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Spinal muscular atrophy

Spinal muscular atrophy is a motor neuron disease. SMA affects muscles throughout the body, but the shoulders, hips and back are often most severely affected.

Does acupuncture help hay fever symptoms?

Allergy, Complementary Medicine, Seasonal Health

Acupuncture has been shown to relieve the symptoms of sneezing and itchiness in hay fever, in an Australian study.

Video: Heat illnesses

First Aid and Self-Care

Stay safe in the heat. Know the symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

Anaphylaxis

Allergy, Hormone Health

Anaphylaxis is a severe, sudden, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction. Find out the causes, symptoms and treatment for anaphylaxis.

Lyme-like bacteria found in Australian paralysis tick

First Aid and Self-Care

Bacteria from the same group as the organism that causes Lyme disease, (the Borrelia group), have been discovered in an Australian paralysis tick.

First aid for bites and stings

First Aid and Self-Care

First aid tips for bites and stings from some of the most venomous creatures in the world – snakes, spiders, jellyfish, blue ringed octopus and cone snail – all of which are found in Australia.

Allergy-proof your home

Allergy

Whether it's house dust mites, mould, pets or pollen that you are allergic to, there are steps you can take to allergy-proof your house.

Bluebottle stings

First Aid and Self-Care, Summer Health

The most effective way to treat a bluebottle sting and when you should seek medical help

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is a hereditary disorder marked by slowly progressive muscle weakness in the feet, lower legs, hands and forearms, and a mild loss of sensation in limbs, fingers, and toes.