Dry eyes is a common condition typifies by blurry, dry, irritated, itchy, red or watery eyes
Glaucoma is the name of a group of eye disorders that affect the optic nerve. The optic nerve is a bundle of around one million nerve fibres that transmits signals from the eye to the brain. Any damage to optic nerve tissue results in a corresponding loss in vision. The most devastating thing about glaucoma is that it can cause serious visual damage, usually without any noticeable pain or other symptoms. Glaucoma can really be the silent thief of sight.
There is no cure for glaucoma, but the majority of people with the degenerative eye disease are able to manage the condition through a combination of prescribed eye drops, laser treatments and surgery.
For the health conscious, there is little more uncomfortable and annoying than muscle pain after a workout. Muscle pain is one of the most common side effects of overexertion or performing an exercise improperly. No matter how light or intense your exercise routine is, there’s a good chance you’ll experience muscle aches and pains that may range from mild to very painful. If you’re not used to regular exercise, there’s a good chance you will experience muscle pains when you first begin exercising.
At some stage in their lives, nearly everyone will suffer some sort of knee pain or discomfort. In many cases this will be little more than a brief twinge caused by a bump, fall, sprain or other injury that rights itself within a few days or weeks at most. For some, knee pain will be an ongoing issue that will plague them for the rest of their lives.
With the complexity of the foot and the amount of stress they can be put under from walking, standing, exercising and the like, it’s no wonder that there are a number of common foot injuries and ailments that can lead to discomfort, pain or even a loss of mobility.
Although lung cancer occurs mostly in people aged 60 and over, it can affect people of any age or gender. It is responsible for the most cancer-related deaths worldwide and still has a poor survival rate, despite recent advances in therapy. There are two main types of lung cancer: __Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)__ - The most common type of lung cancer, accounting for around 85% of cases __Small cell lung cancer__ - Usually begins in the middle of the lungs and spreads more quickly than non-small cell lung cancer
To mark Liver Cancer Awareness Month this October, we’re taking a look at risk factors, symptoms and treatment of liver cancers here in Australia.
The annual 2020 Young Tall Poppy Science awards were recently announced in August to recognise the achievements of Australia’s outstanding young scientific researchers and communicators.
The world has no doubt changed due to the impact of COVID-19. We take a look at how the global pandemic is impacting cancer research. Interestingly, it’s not all bad news…
As the coronavirus pandemic continues, more and more people have taken to wearing masks in public to slow the spread of COVID-19. As of August 2nd, 2020, face masks have become mandatory in Victoria, with every citizen of the state having to wear a mask when they leave the home. This is a vital step to combatting the further spread of the coronavirus in the state.
Australians will soon be able to test themselves for Covid-19 using take home rapid antigen testing kits available through pharmacies and online. While there is no specific timing as to the release of take home kits, they may be available as soon as November 1.
When it comes to trying to find and produce a vaccine for the novel coronavirus responsible for COVID-19, it’s all hands on deck. Labs around the world are working on hundreds of possible vaccine candidates that can move forward to testing and further scrutiny. The search for a vaccine is usually a process that takes years or even decades to accomplish, but the COVID-19 pandemic has brought virologists, immunologists and other scientists together in an all but unprecedented manner in order to allow life to return to whatever the new normal is in record time.
Haemochromatosis (Iron Overload Disorder) causes people to absorb excessive iron from their diet and is a relatively common genetic disorder in Australia. Around one in 200 people of northern European descent (Causasians) have genetic risk factors for haemochromatosis that may lead to the development of the disease.
Prediabetes describes the condition of a person having blood sugar levels that are higher than normal but not high enough for a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. Rather than being a disease or condition in itself, prediabetes is a risk factor that greatly increases a person’s chance of developing type 2 diabetes as well as cardiovascular conditions including heart disease and stroke.
Trauma is the experience of serious psychological stress typically associated with a life threatening or other stressful event
Tuberculosis is a potentially deadly disease caused by the Mycobacteria Tuberculosis bacteria. Commonly infecting the lungs, but capable of affecting any part of the body, Tuberculosis (more commonly known as TB) is one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide and the leading cause from a single infectious agent, including more deaths than HIV/AIDS.
