The oral contraceptive pill has now been available for over 50 years. Here are the answers to common questions women ask.
How effective is ‘the Pill’?
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Recent outbreaks of measles in Australia and overseas are a reminder that this serious disease is still common in many other countries. Most cases in Australia ...
More couples are delaying their family than ever before and the average age of having a first child is now 31 years. However, fertility reduces with age, especi...
BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia) is a non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate gland which affects nearly all men as they age. The good news is that new drug...
A recent pertussis (whooping cough) epidemic in which a newborn baby died in Melbourne in February 2011 has prompted calls for more widespread vaccination.
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The latest Australian National Children’s Nutrition Survey found that many children are not getting enough calcium in their diets. In fact, of all the nutrient...
In Australia a free GP helpline is now operating in most states to provide after-hours telephone advice when your GP is not available.
This will be especiall...
Women who have had HPV vaccination (human papillomavirus) still need to have regular Pap smears until the age of 70.
Have you had a Pap test in the last 2 ...
Food allergy is on the increase and now affects about 1 in 10 Australian children.
Any food can cause an allergy but the ones that cause more than 90% of cas...
Infants between 12 and 35 months need to come to the doctor for an additional free# dose of the new pneumococcal vaccine. The government-funded vaccine is avai...
