Don’t be a fool! Test your stool
One in 12 Australians will develop bowel cancer. It’s also one of the highest bowel cancer rates in the world.
Disease
Billy Connolly: Aussie fan diagnosed my Parkinson’s
Comedian Billy Connolly discovered he had Parkinson’s disease because a concerned Tasmanian surgeon approached him after watching him walk through a hotel lobby in Los Angeles.
Yes, I have epilepsy – but I’m still me
One day on my way to school I felt a strange rush. An intense feeling of déjà vu swept over me: first rendering me cold, and then hitting me with a searing hot flush. The entire episode lasted just half a minute, but left me feeling weak and nauseous. I was 17 at the time, […]
Get moving
According to a study in the Archives of Internal Medicine (168:154-158), a sedentary lifestyle won’t just trigger weight gain and predispose you to diseases like type 2 diabetes — it can actually make you age faster. The study, of over 2,000 twins, found that those who exercised for at least 199 minutes per week were […]
Check it out
Regular self-examination reduces your risk of many diseases. These 10 safe and painless health checks could save your life. 1.Know your breasts.Look at your breasts in the mirror and feel them with soapy hands while you’re in the shower. Check for changes at least once a month. For further information, visit The Cancer Council at […]