- Behaviour problems (teenagers)
- Bell's palsy
- Benefits of volunteering
- Benign prostate hypertrophy
- Benign tumours
- Bereavement
- Beta blockers
- Beverages
- Bike riding
- Binge drinking
- Binge drinking
- Binge-eating disorder
- Bioethics
- Biopsy
- Biotechnology
- Bioterrorism
- Bipolar disorder
- Bipolar disorder
- Bipolar disorder symptoms
- Bipolar medicines
- Bird diseases
- Bird flu
- Birth
- Birth control (contraception)
- Birth defects
- Birthing options
- Bisexuality
- Bites and stings
- Bites and stings (sea creatures)
- Bladder
- Bladder cancer
- Bladder prolapse
- Bleeding (pregnancy)
- Bleeding after a vaginal injury
- Bleeding after menopause
- Bleeding between periods
- Bleeding disorders
- Bleeding gums
- Blepharitis
- Blepharospasm
- Blindness
- Blisters
- Blog
- Blood and blood vessels
- Blood coagulation disorders
- Blood disorders
- Blood donation
- Blood glucose test
- Blood groups
- Blood in semen
- Blood in stool
- Blood in urine
- Blood platelet disorders
- Blood pressure
- Blood pressure (high)
- Blood pressure (low)
- Blood pressure medication
- Blood testing
- Blood tests A-Z
- Blood transfusion
- Bluebottle stings
- Blues (in men)
- BMI and waist circumference
- BMI calculator
- Body dysmorphic disorder
- Body image
- Body piercing
- Boils
- Bone cancer
- Bone diseases
- Bone health
- Bones muscles and joints
- Borderline personality disorder (BPD)
- Bottle feeding (breast milk)
- Bottle feeding (formula)
- Botulism
- Bowel cancer
- bowel cancer
- Bowel cancer screening
- Bowel cancer symptoms
- Bowel obstruction
- Bowen's disease
- Braces (dental)
- Bradycardia
- Brain diseases
- Brain health
- Brain injuries
- Brain tumour symptoms
- Brain tumours
- Break from care (for carers)
- Break up and divorce
- Breast cancer
- Breast cancer awareness
- Breast cancer symptoms
- Breast cysts
- Breast diseases
- Breast implants (breast augmentation)
- Breast milk (expressing)
- Breast milk (storage)
- Breastfeeding
- Breastfeeding and periods
- Breastfeeding and work
- Breastfeeding problems
- Breathing problem symptoms
- Breathing problems
- Bridges (dental)
- Bronchial asthma
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchiolitis
- Bronchitis
- Bronchoscopy
- Brugada Syndrome
- Bruises
- Brushing your teeth
- Building healthy relationships
- Bulimia nervosa
- Bulk billing and medicare
- Bullying
- Bullying and harassment
- Bumps
- Bunions
- Burn and scald symptoms
- Burns
- Bursitis
- Bushfires
- Butter
C
- C-reactive protein test
- Caesarean section
- Caffeine
- Calcium
- Calcium blood test
- Cancer
- Cancer (caring for)
- Cancer of the uterus
- Cancer symptoms
- Candidiasis (vaginal)
- Cannabis
- Cannabis and mental health
- Carbohydrates
- Cardiac arrest
- Cardiac catheterisation
- Cardiac enzymes (blood tests)
- Cardiac failure
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- Cardiovascular disease statistics
- Cardiovascular health and the heart
- Carer support (respite care)
- Caring for your sutures
- Caring for a sick child
- Caring for others
- Caring for someone with a drug addiction
- Caring for someone with a mental health disorder
- Caring for someone with cancer
- Caring for someone with dementia or Alzheimer's disease
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Carpal tunnel syndrome symptoms
- Cast care
- Cat and dog allergy
- Cat bites
- Cataract surgery
- Cataracts
- Catheter problems
- Cefalexin
- Cellulitis
- Cellulitis symptoms
- Central nervous system
- Cereals
- Cerebral palsy
- Cerebral palsy symptoms
- Cerebral stroke
- Cervical cancer
- Cervical cancer
- Cervical cancer symptoms
- Cervical screening
- Cervical screening test
- CF (cystic fibrosis)
- Changes to your appetite
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
- CHD (coronary heart disease)
- Chemical burns
- Chemicals (inhaled)
- Chemotherapy
- Chest infection
- Chest injuries
- Chest injury symptoms
- Chest pain
- Chickenpox
- Chickenpox (mother)
- Chickenpox symptoms
- Chilblains
- Child abuse
- Child development
- Childbirth (pain-relief)
- Childhood illnesses
- Childhood obesity
- Children and sleep
- Children dental care
- Children's feet
- Children's health
- Children's hospitals
- Children's medicines
- Chinese traditional medicine
- Chiropractors
- Chlamydia
- Chlamydia symptoms
- Choking
- Cholecystectomy
- Cholecystitis (gallbladder inflammation)
- Cholera
- Cholesterol (how to lower)
- Cholesterol (what is)
- Cholesterol and lipid tests (blood test)
- Chronic disease management
- Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)
- Chronic kidney disease
- Chronic pain
- Cialis
- Cigarette smoking
- Cirrhosis of the liver
- Clap
- Claustrophobia
- Clinical guidelines
- Clinical trials
- Cloning
- Cluster headache
- CMIs - how to read them
- Cocaine
- Cocaine and mental health
- Cochlear implant
- Cocoa
- Codeine
- Coeliac disease
- Coeliac disease symptoms
- Coffee (see caffeine)
- Cognitive behaviour therapy
- Cold or flu? (infographic)
- Cold sores
- Colds and flu (influenza)
- Colds and flu medication
- Colds and flu symptoms
- Colic
- Colitis and Crohn's disease
- Colon cancer
- Colonoscopy
- Colostomy
- Colour blindness
- Colposcopy
- Coma
- Common cold
- Community mental health services
- Community nursing
- Compartment syndrome
- Compassion
- Complaints handling
- Complementary therapies
- Complex PTSD
- Complications during labour
- Computer addiction
- Concussion
- Concussion
- Condoms
- Confusion
- Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
- Congenital heart defects
- Congestive heart failure
- Conjunctivitis
- Conn's syndrome
- Connective tissue diseases
- Constipation
- Constipation in children
- Consumer advocacy
- Consumer rights
- Consumer safety
- Contact dermatitis
- Contraception
- Contraceptive implant
- Contraceptive injection
- Contraceptive vaginal ring
- Convulsions
- COPD
- Coping in a crisis
- Coronary angiogram
- Coronary heart disease
- Coronary heart disease symptoms
- Cortisol
- Cosmetic dentistry
- Cosmetic surgery
- Costochondritis
- Cough
- Cough (whooping)
- Coughing up blood
- Coughs and colds (in children)
- Counselling
- Counsellor
- Cow's milk allergy
- CPR
- Crabs
- Cradle cap
- Creating healthy habits
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
- Crisis (coping)
- Crisis management
- Crohn's disease and colitis
- Crohn’s disease and colitis symptoms
- Croup
- Croup symptoms
- Crowns (dental)
- Cryptosporidiosis
- Crystal meth
- CT scan
- Cushing's syndrome
- Cuts
- cyberbulling
- Cyberbullying
- Cycling
- Cyclones and floods
- Cyclothymia
- Cystic fibrosis
- Cystitis
- Cystoscopy
- Cysts
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
D
- D-dimer test
- Dairy foods
- Dandruff
- DBT
- Deafness
- Dealing with anxiety
- Dealing with life events
- Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
- Degenerative arthritis
- Dehydration
- Delayed ejaculation
- Delirium and dementia
- Delusions
- Dementia
- Dementia (caring for)
- Dementia (early onset)
- Dementia and driving
- Dementia respite care
- Dementia symptoms
- Dementia video series
- Dementia worries
- Dementia-an overview
- Dengue fever
- Dental appliance problems
- Dental bleeding
- Dental bridge procedure
- Dental care
- Dental care for children
- Dental crown procedure
- Dental fillings
- Dental hygeine
- Dental injury
- Dental procedures
- Denture fitting
- Depression
- Depression
- Depression (in men)
- Depression - how to deal with it
- Depression - how to help
- Depression after pregnancy
- Dermatitis
- Dermatitis herpetiformis
- Detox
- Developmental milestones
- Deviated septum
- Diabetes
- Diabetes medication
- Diabetes symptoms
- Diabetes testing and monitoring
- Diabetes testing and monitoring problems
- Diabetic ketoacidosis
- Diabetic neuropathy
- Diabetic retinopathy
- Diagnosis of rubella
- Diagnostic imaging
- Diagnostic tests
- Dialectical behaviour therapy
- Dialysis
- Diaphragm (contraceptive device)
- Diarrhoea
- Diarrhoea and vomiting (in babies and children)
- Diarrhoea symptoms
- Diazepam
- Diet (balanced)
- Diet (healthy)
- Diet and mental health
- Dietary fibre
- Dietary guidelines
- Dietary sodium
- Diethylstilboestrol (DES)
- Dietitians
- Diets
- Difficulty reaching female orgasm
- Digestive system
- Digestive system cancers
- Dilatation and Curettage (D&C)
- Diphtheria
- Disability support services
- Disasters (natural)
- Dislocations (joints)
- Dissociative identity disorder
- Diverticular disease
- Divorce and break up
- Dizziness
- Do's and Don'ts of discussing mental health issues
- Doctor (questions to ask)
- Dog bites
- Domestic violence
- Domestic violence against men
- Donation (blood)
- Donation (organ and tissue)
- Down syndrome
- Down syndrome (screening)
- Doxycycline
- Drink driving
- Drinking alcohol
- Drinking water
- Droughts
- Drug abuse
- Drug addiction (caring for)
- Drug and alcohol rehabilitation
- Drug overdose
- Drugs
- Drugs and alcohol
- Drugs in sport
- Dry eye syndrome
- Dry mouth syndrome
- Dry orgasm
- Dry socket
- Duchenne muscular dystrophy
- Duodenal ulcer
- Dupuytren's contracture
- Dwarfism
- Dying (end of life)
- Dyslexia
- Dysmenorrhoea
- Dysphagia
- Dyspraxia
E
- E-cigarette
- E-Health
- Ear disorders
- Ear infection
- Ear infections (in children)
- Earache
- Early menopause
- Early onset dementia
- Ears
- Eat well (food swaps)
- Eating disorders
- Eating disorders - an overview
- Eating healthy
- Eating well (over 60)
- Ebola virus
- Ebola virus symptoms
- Ecstasy
- Ecstasy and mental health
- Ectoparasitic infestations
- Ectopic pregnancy
- Eczema
- Edible fats and oils
- Edwards syndrome
- Egg allergy
- Eggs
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
- Electric shock and burn symptoms
- Electric shocks and burns
- Electrocardiogram (ECG)
- Electroconvulsive therapy
- Electroencephalogram (EEG)
- Electromagnetic fields
- Emergencies
- Emergency contraception
- Emotional abuse
- Emphysema
- Emphysema symptoms
- Employment
- Encephalitis
- Encephalopathy
- End of life
- End of life issues (nursing and treatments)
- Endocarditis
- Endocrine diseases
- Endocrine system (hormonal)
- Endocrinologist
- Endometriosis
- Endometriosis
- Endone
- Endoscopy
- Enterovirus infections
- Environmental health
- Environmental poisoning
- Epididymitis
- Epidural
- Epilepsy
- Erectile dysfunction
- Erectile dysfunction medicines
- Erythema nodosum
- Erythromelalgia
- Essential tremor
- eTherapy
- Evidence-based medicine
- Excessive sweating
- Excessive worry
- Exercise (getting started)
- Exercise (older adults)
- Exercise and cancer
- Exercise and fitness
- Exercise and mental health
- Exercise and mental health recovery
- Exercise therapy
- Expired medicines
- Expressing breast milk
- Eye allergies
- Eye care
- Eye discharge
- Eye diseases
- Eye floaters
- Eye health (over 60)
- Eye infections
- Eye injuries
- Eye strain
- Eye tests
- Eyes
F
- Facelift
- Facial injury
- Facial injury treatments
- Faecal incontinence
- Fainting
- Falls
- Family life
- Family planning (contraception)
- Family planning (getting pregnant)
- FASD
- Fast foods
- Fasting for tests
- Fatigue
- Fats and oils (edible)
- Fatty liver
- Feeling restless
- Feeling worthless
- Female genital cancers
- Female health
- Female infertility
- Female libido (loss of)
- Female orgasm
- Female pattern baldness
- Female reproductive system
- Female sexual problems
- Female sterilisation
- Fertility
- Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
- Fetal diseases
- Fever
- Fever in children
- Fever in children (infographic)
- Fibre
- Fibroids
- Fibromyalgia
- Fifth disease
- Fillings (dental)
- Fillings (dental)
- Financial stress
- Finding the right health professional
- Fires and fire safety
- First aid (CPR)
- First aid basics
- First aid kits
- Fish
- Fitness (getting active)
- Fitness (older adults)
- Fitness and exercise
- Fits
- Flat feet (fallen arches)
- Flatulence
- Floods and cyclones
- Flu (influenza)
- Flu risk and trends
- Flu vaccination timing
- Fluid retention
- Folate
- Folate test
- Follicle stimulating hormone
- Folliculitis
- Food additives
- Food allergies
- Food allergies (in children)
- Food groups (balanced diet)
- Food poisoning
- Food regulation
- Food safety
- Food safety (barbecue)
- Food safety guide (infographic)
- Food storage and handling
- Food supplements
- Food swaps
- Foot care
- Foot ulcers
- Formula (bottle feeding)
- Fractures
- Fragile X syndrome
- Free mental health services
- Friedreich's ataxia
- Frontotemporal dementia
- Fruit
- Full blood count
- Fungal skin diseases
G
- GAD
- Gallstones
- Gallstones symptoms
- Gambling addiction
- Ganglion cyst
- Garcinia cambogia
- Gardnerella
- Gas (pain relief in pregnancy)
- Gastric bypass
- Gastric sleeve surgery
- Gastritis
- Gastritis medication
- Gastritis symptoms
- Gastro intestinal illnesses
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastroparesis
- Gastroscopy
- Gender dysphoria
- Gene technology
- Gene therapy
- General anaesthetic
- Generalised Anxiety Disorder
- Generation Y stress
- Generic medicines vs. brand-name medicines
- Genetic disorders
- Genetic disorders guide
- Genetic techniques
- Genetic testing
- Genetically modified foods
- Genital herpes
- Genital herpes symptoms
- Genital warts
- German measles (rubella)
- Gestational diabetes
- Getting active
- Getting pregnant
- GHB
- GHB and mental health
- Giardia (giardiasis)
- Gigantism
- Gingivitis
- Glandular fever
- Glandular fever symptoms
- Glaucoma
- Glue ear
- Glue ear (in children)
- Gluten-free diet
- Glycaemic index (GI)
- Goal setting
- Going to school
- Goitre
- Gonorrhoea
- gonorrhoea
- Gonorrhoea symptoms
- Good mental health
- GORD (reflux)
- GORD symptoms
- Gout
- Gout medication
- Gout symptoms
- GP (questions to ask)
- Granuloma
- Grass allergy
- Graves' disease
- Grazes
- Grief
- Grief before death
- Groin pain or swelling
- Grommets
- Growth disorders
- Guide dogs
- Guide to cosmetic surgery
- Guide to dental procedures
- Guillain-Barre syndrome
- Gum disease
- Gut pain
H
- Haematuria
- Haemochromatosis
- Haemolytic uraemic syndrome
- Haemophilia
- Haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB)
- Haemoptysis
- Haemorrhoidectomy
- Haemorrhoids
- Haemorrhoids symptoms
- Hair disorders
- Hair transplant
- Hairloss (in men)
- Halitosis
- Hand foot and mouth disease
- Hand foot and mouth disease symptoms
- Hand injuries
- Hand washing
- Hand washing tips
- Hangover
- Hansen’s disease
- Hashimoto's disease
- Hay fever
- Hay fever symptoms
- HbA1c test
- hCG levels
- hCG test
- Head cancer
- Head injuries
- Head injury symptoms
- Head lice
- Headaches
- Health benefits of sex
- Health Care Homes programme
- Health care reform
- Health check for babies
- Health checks for women
- Health cover (lifetime)
- Health information online
- Health insurance (private)
- Health professionals
- healthdirect app
- Healthy and active children
- Healthy blood pressure
- Healthy bones
- Healthy eating
- Healthy eating (food swaps)
- Healthy eating (over 60)
- Healthy eating for children
- Healthy lifestyle
- Healthy lunch boxes
- Healthy sleep habits
- Hearing aids
- Hearing loss
- Hearing loss prevention
- Hearing tests
- Heart
- Heart and cardiovascular health
- Heart attack
- Heart attack symptoms
- heart disease
- Heart disease statistics
- Heart disease surgery
- Heart failure
- Heart failure symptoms
- Heart murmur
- Heart palpitations
- Heart transplants
- Heartburn
- Heat rash
- Heat related illness
- Heat stroke
- Heater safety
- Heatstroke
- Heatwaves
- Heavy periods
- Heavy periods
- Heel pain
- Heel spur
- Helicobacter pylori
- Helminthiasis
- Helping someone with ice addiction
- Hemicolectomy
- Hepatitis
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis B symptoms
- Hepatitis C
- Herbal medicine
- Herbal treatments
- Hernia symptoms
- Hernias
- Heroin
- Heroin and mental health
- Herpes (genital)
- Herpes zoster (shingles)
- Herpesvirus infections
- Hiatus hernia
- Hiccups
- High blood pressure (Hypertension)
- High blood pressure (pregnancy-induced)
- High blood sugar
- High temperature
- High triglyceride and cholesterol levels
- Hip diseases
- Hip dysplasia
- Hip pain
- Hip replacement
- Histrionic personality disorder
- HIV and AIDS medicines
- HIV infection and AIDS
- HIV infection and AIDS symptoms
- Hives
- Hoarding disorder
- Holiday health
- Holiday stress
- Holidays
- Holistic therapies
- Home accidents
- Home environment and dementia
- Home medicines review
- Home safety
- Homeopathy
- Honey bee stings (infographic)
- Hormonal medicines and periods
- Hormonal system (endocrine)
- Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
- Hormones
- Hospital discharge planning
- Hospitalisation
- Hospitals (private)
- Hospitals (public)
- Hostel care
- Hot flushes (menopause)
- Hot weather
- How to find the right health professional
- How to lower blood pressure
- How to prepare your home if you have a chronic disease or serious illness
- How to read food labels.
- How to stop snoring
- How to talk about your mental health concerns
- How to use an asthma inhaler
- How your baby’s teeth develop
- HPV vaccine
- HRT and periods
- human chorionic gonadotropin test
- Human growth hormone
- Human Papilloma Virus
- Huntington’s disease
- Hurting yourself
- Hydration tips for children
- Hydrocephalus
- Hygiene for children
- Hyperglycaemia (high blood sugar)
- Hyperhidrosis
- Hyperopia
- Hypertension
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypochondria
- Hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar)
- Hypoglycaemic agents
- Hypotension
- Hypothermia
- Hypothyroidism
- Hysterectomy
- Hysteroscopy
I
- IBS (irritable bowel syndrome)
- Ibuprofen
- Ibuprofen (pain relief)
- ICD
- Ice
- Ice addiction
- Ice and mental health
- Illness (talking about)
- Immune system
- Immunisation (babies)
- Immunisation (mother)
- Immunisations and vaccinations
- Immunisations for travel
- Immunotherapy
- Impetigo
- Implantable cardioverter defibrillators
- Incontinence
- Incontinence treatments
- Indigenous health
- Infants
- Infections of the bowel
- Infectious diseases
- Infectious mononucleosis
- Infertility
- Influenza A
- Influenza and the common cold
- Information online (health)
- Informed consent
- Ingrown hair
- Ingrown toenails
- Inguinal hernia
- Inhalants
- Injuries
- Injury prevention
- INR test
- Insect bites and stings
- Insect bites and stings (infographic)
- Insomnia
- Insulin and diabetes
- Insulin devices
- Intensive care - what to expect
- Intestinal diseases
- Intra-uterine contraceptive device (IUD)
- Invasive staph infections
- Iodine
- Iron
- Iron deficiency
- Iron deficiency symptoms
- Iron studies
- Irregular periods
- Irritability and feeling on edge
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- Ischaemic heart disease
- Isolation
- Itchy anus
- Itchy scalp
- Itchy skin
- IUD (intrauterine device)
J
K
- Kaposi sarcoma
- Kava
- Keeping fit
- Keeping your relationships healthy
- Keratoconus
- Keratosis pilaris
- Ketamine
- Ketamine and mental health
- Ketogenic diet
- Kidney cancer
- Kidney disease
- Kidney disease symptoms
- Kidney failure
- Kidney function tests
- Kidney infection (Pyelonephritis)
- Kidney stones
- Kidney transplants
- Kidneys
- Kids and mental health
- Kids' health
- Kids' medicines
- Kilojoules
- Kindness
- Kissing disease
- Klinefelter syndrome
- Knee diseases
- Knee injuries
- Knee pain
- Knee replacement
- Knocks
L
- Labour (pain-relief)
- Labour complications
- Labyrinthitis
- Lactose intolerance
- Lactose intolerance symptoms
- Laminectomy
- Laparoscopy
- Laparotomy
- Laryngectomy
- Laryngitis
- Laser eye surgery
- Lazy eye (Amblyopia)
- Lead poisoning
- Leaking (incontinence)
- Learning development
- Learning disabilities
- Leg pain
- Leg pain symptoms
- Leg ulcers
- Legionnaires' disease
- Leprosy
- Leptospirosis
- Leukaemia
- Leukaemia symptoms
- Levitra
- Lewy body disease
- LGBTI community and mental health
- Libido (female - loss of)
- Lice (crabs)
- Lifetime health cover
- Limb injuries
- Limb injury symptoms
- Lipoma
- Liposuction
- Listeria and listeriosis
- Lithium
- Liver cancer
- Liver cancer symptoms
- Living with a terminal illness
- Living with cerebral palsy
- Local anaesthetic
- Loneliness
- Long QT syndrome
- Long-sightedness
- Looking after a sick child
- Looking after others
- Looking after someone with a mental health disorder
- Looking after someone with cancer
- Looking after someone with dementia or Alzheimer's disease
- Looking after your eyes
- Loose stools (diarrhoea)
- Losing interest
- Losing weight
- Loss
- Loss of female libido
- Loss of male libido
- Lou Gehrig's disease
- Love and sex (health benefits)
- Low back pain
- Low blood pressure (hypotension)
- Low cost mental health services
- Low testosterone
- Lowering your cholesterol
- LSD
- LSD and mental health
- Lumbago
- Lumbar puncture
- Lunch boxes (healthy)
- Lung cancer
- Lung cancer symptoms
- Lung diseases
- Lupus
- Lupus symptoms
- Lyme disease
- Lymph nodes
- Lymphatic diseases
- Lymphoedema
- Lymphoma
- Lymphoma (non-Hodgkin)
- Lymphoma symptoms
- Lyssavirus (ABLV)
M
- Macular degeneration
- Mad cow disease
- Magnesium
- Magnesium blood test
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Maintaining healthy relationships
- Malabsorption syndromes
- Malaria
- Male circumcision
- Male genital cancers
- Male groin injury
- Male groin irritation and infection
- Male infertility
- Male menopause
- Male reproductive system
- Male sexual problems
- Male-pattern baldness
- Malnutrition
- Mammography
- Management of chronic conditions
- Managing period pain
- managing stress
- Manic depression
- Marfan syndrome
- Marijuana
- Marijuana and mental health
- Massage therapy
- Mastectomy
- Mastitis
- Maternal health and pregnancy
- MDMA (ecstasy)
- MDMA and mental health
- Measles
- Measles (mother)
- Measles outbreak
- Measles symptoms and diagnosis
- Meat
- Medical indemnity
- Medical kits
- Medicare
- Medicinal cannabis
- Medicine recalls
- Medicines
- Medicines (antidepressant)
- Medicines and addiction
- Medicines and alcohol
- Medicines and breastfeeding
- Medicines and driving
- Medicines for children
- Medicines for older people
- Meditation
- Melancholia
- Melanomas and skin cancer
- Memory
- Memory disorders
- Men and mental health
- Men's health
- Meniere’s disease
- Meningitis
- Meningitis symptoms
- Meningococcal disease
- Meningococcal infections
- Menopause
- Menopause (early)
- Menopause (male)
- Menopause medication
- Menopause symptoms
- Menorrhagia
- Menstruation
- Mental health (older adults)
- Mental health - where to get help
- Mental health and wellbeing
- Mental health care plan
- Mental health conditions
- Mental health disorders
- Mental health disorders (caring for)
- Mental health helplines
- Mental health nurse
- Mental health recovery
- Mental health resources for adults
- Mental health resources for me
- Mental health services by state and territory
- Mental illness
- Mental illness stigma
- Mental illness stigma
- MERS coronavirus
- Mesothelioma
- Mesothelioma (lung cancer)
- Metabolic diseases
- Metabolic syndrome
- Metabolism
- Metformin
- Microdermabrasion
- Microwave ovens
- Migraine
- Milia
- Miliaria
- Milk
- Mindfulness
- Minerals
- Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE)
- Mirtazapine (active ingredient)
- Miscarriage
- Mite
- Mobile phones
- Moles
- Molluscum contagiosum
- Morbid obesity
- Morning after pill
- Morning sickness
- Mosquito bites (infographic)
- Motion sickness
- Motivation: How to get started
- Motor neurone disease (MND)
- Mountain sickness
- Mouth and teeth
- Mouth and tongue cuts
- Mouth cancer
- Mouth diseases
- Mouth sores and ulcers
- Movement disorders
- MRI
- MRSA
- MS (multiple sclerosis)
- Multiple births
- Multiple myeloma
- Multiple personality disorder
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)
- Multiple sclerosis symptoms
- Mumps
- Mumps (mother)
- Mumps symptoms
- Murray Valley encephalitis
- Muscle aches and pains
- Muscle relaxation and stress relief
- Muscular dystrophy
- Musculoskeletal conditions
- Music festival safety
- My Health Record
- Myalgic Encephalitis (ME)
- Myocardial infarction
- Myoma
- Myopia
N
- Nappy rash
- Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD)
- National drugs policy
- Natural disasters
- Natural family planning
- Naturopathy
- Nausea
- Nausea
- Nausea and vomiting
- Neck cancer
- Neck injuries
- Needlestick injuries
- Neoplasms
- Nephrotic syndrome
- Nerve pain
- Nerve pain medication
- Nerve pain symptoms
- Nervous breakdown
- Nervous system
- Nervous system cancers
- Nervous system diseases
- Nettle rash
- Neuralgia
- Neurofibromatosis
- Neuromuscular diseases
- Neuromuscular system
- Neuropathy
- Neutropenia
- Nicotine and smoking
- Night sweats
- Nine signs of mental health issues
- Nits and head lice
- Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
- Non-Hodgkin lymphoma symptoms
- Non-insulin based diabetes treatments
- Non-insulin devices
- Noonan syndrome
- Nose and throat
- Nosebleed caused by foreign object
- Nosebleed treatments
- Nosebleeds
- Notification of illness and disease
- Nursing
- Nursing home care
- Nursing homes
- Nursing post
- Nut allergies (in children)
- Nutrition (over 60)
- Nutrition and healthy eating
O
- Obesity
- Obesity in children
- obesity in pregnancy
- Obesity symptoms
- Object (retained)
- Object (swallowed accidentally)
- Objects in the ear
- Objects in the nose
- Objects or chemicals in the eye
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- Obstructive lung diseases
- Occupational overuse syndrome
- Occupational therapy
- OCD
- Oesophageal cancer
- Older adults
- Optic neuritis
- Oral sex and mouth care
- Oral thrush
- Organ and tissue donation
- Organ and tissue donation
- Organ transplants
- Orthodontic treatments
- Orthodontics
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis medication
- Osteoarthritis symptoms
- Osteomyelitis
- Osteopaenia
- Osteopathy
- Osteoporosis
- Osteoporosis symptoms
- Osteosarcoma
- Otitis externa
- Ovarian cancer
- Ovarian cancer symptoms
- Ovarian cysts
- Ovariectomy
- Over the counter medicines
- Overactive children (ADHD)
- Overdose (accidental)
- Overweight children
- Overweight or obese
- Oxycodone
P
- Pacemaker
- Paget's disease of bone
- Pain
- Pain (back)
- Pain (chest)
- Pain (chronic)
- Pain in groin
- Pain relief in labour
- Pain relief medicines
- Painful periods
- Painful sex (women)
- Painkillers (for children)
- Palate
- Palliative care
- Palpitations
- PAM
- Pancreas
- Pancreatic cancer
- Pancreatic cancer symptoms
- Pancreatic diseases
- Pancreatitis
- Pancreatitis symptoms
- Panic attack
- Panic disorder
- Pap smears
- Pap smears - common questions
- Paracetamol
- Paralysis
- Paranoia
- Parasitic diseases
- Parathyroid glands
- Paratyphoid
- Parechovirus
- Parenting
- Parkinson's disease
- Parkinson’s disease symptoms
- Party drugs
- Parvovirus B19
- Passive smoking
- Paying for mental health services
- PCEHR
- Peanut allergies (in children)
- PEG tube placement
- Pelvic floor muscles
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- Penicillin
- Penis care
- Penis irritation
- Penis problems
- Penis swelling and injury
- Penis swelling or pain
- People in rural or remote locations and mental health
- Pericarditis
- Perimenopause
- Period pain
- Period problems
- Periodontal diseases
- Periods
- Periods (heavy)
- Periods during breastfeeding
- Peripheral nerve disorders
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Peripheral vascular disease
- Peripheral vascular disease symptoms
- Peritoneoscopy
- Peritonitis
- Personality disorder
- Perthes disease
- Pesticides
- Pet scan
- Petrol sniffing
- Pets
- Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)
- Pharmacist
- Pharyngitis
- Phenylketonuria
- Phobias
- Phones (mobile)
- Phosphorus
- Physical activity
- Physical activity (older adults)
- Physical activity benefits for children
- Physical disabilities
- Physiotherapy
- Piercing (body)
- Pill (contraceptive)
- Pilonidal disease
- Pineal gland
- Pink eye
- Pituitary gland
- Pituitary hormones
- Pityriasis rosea
- PKU
- Placenta praevia
- Plant stings
- Plantar fasciitis
- Plastic surgery
- Play safety
- Pleural effusion
- Pleurisy
- PMS
- Pneumococcal disease
- Pneumonia
- Pneumonia symptoms
- Pneumothorax
- Podiatrist
- Poisoning
- Poliomyelitis
- Pollen
- Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)
- Polycystic ovarian syndrome symptoms
- Polymyalgia rheumatica
- Polyps
- Porphyria
- Positron emission tomography
- Post menopause
- Post-nasal drip
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Posterior prolapse
- Postnatal care
- Postnatal depression
- Postpartum haemorrhage
- Posture
- Potassium
- Prader-Willi syndrome
- Pre-diabetes
- Pre-eclampsia
- Prednisolone
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy (getting pregnant)
- Pregnancy and medicines
- Pregnancy complications
- Pregnancy loss
- Pregnancy massage
- Pregnancy tests
- Premature ejaculation
- Premenstrual syndrome
- PrEP
- PrEP
- Preparing for surgery
- Presbyopia
- Pressure sores
- Prevention of foreign body accidents
- Prickly heat
- Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis
- Primary health networks (PHNs)
- private health insurance
- Private health insurance
- Private hospitals
- Progestogen-only contraceptive pill
- Prolapsed uterus
- Prolonged erection
- Prostate cancer
- Prostate cancer symptoms
- Prostate problems
- Prosthetics
- Protective behaviour
- Proteins
- Protozoan infections
- Pruritus ani
- PSA test
- Psoriasis
- Psoriasis medication
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Psychiatrist
- Psychiatrists vs Psychologists
- Psychologist
- Psychosis
- Psychosomatic disorders
- Psychotherapy
- PTSD
- Puberty
- Puberty (boys)
- Puberty (girls)
- Pubic lice
- Public hospitals
- Pulmonary embolism
Q
R
- Rabies
- Radiation
- Radiation protection
- Radiography
- Radiologic health effects
- Radiotherapy and other cancer treatments
- Rashes
- Raynaud's phenomenon
- Recalls of medicines
- Recovery
- Rectal bleeding
- Rectal cancer
- Rectal diseases
- Rectocoele
- Red blood cells
- Reflux (GORD)
- Refractive errors
- Rehabilitation
- Rehabilitation after illness or injury
- Relationships
- Relaxation
- Relaxation techniques for stress relief
- Remedial massage
- Residential care
- Resilience
- Resistance to antibiotics
- Respiratory conditions
- Respiratory syncytial virus
- Respiratory system
- Respite care
- Respite care (dementia)
- Resting heart rate
- Restless legs syndrome
- Resuscitation (CPR)
- Retained object or tampon
- Retinal detachment
- Retinal diseases
- Retinitis pigmentosa
- Rett syndrome
- Rhabdomyolysis
- Rheumatic fever
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Rheumatoid arthritis symptoms
- Rhinoplasty
- Rights of consumers
- Ringing in the ears (tinnitus)
- Ringworm
- RNA virus infections
- Root canal treatment
- Rosacea
- Roseola infantum
- Ross River virus
- Rotator cuff injury
- Rotavirus
- RSI (repetitive strain injury)
- Rubella (German measles)
- Rubella (mother)
- Rubella symptoms
- Running
- Rural and remote health
S
- Sadness
- Safe exercise for children
- Safe sex
- Safe use of mental health medications
- Safety at home
- Safety of consumers
- Salmonella
- Salpingectomy
- Salt
- Sarcoidosis
- Scabies
- Scalds
- Scarlet fever
- Schizophrenia
- School exclusion
- Sciatica
- Sciatica symptoms
- Scleroderma
- Scoliosis
- Screening for Down syndrome
- Screening services
- Screening tests for men
- Scurvy
- Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
- Seborrhoeic dermatitis
- Seizures
- Seizures (epilepsy)
- Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
- Self care (vaginal bleeding)
- Self help devices
- Self talk
- Self-esteem
- Self-examination (breasts)
- Self-harm
- Seniors (eye health)
- Seniors' health
- Sensory impairments
- Separation anxiety
- Sepsis
- Septicaemia
- Sever's disease
- Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
- Sex (health benefits)
- Sex and disability
- Sexual abuse
- Sexual abuse and assault
- Sexual assault
- Sexual development
- Sexual harassment
- Sexual health
- Sexual problems (female)
- Sexuality
- Sexuality
- Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
- Shigella (bowel infection)
- Shin splints
- Shingles
- Shingles symptoms
- Shock
- Shocks (electric)
- Shopping addiction
- Short-sightedness
- Short-term care (respite care)
- Shoulder pain
- Siblings
- Sick children (caring for)
- Sickle cell disease
- Side effects from medicines
- SIDS
- Sigmoidoscopy
- Signs of domestic violence
- Sinusitis
- Sjögren’s syndrome
- Skin
- Skin cancer and melanomas
- Skin cancer symptoms
- Skin conditions
- Skin staph infections
- Slapped cheek syndrome
- Sleep
- Sleep apnoea
- Sleep paralysis
- Sleep tips for children
- Sleeping pills
- Sleepwalking
- Sleeve gastrectomy surgery
- Slips (falls)
- Smallpox
- Smoking
- Snake bites
- Social anxiety
- Social behaviour disorders
- Sore throat
- Sore throats (in children)
- Specialist hospitals
- Speech development
- Speech pathology
- Speech problems
- Speed
- Speed and mental health
- Spider bites
- Spina bifida
- Spinal cord injuries
- Spinal disc problems
- Spinal diseases
- Spinal stenosis
- Spleen diseases
- Spondylolisthesis
- Sport benefits for children
- Sports injuries
- Sports massage
- Sports supplements
- Spotting
- Sprains and strains
- Squamous cell carcinoma (skin cancer)
- St John's wort
- Standard drink (alcohol)
- Staph infections
- Staph infections (invasive)
- Staph infections (skin)
- Statins
- Staying fit
- Staying healthy when you have a heart condition
- Stem cell research
- Stem cells
- Steroids (anabolic)
- Sticky eye (conjunctivitis)
- Stigma
- Stinging plants
- Stings and bites (sea creatures)
- STIs (sexually transmitted infections)
- Stomach bug (gastroenteritis)
- Stomach cancer
- Stomach pain
- Stomach ulcers
- Stool changes
- Stool tests
- Storms
- Strains and sprains
- Stranger danger
- Strep throat
- Streptococcal disease
- Stress management
- Stress NOT
- Stress relief and relaxation
- Stroke
- Stroke symptoms
- Stye
- Subdural haematoma
- Substance abuse
- Substance abuse and mental health
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
- Sugar
- Suicidal thoughts
- Suicide
- Suicide prevention
- Summer rashes
- Sun rash
- Sun safety
- Sunburn
- Sundowning
- superfoods
- Supplements
- Supporting someone with a mental health issue
- Supportive psychotherapy
- Surgery (preparing for)
- Surgery (questions to ask before)
- Swallowed object (swallowed accidentally)
- Swallowed substance (swallowed)
- Swapping foods
- Sweating (excessive)
- Sweats (night)
- Swedish massage
- Swelling (in joints)
- Swelling in groin
- Swimmer's ear
- Swimming
- Swimming safety (beach)
- Swollen glands
- Swollen or painful testicle
- Symptom Checker
- Symptoms of serious illness in babies and children
- Syndrome X
- Syphilis
- Syphilis prevention
- Syphilis symptoms
- Syphilis treatment
- Syringe injuries
T
- Tachycardia
- Talking about illness
- Talking to your doctor (GP)
- Talking to your employer about illness
- Tampon (retained)
- Tapeworm
- Tay-Sachs disease
- TB (tuberculosis)
- Teen aggression
- Teenage anxiety
- Teenagers
- Teenagers and adolescent's mental health
- Teeth (keeping them clean)
- Teeth grinding
- Temazepam
- Temporomandibular joint disorder
- Tendonitis
- Tennis elbow
- TENS
- Tension headache
- Terminal conditions and grief
- Terminal illness (coping with)
- Termination
- Test for Down syndrome
- Testicular cancer
- Testing for allergy
- Testosterone test
- Tests during pregnancy
- Tetanus
- Thalassaemia
- Threadworms (pinworms)
- Threadworms (worms)
- Throat cancer
- Throat diseases
- Thrombocytopenia
- Thrombosis
- Throwing up (vomiting)
- Thrush
- Thrush
- Thrush (oral)
- Thrush (vaginal)
- Thunderstorm asthma
- Thymus diseases
- Thyroid cancer
- Thyroid diseases
- Thyroid function tests
- Thyroid gland
- Thyroid problems
- Thyroidectomy
- TIA (transient ischaemic attack)
- Tick bites
- Tick bites (infographic)
- Tinea
- Tinea medication
- Tinnitus
- Tips for good mental health
- Tips for hand washing
- Tips to achieve work-life balance
- Tiredness
- Tissue and organ donation
- Toddlers and babies
- Toenail infection
- Togavirus infections
- Toilet training
- Tomography
- Tonsil stones
- Tonsillitis
- Tooth abscess
- Tooth decay
- Tooth diseases
- Tooth extraction
- Toothache and swelling
- Top 7 tips for safe drinking
- Torticollis. neck strain
- Tourette syndrome
- Toxic fumes (inhaled)
- Toxic shock syndrome
- Toxoplasmosis
- Tracheostomy
- Trachoma
- Traditional therapies
- Tramadol (active ingredient)
- Transient ischaemic attack (TIA)
- Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)
- Travel health
- Travel medical kits
- Travel vaccinations
- Treatments for addiction
- Trichomoniasis
- Trichotillomania
- Triple zero
- Trips (falls)
- Trisomy 18
- TSS
- Tubal ligation
- Tuberculosis (TB)
- Tuberous sclerosis
- Tummy pain
- Tumours (cancer)
- Turner syndrome
- Twins
- Twitching eye
- Type 1 diabetes
- Type 1 diabetes
- Type 2 diabetes
- Type 2 diabetes
- Typhoid
U
- Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease
- Ulcers (stomach)
- Ultrasound
- Umbilical hernia
- Understanding pathology tests
- Understanding the public and private hospital systems
- Undescended testicles
- Unpleasant thoughts
- Urinary incontinence
- Urinary problems
- Urinary retention
- Urinary tract
- Urinary tract infection
- Urine tests
- Urogenital defects
- Urticaria
- Uterine diseases
- UTI
- Uveitis
V
- Vaccinations for travel
- Vaccine preventable diseases
- Vaginal bleeding
- Vaginal bleeding after sex
- Vaginal bleeding caused by infection
- Vaginal bleeding self care
- Vaginal discharge
- Vaginal dryness
- Vaginal injury (bleeding)
- Vaginal irritation and infection
- Vaginal problems
- Vaginal thrush
- Vaginal thrush symptoms
- Vaginismus
- Vaginosis
- Varicella (chickenpox)
- varicocele
- Varicose veins
- Vascular dementia
- Vascular disease (peripheral)
- Vasculitis
- Vasectomy
- Vegetables
- Vegetarianism
- Venereal diseases
- Verrucas
- Vertigo
- Vestibular schwannoma
- Viagra
- Viral haemorrhagic fevers
- Viral pneumonia
- Vision impairment
- Vision impairment statistics
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin B
- Vitamin B12 test
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin D
- Vitamin D deficiency
- Vitamin D test
- Vitamin E
- Vitamin K deficiency
- Vitamins and minerals
- vitiligo
- Volunteering
- Vomiting
- Vomiting (mother)
- Vomiting and diarrhoea (in babies and children)
- Von Willebrand disease
W
- Waist circumference and BMI
- Walking
- Warning signs of suicide
- Warts
- Warts (genital)
- Washing hands
- Wasp stings (infographic)
- Water
- Water electrolyte imbalance
- Water safety
- Watery stools (diarrhoea)
- Weaning
- Weight (tracking)
- Weight loss
- Weight-loss diets
- Wellbeing and mental health
- What is adoption?
- What NOT to say to someone with mental health issue
- Whiplash
- Whiplash symptoms
- White blood cells
- Whooping cough
- Whooping cough (mother)
- Whooping cough symptoms
- Williams syndrome
- Winter health hazards at home
- Wisdom teeth
- Withdrawal symptoms from addiction
- Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
- Women's health
- Work addiction
- Work place health
- Work-life balance
- Work-related injuries
- Work-related stress
- Workplace bullying
- Worms
- Worried about dementia
- Wounds
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