Health Care15 May 2013

Managing your health has never been easier with the new breed of apps designed to help patients keep on top of their meds, self-manage better than ever before and live a generally healthier life, writes Leanne Philpott

Asthma Buddy

The Asthma Buddy app from The National... Read more

3 days 5 hours ago by lphilpott
2 May 2013

 

Amid reports that we are at increasing threat from antibiotic-resistant infections, are warnings that a contagious vomiting bug, as well as new deadlier strains of flu, is expected to hit Aussie shores this winter.

A new... Read more

2 weeks 2 days ago by lphilpott
24 April 2013

The Australian Institute for Health and Welfare (AIHW) states that ‘Good nutrition contributes to quality of life, helps maintain healthy body weight, protects against infections, and reduces the risk of chronic disease and premature... Read more

3 weeks 3 days ago by lphilpott
12 April 2013

Lifeline Australia reports that 91% of adult Australians feel stress in at least one important area of their lives and almost 50% feel very stressed about one part of their life. The impact of this stress is evident in Medibank’s data... Read more

1 month 6 days ago by lphilpott
4 April 2013

Sunday April 7th is World Health Day. This is the 65th year since the World Health Organization (WHO) was founded in 1948 and in accordance with its aim, which is to highlight a different priority area of public health each World Health... Read more

1 month 2 weeks ago by lphilpott

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