Whether your baby is breastfed or has infant formula, by the age of six months, they need to start on solid foods to provide iron and other nutrients for growth and development. It is currently recommended that solids are introduced at around 6 months, but not before 4 months of age. Signs that your baby
Plantar fasciitis is an inflammation of the plantar fascia, the connective tissue running along the bottom of the foot, from the heel bone to the toes. It develops as a result of overstretching or overuse and is sometimes associated with a heel spur. The main symptom of plantar fasciitis is pain in the underside of
There are currently over 1000 Men’s Sheds across Australia, aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of Aussie men. Men’s sheds provide a safe, friendly and inclusive environment where men can meet and work on meaningful projects in the company of other men. This could include many activities from furniture making to restoring or repairing
According to Jean Hailes for Women’s Health, a national not-for-profit organisation dedicated to improving women's health across Australia, one in two women will get a urinary tract infection (UTI) in their lifetime and nearly one in three women will have a UTI needing treatment before they are 24 years of age. A UTI is an
Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs caused by bacteria, viruses or sometime fungi. It often develops after someone has been sick with a cold or the flu, as the cold or flu virus can get into the lungs. In some people, pneumonia can be a mild illness. For others, particularly babies, young children and
Conjunctivitis is a common condition in children, caused by inflammation of the conjunctiva – the clear membrane that covers the front surface of the eye and the inner surface of the eyelid. It is often caused by a bacterial or viral infection but can also be caused by an allergy, irritant or object in the
Health At Every Size (HAES) is a weight-neutral approach to health. HAES practitioners believe that, regardless of your size, it is more important to focus on healthy behaviours than weight loss. HAES is based on evidence that dieting for weight loss is ineffective (most people eventually gain back the weight they lose) and often harmful (some
Around 3.6 million Australians suffer from hearing loss. While age-related factors are the most common cause, more than one-third of Australians with hearing loss have noise-related ear damage, which is preventable. It is therefore important to be aware of how to prevent hearing loss and the signs of hearing loss. Signs of hearing loss include:
Bedwetting occurs when a child doesn’t wake up during the night when they need to pass urine. While it is common for children six years and under to wet the bed, sometimes older children can wet the bed too. They may continue bedwetting from birth or start wetting the bed again when they are older.
The number of Australian’s undergoing weight loss (bariatric) surgery is increasing each year. The number of surgeries performed more than doubled from 2005-06 to 2014-15. And according to the Monash University Bariatric Surgery Registry there were around 28000 hospital admissions for weight loss surgery in Australia in 2018-19. The majority (70-80%) were for an initial
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