Acne is a skin condition that affects 85% of teenagers. It begins during the preteen and teen years, at the beginning of puberty, and usually subsides by the time we reach our 20s More...

Jenny was truly unlucky, she found out she had herpes after her first sexual encounter. Three weeks ago my daughter Jenny had what I thought was the flu. Aches, pains, fever and severe chapped lips. On the second night she tearfully confided to me she had had sex. More...

Your body contains incredible intelligence and healing ability. The simplest evidence of this is the fact that when you cut your hand, it knows how to heal. This part of you, we’ll call it the inner healer, has incredible abilities to heal on all levels; physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. More...

If you want to lose weight, is exercising at a low intensity (thus burning primarily fat) really the most effective method? More...

Many Australians are too embarrassed to discuss their bowels with a GP, a fact that ultimately leads to one Australian death approximately every two hours as a result of bowel cancer, with nearly 10,000 new cases diagnosed each year. More...

With an Australian dying every 10 minutes from cardiovascular disease, the National Heart Foundation of Australia's Heart Week 2004 (2 - 8 May) is encouraging you to make small changes to your eating and physical activity habits that will make a big difference to your heart health. More...

Sydney based business men and women were ready to swap their suits and desks for swimmers and bikes to compete in the annual St.George BRW Corporate Triathlon, held at Mrs Macquarie’s Point, Royal Botanic Gardens, on Sunday April 4. More...

Women are generally tough, strong creatures who have a high tolerance for pain. They uncomplainingly go for pap smears, go through labour pain, have much less of an aversion to needles than the masculine sector of the population and yet when it comes to mammography, they complain in an uncharacteristically volatile manner. More...

When you start to develop breasts this can take up a lot of your time and concentration as a young woman. Even when you become a more mature woman. Going shopping for bras and getting the right support if you exercise, you may spend a lot of time wondering if your breasts are too big or too small, are they big enough for you? More...

Is there anything you can do to increase your child's resistance to illness and have a happier, healthier child. Yes! Ear Infections and the increasing rise of virus' are the Primary Concern mothers. Disgruntled parents often report that Pediatricians are too quick to prescribe antibiotics. More...

The circulatory system consists of three main things, the heart, the vessels and the blood. The heart is the pump, the vessels are the tubes and the blood is the circulating fluid. The real function and purpose of the Circulatory system is to keep us alive (of course working in conjunction with the other systems of the body). The Circulatory system carries food and oxygen to all the cells of More...

For most of us girls we love to read about weight and how to lose it. And often that's all we do - just read about it, and not do anything about it. So here's an easy and familiar task- reading. More...

It is the art of healing which unleashes the innate ability of the body to heal itself by realigning the spine. This opens the nerve channels and allows the healing power of your body to be turned on. More...

With most patients, their spine has been locked in an unhealthy position, which means that their muscles have built up with lactic acid, like a dirty sponge. With an adjustment these muscles will release this acid toxin and water is important to flush it out of the system. More...

Did you know that 90% of the nerves in our bodies do not perceive pain? Only 10% of our nerves perceive pain. Subluxation can’t be felt, the effects may be terrible, much like clogged arteries can’t be felt, but many lead to a heart attack. More...

Chiropractic does not treat the common cold. However, chiropractic care can help raise your natural resistance to disease by removing a serious interference to your proper body function; Vertebral subluxations. More...

Up to 60,000 Australians crippled with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) could benefit from today's launch of a revolutionary treatment designed to halt progression of this debilitating disease. Remicade is now available for the treatment of RA. The medicine is the culmination of 20 years of intensive medical research, beginning in Australia. More...

Melbourne resident, Jacqui Thomas, 27, reflects on her personal experience with rheumatoid arthritis, in the wake of a new treatment becoming available for RA sufferers. More...

Obesity is a growing problem not only in Australia but the rest of the world. Australian's are now level with America as being the most overweight nation. Obesity is basically an excess of body fat and it is not healthy! There are also other reasons for obesity. More...

Anorexia nervosa is the third most common chronic illness for teenage girls in Australia. A psychosomatic disorder, it is characterized by self-starvation stemming from an intense fear of gaining weight and a distorted body image. More...