The current economic crisis is likely to affect everyone in every country in the world – either directly or indirectly. Certainly, in Australia, none of us will be immune from the impact of a diminishing dollar value, a collapsing share market or frozen investment funds.
Already, there are reports that more people than ever are...
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Archive for October, 2008
Making medicines more affordable
Anyone, anytime can be a carer
We are all affected by sickness and ill health. For most of us this will simply mean a few days off work from time to time.
Generally, if we suffer an accident or injury then we might be out of action for some weeks or even months; but usually a full and complete recovery follows.
However...
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Sleeping soundly? You must be dreaming
With the change to daylight saving throughout much of Australia, most of us will have to adjust our sleep patterns, even if just a little. Of course, we have all encountered occasional sleep problems; but having sleeping problems on a regular basis can have significant adverse affect on our ability to lead a normal...
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Horsing around with hay fever
Equine influenza has hit the headlines once again.
A few weeks ago a horse recently arrived from overseas and resident at the Eastern Creek Quarantine Station in NSW had shown signs of the potentially deadly virus. Fortunately, this year, the infection was contained and spread prevented.
Up until 2007 Australia had been completely free of this...
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Making mental health a priority
Sport should be a relaxing pastime, but elite sport can be quite stressful. The recent Olympic and Paralympic Games have provided both the participants and the spectators with some pretty tense moments.
Locally, the A League Soccer has just begun again, but for the other football codes, it’s finals time; and for every winner there’ll...
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