Near naked bodies basking on the beach – for some people it’s the typical image of an Australian summer. In reality it’s a slow way of ensuring our skin will be damaged forever. Depending on the frequency and duration of exposure to the sun, the most likely outcome is skin cancer.
Solariums generally provide a...
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Archive for January, 2009
Taking the trauma out of a sun tan
Moving towards more control of movement disorders
Coffee reduces the risk of dementia. This was the conclusion reached by a study published this month in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease – a study conducted over a period of two decades by researchers at the University of Kuopio in Finland and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden.
The research suggested three to five cups...
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Making your health dollar travel further
Health care costs sometimes occur at the most unexpected times; and with the medicines which might be prescribed, we don’t always anticipate what the cost might be and make appropriate allowance in our budget.
For those of us required to take medicines regularly – perhaps for a chronic condition like arthritis, asthma, depression, diabetes, epilepsy...
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Elvis arrives – with wiggles and water
Already the Australian tourism industry is considering the likely adverse impact the world economic crisis will have this year.
No doubt, there will be fewer people travelling. However, maybe many Australians who may otherwise might have been heading overseas in 2009, will now spend holiday time on home soil. Certainly, there are many events and...
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