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Food Allergy Awareness Week: 11-17 May 2008 With one in 5 Australians having at least one allergic condition, Australia has the highest prevalence of allergic disorders in the developed world. During Food Allergy Awareness Week, Anaphylaxis Australia calls on all Australians to be aware of the serious nature of severe allergies and to help sufferers avoid dangerous situations.      Food allergy Animation: allergic reaction Peanut allergy in children Coeliac disease Allergy blood tests Gluten-free diet Visit the myDr Allergy Centre for lots more info on allergies, and find a health support group in your state.

Epilepsy Awareness Week: 11-17 May 2008 Change the way you see epilepsy during Epilepsy Awareness Week. Epilepsy What to do when someone has a seizure Epilepsy diagnosis and treatment Epilepsy: partial and generalised seizures Electroencephalogram (EEG)

World Asthma Day: 6 May 2008 The theme for this year's World Asthma Day is 'You can control your asthma', highlighting that asthma control is the goal of treatment and, with proper management, can be achieved by most people with asthma. Asthma: how your doctor can help Peak-flow meters: what you need to know Exercise-induced asthma Asthma management for schoolchildren Asthma treatments Quick quiz: asthma   Plus, take a look at our illustration of your airways and how they are affected by asthma, and view our animation of what happens to your body during an asthma attack.

Heart Week: 4-10 May 2008 Did you know that 2 out of 3 familes are affected by heart disease? The message during heart week is for parents to get active with their children. Heart disease risk assessment tool Animation: heart attack All about heart attack Why you should have your cholesterol checked Exercise stress testing All about angina Cholesterol tests Metabolic syndrome Target heart rate calculator Heart health quiz Check out the myDr Heart & Stroke Centre for our full range of articles on heart disease.

Jelly Baby Month: May 2008 During Jelly Baby Month this May, get involved in helping to find a cure for type 1 diabetes and its complications. Animation: your body and type 1 diabetes Diabetes: tips for school age children Insulin: how it works Diabetes and blood glucose monitoring Diabetes quick quiz Diabetes in teenagers: 5 tips to help you cope Diabetes: Sean's story Find out more about type 1 and type 2 diabetes by visiting the myDr Diabetes Centre.

Special feature: colds and flu Get the facts on colds and flu as the season for sore throats, runny noses, coughs and fever begins. Colds: the commonsense approach Common cold Cold symptoms Treatment of common colds Influenza Influenza treatment Influenza and pneumococcal vaccines For more information on colds and flu, visit the myDr Respiratory Health Centre.

World Haemophilia Day: 17 April 2008 Haemophilia is a disease that affects males almost exclusively, but it is passed on through female carriers. Find out more about this rare bleeding disorder on World Haemophilia Day.    Haemophilia: what is it? Different types of bleeds Haemophilia inheritance Haemophilia and dental care Haemophilia treatment Blood transfusions For more information, see the A-Z of myDr articles on Blood and the circulatory system. Also, search for a haemophilia health support group in your state.

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