Be Medicinewise Week
This week it's Be Medicinewise Week. It's important for all Australians to know what medicines they are taking and to understand how to take them safely. Find out everything you need to know about your medicines.
Reliable, health & medicine info
Organ donation
Organ and tissue donation saves the lives of hundreds of Australians every year. Find out who can donate organs and how to register your decision on the Australian Organ Donor Register
Health Diary: Hay fever
Dr Caroline West takes us through the causes, symptoms and treatment of hay fever.
Scarlet fever
Scarlet fever is a bacterial infection that causes a bright-red rash featuring small bumps that make it feel like sandpaper. It usually starts with a sore throat.
Kids' & Teens' Health Skin & HairPubic lice
Pubic lice are also known as crabs. They are small parasites which can live in pubic hair, as well as the hair of the eyebrows and eyelashes.
Sexual HealthOsgood-Schlatter disease
The main symptom of Osgood-Schlatter disease - a common condition that affects children and teenagers during a growth spurt - is pain in the shin bone just below the knee.
PainCarpal tunnel syndrome
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a progressive and painful condition where the median nerve is compressed as it passes through the carpal tunnel.
Skin & HairMeningococcal disease
Meningococcal disease is a rare but serious illness, occurring mostly in winter and early spring in Australia. Find out what causes this disease and how to prevent it.
Kids' & Teens' HealthCellulitis
Cellulitis is a bacterial infection of the skin. The infection can spread quickly and become very dangerous and so cellulitis requires treatment with antibiotics.
Skin & HairCorticosteroid injections
Corticosteroids (steroids) are medicines that can be used to treat inflammation. Depending on the condition that is being treated, steroid injections can provide pain relief for several weeks to many months.
PainVideo: How to treat head lice
Head lice (or nits) are small insects that breed and feed on the human scalp. Find out the best way to remove and treat head lice infestations.
Kids' & Teens' Health Skin & HairBorderline personality disorder
Borderline personality disorder is a mental illness that makes it difficult to manage feelings and impulses. Learn what you can do to start feeling better.
Mental HealthCrohn's disease
Crohn's disease is a long-term inflammatory condition that affects the gastrointestinal tract. Symptoms include diarrhoea and cramping abdominal pain.
Gastrointestinal HealthChickenpox
Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease that’s caused by infection with a virus. Most children with chickenpox develop an itchy rash that lasts for about 10 days.
Kids' & Teens' HealthPneumonia
Symptoms of pneumonia usually depend on the cause, but common symptoms include cough, chest pain, fever and breathlessness. Young people usually recover quickly, but many people feel tired for several weeks afterwards.
Respiratory HealthVideo: How to put in eye drops and ointments
Eye drops and eye ointments are used to treat many eye problems. Because they go directly into the eye they can get to work fast. Watch this video of how to apply them correctly.
Eye HealthChronic fatigue syndrome
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) — also called myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) or ME/CFS — is a complex condition. It causes extreme fatigue, sleep problems, pain and other symptoms.
First Aid & Self-CareEczema
Eczema (atopic dermatitis) is a type of chronic skin inflammation causing dry, itchy skin. Find out about skin care measures to treat eczema.
Skin & HairHepatitis B
Hepatitis B infection can be either acute (short-lived) or chronic (long-term). Chronic hepatitis B can lead to complications such as cirrhosis (liver scarring), liver failure and liver cancer.
Gastrointestinal HealthRingworm
Ringworm is a type of tinea - a fungal skin infection. The main symptom is round patches of dry, scaly, red skin. Read our fact sheet to find out how to treat and prevent ringworm.
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sponsored-contentThyroid gland and thyroid hormones
Your thyroid gland makes hormones that control your metabolism. Several conditions can affect the thyroid, resulting in too much or too little of these important hormones.
Health ImagesBursitis
Bursitis is inflammation of the soft tissue space between joints, usually caused by overuse of a joint, or when a joint is under pressure for extended periods of time.
Exercise & FitnessShingles: essential facts
People who have had chickenpox can later develop shingles (herpes zoster), when the chickenpox virus re-activates. Shingles causes a painful rash.
PainHealth Information By Age & Gender
Babies & Pregnancy
Browse information on Babies & Pregnancy, including the mini pill, baby's development in the womb, morning sickness, tests during pregnancy, miscarriage, postnatal depression, paracetamol for children and much more.
Babies & PregnancyKids' & Teens' Health
Childhood rashes, childhood obesity, middle ear infection and grommets, appendicitis, common childhood concerns such as threadworms and ADHD, infectious diseases such as glandular fever and meningitis, and much more in Kids' & Teen's Health.
Kids' & Teens' HealthMen's Health
Information about vasectomy, testicular cancer, impotence, and hair loss, plus tools for prostate symptoms and erectile dysfunction.
Men's HealthWomen's Health
Browse common women's concerns, such as vulval problems, vaginal thrush, menopause, iron-deficiency anaemia, cystitis, period pain, polycystic ovary syndrome, and treatments such as hormone replacement therapy.
Women's HealthSeniors' Health
Osteoarthritis, shingles, osteoporosis, dementia, gout, diabetes, depression in older people, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease and stroke are common conditions which affect the elderly. Find out more in Seniors' Health.
Seniors' Health