Young adults health
Young adults' health
Contraception Options
There are many types and methods of contraception. Here's how to choose the right one for you, considering things like effectiveness, safety and conve...
Drugs and alcohol
Learn more about alcohol and a range of drugs including marijuana, ice (crystal meth) and MDMA (ecstasy).
Glandular fever
Glandular fever (also called the ‘kissing disease’) is an infectious disease which is common in teenagers and young adults. Learn how glandular fever ...
Hangover cures
While there are no cures for a hangover, here are tips for avoiding one and for easing the symptoms if you have them.
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
Sex is an important part of a healthy relationship, but it can carry risks. Learn about safe sex, STIs, how to spot symptoms, and what to do if you ge...
Warning signs of suicide
This article covers the warning signs of suicide you should look out for and where to seek immediate help and support.
About addiction
Learn about the types and causes of addiction and what treatments are available.
Boost your health at work
Learn about things you can do to reduce your risk of work-related ill-health, and to use your time at work to boost your health.
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Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA)
Not as many young people develop life limiting illness compared to older people, however their distinctive needs impacts greatly on care and outcomes. Their unique medical, psychosocial and social needs require nurses to have proactive and appropriate palliative care knowledge and skills.
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Stepping out - a guide for young adults with arthritis
It can be difficult to find information about how arthritis affects your life when you are a young adult. That is why Arthritis Australia has produced this booklet. It has been specifically designed to contain input from young people with arthritis who have overcome many of the same challenges you may be facing today
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Mental health resources for young adults
Many young adults struggle with mental health issues to do with their home life, work or study, money and relationships. Learn how to improve your mental health.
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Adolescents and Young Adults Guidelines
It is important for health professionals to be able to accurately identify young people who are at risk of depression and to provide emotional support
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Young Adult Health - Health Topics - Relationships with parents
Getting on with your parents can sometimes be a challenge when you are young. You may think differently to your parents, and have different values and beliefs, which can lead to conflict at home or breakdowns in communication.
Read more on Women's and Children's Health Network website
Young Adult Health - Health Topics - Depression
Sometimes life sucks. It gets you down and yeah, shit happens but what if you want to get over it but you just cant? Youre angry, sad, even depressed and it wont go away. The stuff here will help you work out whats going on and how you can deal with it.
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Young Adult Health - Health Topics - Puberty
Puberty is the time in our lives when our sexual reproductive organs mature. This means our bodies become capable of having babies.
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Young Adult Health - Health Topics - Self-harm
The reasons people harm themselves are complicated. Self-harming usually does not mean that a person wants to commit suicide or that they are looking for attention. Usually when people harm themselves, they are suffering a great deal inside.
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Young Adult Health - Health Topics - Anxiety
Anxiety is an unpleasant feeling that people can have when they are faced with things that are hard or scary, or when they feel worried.
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Young Adult Health - Health Topics - Headaches
Do you get headaches? Headaches are very common. There are many causes of headaches, and how they need to be managed depends on the cause and how often they happen.
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Methotrexate for high-grade osteosarcoma in children and young adults | Cochrane
As a result of the introduction of chemotherapy, the survival of children with osteosarcoma has improved dramatically. The majority of the currently used treatment protocols are based on a combination of doxorubicin, cisplatin, methotrexate (MTX) and/or ifosfamide, of which MTX seems to be one of the most active drugs. However, in the literature, this has not been unambiguously proven. A well-informed decision on the use of MTX in the treatment of children and young adults diagnosed with primary high-grade osteosarcoma should be based on high quality evidence on both antitumour effects and adverse effects.
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Psychological treatments for depression in young adults and adults born with heart problems | Cochrane
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Cyclophosphamide compared to ifosfamide for the treatment of sarcoma in children and young adults | Cochrane
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Clinical practice guidelines: depression in adolescents and young adults Health promotion resources Key resources Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
The details of promotion resource - Clinical practice guidelines: depression in adolescents and young adults
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Radiotherapy for diffuse brainstem glioma in children and young adults | Cochrane
To assess the effects of conventional radiotherapy (with or without chemotherapy) versus other therapies (including different radiotherapy techniques) for newly diagnosed diffuse brainstem gliomas in children and young adults aged 0 to 21 years.
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Cancer Support for Affected Patients - CanTeen - Canteen Australia
A cancer diagnosis has a big impact on the lives of adolescent and young adult patients. Find out about the help available to Health Professionals from CanTeen.
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Depression in young people - A desktop guide for primary health care professionals
A summary of the Clinical Practice Guidelines: Depression in adolescents and young adults
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Depression in young people
A guide for primary care health professionals A summary of the Clinical Practice Guidelines: Depression in adolescents and young adults
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Motivational interviewing (MI) for alcohol misuse in young adults is not effective enough | Cochrane
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Motivational interviewing (MI) for preventing alcohol misuse in young adults is not effective enough | Cochrane
We reviewed the evidence about the effect of motivational interviewing (MI), a way of counselling to bring out and strengthen reasons for changing behaviour, for preventingalcohol misuse in young people.
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