Insomnia: How CBD Helps With Sleep Disorders
Sleep disorders result from many physical, mental, and emotional problems. Treating the underlying problem resolves the situation, in most cases. For example, if a patient is experiencing poor sleeping habits due to a medication...
Teens Taking Risks: Effects On Brain Development
A well-known neuroscience theory states that teens who exhibit spontaneous and impulsive risky behaviour experience slow development of the prefrontal cortex by giving it poor connectivity with the brain reward regions. However, a recent...
The Importance of Foot Care for Diabetics
Diabetics must take extra care to maintain their health. The disease can cause problems with many parts of the body. Many diabetics have problems with their legs and feet. These issues can include numbness...
5 Ways How Cannabis Is Changing The Health Industry
Cannabis has been dominating the world in the last few decades, and it is for all the right reasons. With more benefits of the magical herb coming to light, along with scientific evidence, many...
I can’t get sunburnt through glass, shade or in water, right? 5 common sunburn...
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Despite decades of public health campaigns, skin cancer remains a major threat to health in Australia, with more cases diagnosed each year than all other cancers combined.
Skin cancer rates remain high and sunburn is...
How to treat sunburn pain, according to skin experts
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So you’re one of the 21% of Australians who got sunburnt last week.
While we should be avoiding sunburn, it’s sometimes easier said than done in the Australian sun.
What can you do once you realise...
Why going for a swim in the ocean can be good for you, and...
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Summer is the season when we like to cool off with a plunge into water. For some it’s in the local or backyard swimming pool, but others prefer the salt water of...
Bzzz, slap! How to treat insect bites (home remedies included)
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It’s the holidays and we’re spending more time outdoors. This means we’re exposed to the more annoying and painful aspects of summer — insect bites and stings.
There are plenty of products at the...
9 tips to give yourself the best shot at sticking to new year’s resolutions
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For many cultures, the dawn of the new year is marked not only with celebration, but also the opportunity for personal reflection and growth.
But as the year progresses, our initial drive for self-betterment...
A mental disorder, not a personal failure: why now is the time for Australia...
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The year 2020 has challenged us all. The bushfires and then the pandemic forced us to reflect on what’s important, how we respond to crises as a community, and the ways we connect...