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National Glaucoma Week: 17-23 August 2008 Could you have glaucoma? This common eye disease affects about one in every 50 Australians over the age of 40.    Glaucoma: are you at risk? Glaucoma symptoms How is glaucoma detected? Acute glaucoma Glaucoma treatment    Visit the myDr Eye Health Centre for more about conditions affecting the eyes, and find an optometrist near you.

myDr Olympics sporting feature Be inspired by our Olympic athletes in Beijing and get involved in a sporting activity. Choose the right exercise for you Target heart rate calculator Cycling to health Animation: sports injuries Tips for an active life Nutrition and hydration for exercise Exercise: easing into it BMI calculator Sports injuries quiz Ideal weight calculator The myDr Sports and Fitness Centre has loads more information on sport, exercise, nutrition and your body.

Dental Health Week: 4-10 August 2008  Brush up on oral hygiene during Dental Health Week!    Dental health tips for adults Halitosis Dental health tips for toddlers Dental caries Dental health tips for over-50s Oral health Dental conditions during pregnancy Teething Structure of a normal tooth Toothache    Want more information on dental health? Check out the myDr First Aid and Self-care Centre.

World Breast Feeding Week: 1-7 August 2008 If you are planning on breast feeding, remember that it's is a skill that takes time to learn, and to ask for help if you are having problems. Breast feeding your baby Expressing breast milk Benefits of breast feeding Breast feeding Engorgement and mastitis Check out the myDr Babies & Pregnancy Centre for our full range of articles.

Healthy Bones Week: 3-9 August 2008 Did you know that by eating a dairy-rich diet as a child you can help to reduce your risk of osteoporosis and broken bones as an adult? Boost your calcium intake Exercises to prevent osteoporosis The benefits of cheese Bone mineral density tests What osteoporosis does to your bones Plus, take the one-minute osteoporosis risk test.

myDr Hot topics Browse through some of our most popular articles - covering everything from sleep to varicose veins.   ADHD symptoms and diagnosis Fatty liver Our guide to food labels Colds and flu: the commonsense approach Sleep: what happens to your body Chilblains Prostate tests Varicose veins Losing weight quiz Ovulation calculator

Pituitary Awareness Week: 20-27 July 2008 Your pituitary gland is sometimes referred to as the 'master' gland of the body. Problems with your pituitary - a pea-sized gland found at the base of your brain - can cause a range of conditions, including impotence and fertility problems.     Take a look at our illustration of the brain Female infertility Addison's disease: what is it? Menstruation: what's normal, what's not? Diabetes insipidus Impotence causes

National Diabetes Week: 13-19 July 2008 Are you one of the 50 per cent of people with type 2 diabetes who don't know that they have the condition? Take our diabetes risk test to find out if you are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes.     Animation: how diabetes can affect your body Diabetes and blood glucose monitoring Insulin treatment for diabetes Diabetes quiz Type 2 diabetes: what you need to know Visit the myDr Diabetes Health Centre for more about diabetes diagnosis and management.

More about your medicines Need to know more about a medicine that you are taking? Search our extensive database of Consumer Medicine Information (information which is often included as a package insert with your medicine) from Australian pharmaceutical companies. Plus, how to make sense of your prescriptions and medicine labels. Making sense of your prescription medicines Glossary of terms used on medicine labels And visit the myDr First Aid and Self-care Centre for lots more information.

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