Inequality abounds in our world. We are born with genetic endowments that result in some of us becoming (or at least, having the potential to become) smarter, taller or stronger than others; our genetic inheritance...
Australia’s Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines state that: Any physical activity is better than none. If you currently do no physical activity, start by doing some, and gradually build up to the recommended amount. Be...
The chilly winter we’ve just had in Victoria – and the not-much-warmer spring we’re experiencing so far – are probably not the best times to think about going shoeless, or even sockless. Nevertheless, numerous researchers...
Endometriosis is a disease that can cause pain and infertility in women. It affects over half a million Australian women and over 100 million worldwide. In this article we look at the disease, its epidemiology...
Skin tears are the most common wound type in elderly people. Skin tears can become chronic wounds if neglected or treated poorly, damaging the individual’s health and generating significant healthcare costs. Skin tears will...
In mid-2017, depression was identified as the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide. It is clearly a major health and social problem, and a growing one. An interesting feature of depression is that...
The 2014–2015 National Health Survey found that over half of women and over a third of men in Australia, as well as about a quarter of children, had consumed at least one dietary supplement in the...
HIV/AIDS was one of the great issues of the late 20th century and, arguably, the issue in global health during that period. Initially known as ‘gay-related immune deficiency’, the disease was soon renamed ‘acquired immune...
Blindness has long been one of humanity’s dreaded disabilities (Vash & Crewe, 2004), probably because we are a highly visual species. Indeed, primates are the most visually adapted order of mammals. Binocular vision allowed our...
In 2011–12, one in ten Australian adults (around 1.7 million people) had biomedical signs of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). CKD accounts for 16 per cent of all hospitalisations and one in nine deaths. Indigenous Australians...