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Young adults health
Young adults' health
Contraception options
There are many methods of contraception. Here's how to choose the right one for you, considering things like effectiveness, safety and convenience.
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 part of a healthy relationship, but can carry risks. Learn about safe sex, STIs, spotting symptoms, and what to do if you get infected.
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
This article describes the types, causes and signs of addiction, and where to get help.
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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Supporting young adults | Head to Health
Some of life's biggest changes take place between the ages of 18 and 25, and there are many things that can impact on a young adult’s mental health and wellbeing.
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Young adults with arthritis Arthritis Australia
Finding out you have arthritis when you are young can be confusing and frightening
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Supporting yourself - young adults | Head to Health
Between the ages of 18 and 25, we experience some big changes in our lives. As responsibilities increase, many things can impact on our mental health, so it's important to look after our wellbeing.
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Children and Young Adults | Vision Australia. Blindness and low vision services
The Vision Australia Library has a variety of resources and services for young people who are blind, have low vision or have a print disability.Membership to the library is free, and you can access books in braille and audio formats. As a Vision Australia library member you can access your reading materials from the i-access online library catalogue.Children and young adult audio booksWe have thousands of children and young adult titles across a range of genres.
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Antidepressants for the treatment of depression in adolescents and young adults
There is much debate among doctors about the benefits of antidepressants for young people.
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Children & young adults | Kidney Health Australia
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MindSpot Mood Mechanic Course to manage anxiety and depression - MindSpot Clinic
The MindSpot Mood Mechanic Course can help young adults better manage anxiety, stress, worry, depression and low mood.
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Meningococcal disease - Better Health Channel
Do not leave young adults alone if they suddenly develop a fever because they may become seriously ill very quickly.
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Brain Foundation | Behcets Disease
Behcets Disease Behcets Disease Read more at Virtual Medical Centre Description Behcet's disease is a rare, chronic, lifelong disease that affects mainly young adults, with men having more severe symptoms than women do
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Parenting and Child Health - Health Topics - Living with young people - parenting teenagers
Watching children grow into mature and independent young adults can have many rewards for parents
Read more on Women's and Children's Health Network website
Top results
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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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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Interventions for treating traumatised permanent front teeth: luxated (dislodged) front teeth | Cochrane
Traumatic injuries to upper front teeth in children and young adults are common. The Cochrane Oral Health Group conducted this review to look at interventions to treat the front permanent (adult) tooth or teeth when they have been displaced from their original position following injury. This review does not include teeth that have been completely knocked out (avulsion).
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