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9 health risks for boys and men and what to do about them
Abdominal birth defects
Abdominal muscles
Abdominal pain in adults
Abdominal pain in children
Abdominoplasty (tummy tuck)
Abortion in Victoria
Abortion information translated into community languages
Abortion procedures - medication
Abortion procedures - surgical
Absent periods – amenorrhoea
Accessing a palliative care service
Achilles tendinopathy
Acne
Acoustic neuroma
Acquired brain injuries and spinal cord injuries
Acquired brain injury
Acromegaly
Acupuncture
Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD)
Adenoids
Adhesions
Adoption
Advance care plan - personal stories
Advance care plans
Aerobics - preventing injury
After a flood – animal and insect related hazards
After-hours healthcare options
Age and fertility
Aged care rights
Ageing - muscles bones and joints
Agoraphobia
Aids and equipment at home
Air pollution
Alcohol and drugs - dependence and addiction
Alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatments and programs
Alcohol and other drug education programs
Alcohol and pregnancy
Alcohol and teenagers
Alcohol and the law
Alcohol and weight gain
Alcohol facts
Alcohol related brain impairment
Alexander technique
Allergic reactions emergency first aid
Allergies explained
Allergies to bites and stings
Allergies to medications
Allergy testing
Altitude sickness
Amnesia
Amphetamines
Amyloidosis
Anabolic steroids
Anaemia
Anal fissure
Anaphylaxis
Androgen deficiency in men
Aneurysm
Angela's story - a nurse's major trauma experience
Angelman syndrome
Anger - how it affects people
Anger - tips to resolve arguments
Animals and child safety
Ankle sprains
Ankylosing spondylitis
Anosmia - loss of smell
Anthrax
Antibacterial cleaning products
Antimicrobial resistant bacteria
Antioxidants
Antipsychotic medications
Anxiety and depression in men
Anxiety and fear in children
Anxiety disorders
Aortic stenosis
Appendectomy
Appendicitis
Aromatherapy
Arsenic mine tailings and health
Arthritis - juvenile
Arthritis and diet
Arthritis and exercise
Arthritis explained
Arthroscopy
Asbestos and your health
Asbestos in the home
Aspergillus
Assertiveness
Assessing your alcohol and drug use
Assessments and evaluations for mental illness treatment
Assisted reproductive technology – IVF and ICSI
Asthma - pregnancy and breastfeeding
Asthma – school and child care
Asthma and adults
Asthma and allergens
Asthma and complementary therapies
Asthma and exercise
Asthma and food allergies
Asthma and smoking
Asthma and teenagers
Asthma and travel
Asthma and your workplace
Asthma emergency first aid
Asthma explained
Asthma in children
Asthma management
Asthma medication
Asthma-friendly home
Asthma, children and smoking
At the end – dying explained
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - adults
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - therapies
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in childhood
Australian bat lyssavirus infection
Australian rules football - preventing injury
Autism – tips for parents
Autism and adults
Autism spectrum disorder (autism)
Autism spectrum disorder (support services)
Autoimmune disorders
Autopsy
Ayurveda
Babies and safety
Baby care - moving from cot to bed
Baby care - weaning
Baby due date
Baby furniture - safety tips
Back pain
Back pain – disc problems
Back pain in children
Bacterial vaginosis
Baker's cyst
Barium tests
Barmah Forest virus infection
Barrett's oesophagus
Basketball - health benefits
Basketball - preventing injury
Beaches and water quality
Bedbugs
Bedwetting
Behavioural disorders in children
Bell's palsy
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)
Benzodiazepines
Bicycle safety and children
Binge eating disorder (BED)
Biopsy
Bipolar disorder
Bird flu (avian influenza)
Birthmarks
Bisexuality
Bites and stings – first aid
Bladder
Bladder cancer
Bleeding
Blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery)
Blepharospasm
Blisters
Blood and pathology tests
Blood count
Blood donation
Blood groups
Blood pressure
Blood pressure (high) - hypertension
Blood pressure (low) - hypotension
Blood transfusion
Blushing and flushing
Body contouring surgery
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)
Body image - men
Body image - women
Body image – tips for parents
Body image and diets
Body lice
Body mass index (BMI)
Boils
Bone cancer
Bone density testing
Bone fractures
Bone marrow
Bones
Borderline personality disorder
Bottle feeding - nutrition and safety
Botulism
Bowel cancer
Bowel cancer screening
Bowel motions
Bowen therapy
Bowen's disease
Brachioplasty (arm lift surgery)
Braille
Brain
Brain death
Brain injury and sexual issues
Brain surgery
Brain tumours
Brain tumours - gliomas
Breakfast
Breast augmentation surgery (breast implants)
Breast awareness
Breast cancer
Breast cancer and oestrogen
Breast conditions other than breast cancer
Breast reconstruction and mastectomy
Breast reduction for men
Breast reduction for women
Breast screening
Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding - deciding when to stop
Breastfeeding - expressing breastmilk
Breastfeeding – mastitis and other nipple and breast problems
Breastfeeding and travel
Breastfeeding and work
Breastfeeding and your diet
Breathing problems and exercise
Breathing to reduce stress
Bronchiolitis
Brow lift
Bulimia nervosa
Bullying
Burns and scalds
Burns and scalds - children
Bursitis
Buruli ulcer
Bushfire aftermath - safety tips
Bushfire preparation advice
Bushfires and your private drinking water supply
Cadmium
Caesarean section
Caffeine
Calcium
Calling an ambulance
Cancer - exercise to help you cope
Cancer and asbestos
Cancer and food
Cancer and heredity
Cancer and malnutrition
Cancer explained
Cancer in children
Cancer of the uterus
Cancer pain management
Cancer screening
Cancer treatments - chemotherapy
Cancer treatments - radiotherapy
Candida auris (C. auris)
Cannabis (marijuana)
Canoeing and kayaking - health benefits
Canoeing and kayaking - preventing injury
Carbohydrates and the glycaemic index
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
Carer rights and recognition
Carer services and support
Carers from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
Caring for someone with mental illness
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Cataracts
Cellulitis
Central nervous system birth defects
Cereals and wholegrain foods
Cerebral palsy
Cervical cancer
Cervical screening
Changing needs and aged care
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT)
Chemicals and spray drift
Chemicals in the home
Chest infections
Chest pain
Chickenpox
Chickenpox – immunisation
Chilblains
Child abuse - reporting procedures
Child development (1) - newborn to three months
Child development (2) - three to six months
Child development (3) - six to nine months
Child development (4) - nine to 12 months
Child development (5) - one to two years
Child development (6) - two to three years
Child development (7) - three to four years
Child Protection Service
Child safety – at home
Child safety and injury prevention
Child safety in the car
Childbirth - pain relief options
Childcare options and support
Childhood apraxia of speech
Childhood developmental delay and disability early intervention
Childhood immunisation
Childhood Stroke
Children – keeping them active
Children and families at risk due to living circumstances
Children and health services
Children and shyness
Children and sibling rivalry
Children and vomiting
Children, young people and mental health services
Children's diet - fruit and vegetables
Children's feet and shoes
Chinese herbal medicine
Chiropractic
Chlamydia
Choking
Cholesterol
Cholesterol - healthy eating tips
Choosing the right shoe
Christmas – tips to reduce the stress
Christmas can be stressful
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)
Chronic illness
Chronic illness - coping at school
Chronic or degenerative conditions
Circulatory system
Cirrhosis of the liver
Claustrophobia
Cleft palate and cleft lip
Climate change and health
Clinical trials
Cocaine
Cockroaches
Coeliac disease and gluten sensitivity
Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT)
Cognitive disability and sexuality
Cold sores
Cold weather
Colds
Colic
Colin's story about his son John
Collagenous colitis and lymphocytic colitis
Colleagues, employees and mental health in the workplace
Colonoscopy
Colour vision deficiency (colour blindness)
Coma
Communication and speech support
Communication in hospital
Community health services
Community services
Complaints about family, child and relationship services
Complementary medicines - tell your healthcare professionals
Complementary medicines - the risks of buying online
Complementary therapies
Complementary therapies - choosing a practitioner
Complementary therapies - safety and legal issues
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
Computer-related injuries
Conceiving a baby
Conduct disorder (CD)
Confidentiality and privacy in healthcare
Congenital anomalies (birth defects)
Congenital heart disease
Conjunctivitis
Constipation
Constipation and children
Contraception - choices
Contraception - diaphragms
Contraception - emergency contraception
Contraception - female (internal) condoms
Contraception - implants
Contraception - injections
Contraception - injections to stop sperm production
Contraception - intrauterine devices (IUD)
Contraception - male (external) condoms
Contraception - the progestogen only (mini) pill
Contraception - tubal ligation
Contraception - vaginal ring
Contraception - vasectomy
Contraception – the combined pill
Contraception after an abortion
Contraception after giving birth
Contraception information translated into community languages
Convalescence
Cooking tips for busy people
Coordinating hospital appointments
Copper chrome arsenic (CCA) treated timber
Corneal transplantation and donation
Coronary angiogram
Cosmetic dentistry and teeth whitening
Cosmetic genital surgery - labiaplasty and phalloplasty
Cosmetic implants - buttock, fat and pectoral
Cosmetic procedures
Cosmetic treatments - injectables
Costs and compensation after major trauma
Coughing and wheezing in children
Counselling, online and phone support for mental illness
Counsellors
Cow’s milk allergy
Cradle cap
Craniotomy
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)
Cri du chat syndrome
Cricket - health benefits
Cricket - preventing injury
Crisis support services for families
Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis
Croup
CT scan
Cultural and linguistic diversity and hospital
Cyberbullying (online bullying)
Cycling - health benefits
Cycling - preventing injury
Cystic fibrosis (CF)
Cystitis
Cysts
Cysts - ganglion cysts
Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
Dairy and dairy alternatives
Dance - health benefits
Dancing - preventing injury
Dandruff and itching scalp
Date rape
Day surgery
Deafness - a range of causes
Dealing with grief and loss
Death in hospital
Death of a baby
Decision-making in hospital
Deep vein thrombosis
Dementia - activities and exercise
Dementia - advice for families
Dementia - Alzheimer's disease
Dementia - behaviour changes
Dementia - carers and activities
Dementia - communication
Dementia - continence issues
Dementia - coping with placement
Dementia - different types
Dementia - driving and travelling
Dementia - early planning
Dementia - early signs
Dementia - eating
Dementia - emotional changes
Dementia - hygiene
Dementia - mental health changes
Dementia - reducing your risk
Dementia - residential care
Dementia - safety issues
Dementia - support for people who live alone
Dementia - taking care of carers
Dementia explained
Dengue virus disease
Dental anxiety and phobia
Dental care - fluoride
Dental checks for young children
Dental erosion
Dental fillings
Dental injuries - Knocked out, chipped or cracked teeth
Dental sealants
Dental treatment
Dentures
Depression - treatment and management
Depression and ageing
Depression and exercise
Depression explained
Depression in young people
DES daughters
Developing a birth plan
Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH)
Diabetes
Diabetes - foot care
Diabetes - gestational
Diabetes - issues for children and teenagers
Diabetes - long-term effects
Diabetes - pre-diabetes
Diabetes and erectile dysfunction
Diabetes and exercise
Diabetes and healthy eating
Diabetes and insulin
Diabetes and oral health
Diabetes type 1
Diabetes type 2
Diabetic coma
Diabetic neuropathy
Diabetic retinopathy
Diagnosing asthma
Diarrhoea
Diet and heart disease risk
Dietary fat
Dietary fibre
Different stages of caring
Digestive system explained
Digestive tract birth defects
Dilatation and curettage (D&C)
Disability - managing underweight
Disability - schooling choices
Disability and aged care
Disability and sexuality
Disability groups and networks
Disability rights, discrimination and the law
Disaster relief for national and state emergencies
Disease clusters
Dissociation and dissociative disorders
Diverticulosis and diverticulitis
Dizziness - orthostatic hypotension
Dizziness, vertigo and balance disorders
Doctors (GP) – how to make a complaint
Dog walking - the health benefits
Down syndrome
Down syndrome and Alzheimer's
Down syndrome and family support
Down syndrome and learning
Drink spiking
Drug overdose
Drug use in Victoria
Drugs, medication and birth defects
Drugs, teenagers and parenting
Dry eye
Dry mouth
Dummies
Dupuytren's contracture
Dwarfism
Dyslexia
E-cigarette safety
E-cigarettes and vaping
Ear infections
Ear problems in children
Ear wax
Early Parenting Centres support families
Early signs and intervention with mental illness
Ears
Ears - Meniere's disease
Ears - otosclerosis
Ears - ways to protect your hearing
Eating disorders
Eating disorders - support for families
Eating disorders in children and young people
Eating tips for older toddlers
Eating tips for preschoolers
Eating tips for school children
Eating tips for young toddlers
Ebola virus disease (EVD)
ECG test
Ectopic pregnancy
Eczema (atopic dermatitis)
EEG test
Effects of smoking and vaping on oral health
Effects of stroke
Egg allergy
Egg freezing
Elbow pain
Elder abuse
Electric shock
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
Electromagnetic fields (EMF) and health issues
Emergencies - coping without gas or electricity
Emergencies - floods
Emergency department - what to expect
Emergency or crisis support for carers
Emotional support services for carers
Emphysema
Empty nest syndrome
End of life and palliative care at home
End of life and palliative care explained
End of life and palliative care for children, teenagers and young adults
End of life and palliative care for older Victorians
End of life and palliative care for people living with a disability
End of life and palliative care volunteers
Endometriosis
Endoscopy
Energy in food (kilojoules and calories)
Epidemic thunderstorm asthma
Epididymitis
Epilepsy
Epilepsy - first aid and safety
Epilepsy - lifestyle issues
Epilepsy and aging
Epilepsy and employment
Epilepsy and exercise
Epilepsy and learning
Epilepsy in children
Erectile dysfunction
Erythema nodosum
Essential tremor
European wasp
Evacuating with infants in an emergency - Advice for parents and carers
Excessive sleepiness
Exercise - everyday activities
Exercise - the low-down on hydration
Exercise and mental health
Exercise intensity
Exercise programs
Exercise safety
Exercise with a friend
Eye care - orthoptists
Eye floaters
Eye injuries - chemical burns
Eye injuries - foreign body in the eye
Eye safety at work
Eye tests
Eyes - age-related macular degeneration
Eyes - blocked tear duct
Eyes - Charles Bonnet syndrome
Eyes - common problems
Eyes - contact lenses
Eyes - flash burns
Eyes - giant cell arteritis
Eyes - glaucoma
Eyes - laser eye surgery
Eyes - optic neuritis
Eyes - retinitis pigmentosa
Eyes - trachoma
Eyes - uveitis
Eyes - vision loss
Eyes – long-sightedness
Eyes – refractive errors
Eyes explained
Facelift (meloplasty)
Facial implants
Fainting
Fallopian tube cancer
Falls – services for older people
Family and child support services
Family break ups - tips for children
Family breakups - supporting children
Family conflict
Family help for alcohol and drug addiction
Family violence - tips for children and young people
Family violence and children
Family violence explained
Family violence services
Farm safety - confined spaces
Farm safety - crush injuries
Farm safety - falls
Farm safety - handling animals
Farm safety - machinery
Farm safety - manual handling
Farm safety - quad bikes
Farm safety - risks and hazards
Farm safety – children
Farm safety – sheep and shearing
Farm safety and handling agrichemicals
Fatigue
Fatigue fighting tips
Fear of flying
Feet - problems and treatments
Female genital cutting or circumcision (FGC)
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)
Fever
Fever - febrile convulsions
Fibroids
Fibromyalgia
Fibrous dysplasia
Fighting your fears
Financial considerations for end of life
Financial support for carers
Finding reliable health information
Finding your way around a hospital
First aid basics and DRSABCD
First aid kits
First days after birth
First weeks after birth
Fish
Fishing - eat your catch with care
Fishing - preventing injury
Fitness centres – how to choose one
Flatulence
Fleas
Fluid retention (oedema)
Food - genetically modified (GM)
Food – use-by and best-before dates
Food additives
Food allergy and intolerance
Food and your life stages
Food irradiation
Food labels
Food poisoning - listeria infection
Food poisoning - prevention
Food processing and nutrition
Food safety after a fire
Food safety and eggs
Food safety and storage
Food safety outdoors
Food safety when cooking
Food safety when eating out
Food safety when shopping
Food safety while travelling
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)
Foot orthoses
Foot problems - heel pain
Footwear for healthy feet
Forensic mental health
Foster care
Fragile X syndrome
FReeZA
Friedreich's ataxia
Frostbite
Fruit and vegetables
Funerals
Gallbladder - gallstones and surgery
Gambling
Gambling - advice for family and friends
Gambling - do you have a problem?
Gambling - financial issues
Gambling - how to regain control
Gambling - providing support
Gardening safety
Gas heating - health and safety issues
Gastritis
Gastroenteritis
Gastroenteritis - amoebiasis
Gastroenteritis - campylobacteriosis
Gastroenteritis - cryptosporidiosis
Gastroenteritis - giardiasis
Gastroenteritis - salmonellosis
Gastroenteritis - shigellosis
Gastroenteritis in children
Gay male sexuality
General anaesthetics
Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD)
Genes and genetics explained
Genetic conditions
Genetic factors and cholesterol
Genetic services in Victoria
Genetic testing for inherited cancer
Genital herpes
Genital warts
Getting help for a mental illness
Getting help for someone with a mental illness
GHB
Gilbert's syndrome
Glandular fever
Gluten-free diet
Goitre
Golf - health benefits
Golf - preventing injury
Gonorrhoea
Gout
Greywater - recycling water at home
Grief
Grief - how to support the bereaved
Grief – support services
Grief after suicide
Grief and children
Groundwater
Growing pains
Growth and development - primary school children
Growth and weight changes in teenagers
Growth charts for children
Growth hormone
Guillain-Barré syndrome
Gum disease
Haemochromatosis
Haemolytic uraemic syndrome
Haemophilia
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
Haemorrhoids
Hair
Hair transplant surgery
Halitosis or bad breath
Hand, foot and mouth disease
Handwashing - Why it's important
Happy families
Harmful algal blooms
Hay fever
Hazardous waste
Head and spinal injuries first aid
Head injuries and concussion
Head lice (nits)
Headache
Headache – migraine
Health checks for men
Health checks for women
Health information and health products online
Healthcare and support in the community
Healthcare decision-making – options, benefits and risks
Healthcare system in Victoria
Healthy ageing - stay mentally active
Healthy ageing - the skin
Healthy ageing – stay involved
Healthy and active ageing
Healthy cooking tips and recipe suggestions
Healthy eating – school lunches
Healthy eating and diet
Healthy mind and older people
Hearing loss - auditory neuropathy
Hearing loss - communication in the workplace
Hearing loss - how it affects people
Hearing loss - lipreading
Hearing problems in children
Hearing tests
Heart arrhythmias and palpitations
Heart attack
Heart attack and stroke – calculating your risk score
Heart bypass surgery
Heart conditions - angina
Heart conditions - atrial fibrillation
Heart conditions - endocarditis
Heart disease - enlarged heart
Heart disease - know your risk
Heart disease and mental health
Heart disease and stroke
Heart disorders (acquired) - children
Heart explained
Heart failure
Heart murmur
Heat-related health problems
Helping a child with a disability with everyday activities
Helping your child with mental illness
Hendra virus
Henoch-Schonlein purpura
Hepatitis
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B – immunisation
Hepatitis C
Herbal medicine
Herbs
Hernias
Heroin
Heroin dependence - medication treatments
Hiccups
Hip disorders
Hirsutism (excessive hair) - women
HIV - infection control in hospitals
HIV and AIDS
HIV and women – having children
HIV, hepatitis and sport
Hives
Holiday stress
Home tattooing
Homebirth
Homeopathy
Hormonal (endocrine) system
Hormones – cortisol and corticosteroids
Hospital admission – what to expect
Hospital costs and payments
Hospital emergency departments
Hospital staff roles
Hospitals feedback and complaints
Hospitals in Victoria
Hospitals, clinics and residential options for mental illness
House dust mite
Housing and accommodation support for people with mental illness
How alcohol affects your body
How drugs affect your body
How to avoid your asthma triggers
How to cope and stay safe in extreme heat
How to find your immunisation records
Hughes syndrome
Human papillomavirus (HPV) and immunisation
Huntington's disease
Huntington's disease and diet issues
Hydrocephalus
Hypnosis
Hypoglycaemia
Hypothermia
Hysterectomy
Ice (crystal methamphetamine)
Illness - tips to help you recover
Immune system explained
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)
Immunisation – common questions
Immunisation – deciding which vaccines you need
Immunisation – DTP, polio, hep B and Hib
Immunisation – side effects
Immunisation and pregnancy
Immunisation history statements for children
Immunisations – catch-ups and boosters
Immunisations for older people
Immunisations for work
Impetigo - school sores
Implantable cardiac devices
Incontinence - prevention tips
Incontinence - tips for carers
Incontinence and continence problems
Indigestion (heartburn and reflux)
Infection risk - cardiac surgery and mycobacteria
Infections – bacterial and viral
Infertility in men
Infertility in women
Influenza (flu)
Influenza (flu) – immunisation
Informed consent for carers
Informed consent for medical treatment
Inhalants
Intake and assessment for alcohol and drug problems
Internet addiction
Introducing solid foods for babies
Iodine
Iron and iron deficiency
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Is my body normal? (Boys)
Is my body normal? (Girls)
It's okay to feel sad
Jaundice in babies
Jet lag
Joints
Kabuki syndrome
Kambo
Kava
Keeping backyard chickens – what you should know
Kennedy's disease
Kidney cancer
Kidney disease
Kidney donation
Kidney failure
Kidney stones
Kidneys
Kidneys - age-related problems
Kidneys - dialysis and transplant
Kidneys - nephrotic syndrome
Kidneys - polycystic kidney disease (PKD)
Kinesiology
Kinship care
Kissing and your health
Knee injuries
Knee replacement surgery
Labial adhesions
Labyrinthitis and vestibular neuritis
Lactose intolerance
Ladder Safety – Mick's story
Ladder Safety – Nick's story
Ladder Safety – Paul’s story
Ladder safety matters
Laminectomy
Laparoscopy
Laparotomy
Larynx
Latex allergy
Lawn bowls - health benefits
Lawn bowls - preventing injury
Lead exposure and your health
Leg ulcers
Legionnaires' disease
Leprosy (Hansen’s disease)
Leptospirosis
Lesbian sexuality
Leukaemia
Leukodystrophy
Libido
Lipoedema
Liposuction
Liver
Liver - fatty liver disease
Liver cancer (primary)
Living at home as you get older
Living in a residential aged care home
Living with a heart condition
Living with kidney failure
Living with persistent pain
Locomotor system
Long QT syndrome
Looking after yourself as a carer
Lunch at work
Lung cancer
Lung conditions - chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Lupus
Lupus and infections
Lupus and medication
Lupus and pregnancy
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM)
Lymphatic system
Lymphoedema
Lymphoma
Maintaining and tracking healthcare
Maintaining your quality of life during a life-limiting illness
Major trauma discharge from hospital
Major trauma in Victoria
Making a complaint about a mental health service
Making a complaint about disability services
Making a complaint on behalf of a patient as a carer
Making and managing health and medical appointments
Making healthcare decisions for someone else
Making plans and decisions for the end of your life
Malaria
Managing a relationship breakdown
Managing and treating anxiety
Managing appointments, treatments and medications as a carer
Managing commitments and hospital
Managing long-term illness and chronic conditions
Managing mental health medications
Managing treatments and medications
Managing work and employment with a life-limiting condition
Managing your health
Managing your pain and other symptoms during a life-limiting illness
Marfan syndrome
Martial arts - preventing injury
Massage
Masturbation
Maternal and child health - visit 1 - first visit at home
Maternal and child health - visit 2 - two week visit
Maternal and child health - visit 3 - four week visit
Maternal and child health - visit 4 - eight week visit
Maternal and child health - visit 5 - four month visit
Maternal and child health - visit 6 - eight month visit
Maternal and child health - visit 7 - twelve month visit
Maternal and child health - visit 8 - eighteen month visit
Maternal and child health - visit 9 - two year visit
Maternal and child health – visit 10 - three and a half year visit
Maternal and Child Health services
McCune-Albright syndrome
MDMA (ecstasy)
Measles
Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella (chickenpox) – immunisation
Meat and poultry
Medical procedures - non-surgical
Medical terms and definitions during pregnancy and birth
Medical tourism and insurance
Medical treatment decision makers
Medications - non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Medicinal cannabis
Medicine information leaflets for consumers
Medicines - safety issues
Medicines and side effects
Meditation
Melanoma
Men and sexuality
Men's health
Men’s nutrition needs
Meningioma
Meningitis
Meningococcal disease
Meningococcal disease – immunisation
Menopausal hormone therapy
Menopause
Menopause and osteoporosis
Menopause and sex
Menopause and weight
Menopause management
Mental health conditions - family and friends
Mental health first aid
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) course
Mental health laws and compulsory patients
Mental health services - case managers and key clinicians
Mental health services and programs explained
Mental health treatment plans
Mental illness and violence
Mental illness statistics
Mental illness treatments
Mercury exposure and poisoning
Mercury in fish
Mesothelioma
Metabolic syndrome
Metabolism
Middle ear infections
Milk
Miscarriage
Mobile phones and your health
Molar pregnancy
Molluscum contagiosum
Monitoring your mood
Mood and sleep
Mosquitoes - mosquito-proof your holiday checklist
Mosquitoes - protect your home checklist
Mosquitoes can carry diseases
Motion sickness
Motor neurone disease (MND)
Motor neurone disease (MND) - help with daily activities
Motor neurone disease (MND) - independence at home
Motor neurone disease (MND) - personal care
Motor neurone disease (MND) - recreation and leisure
Mould and your health
Mould removal at home
Mouth
Mouth cancer
Mouth ulcers
Mouthguards
Moving between hospital and home
MRI scan
Multiple myeloma
Multiple sclerosis (MS)
Multiple sclerosis (MS) - common symptoms
Mumps
Munchausen syndrome
Murray Valley encephalitis
Muscle cramp
Muscles
Muscular dystrophy
Mushroom poisoning
My Health, Learning and Development book (green book)
Myasthenia gravis
Myomectomy
Myotherapy
Myths and facts about abortion
Myths and facts about chlamydia
Nails - fingernail and toenail problems
Nappy rash
National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
Naturopathy
Near-miss experiences and traumatic events
Neck pain
Needlestick injury
Negative emotions
Nervous system
Neuralgia
Neurofibromatosis
Neuromuscular disorders
Newborn bloodspot screening
Non-specific urethritis (NSU)
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) lung disease
Noonan syndrome
Nosebleeds
Nut allergies
Nutrition needs when you’re over 65
Nuts and seeds
Obesity
Obesity and hormones
Obesity in children - management
Obesity surgery
Obsessive compulsive disorder
Obsessive compulsive disorder - family and friends
Occupational therapy
Older people in hospital - Eating and drinking
Older people in hospital - Going to the toilet
Older people in hospital - Health assessments
Older people in hospital - Medication
Older people in hospital - Mind and mood
Older people in hospital - Pain management
Older people in hospital - Preventing falls
Older people in hospital - Skin care and preventing pressure sores
Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD)
Oral conditions - young children
Organ and tissue donation
Organ and tissue transplantation
Organic food
Orienteering - preventing injury
Orthodontic treatment
Osgood Schlatter syndrome
Osteoarthritis
Osteomyelitis
Osteopathy
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis and exercise
Osteoporosis in children
Osteoporosis in men
Other specified feeding or eating disorders (OSFED)
Otoplasty (external ear surgery)
Our content partners
Ovarian cancer
Overdose - what to do in an emergency
Overdue babies
Overseas travel – health tips
Overseas visitors and healthcare
Overweight children - healthy lifestyle tips
Ovulation and fertility
Ovulation pain
Paget's disease of bone
Pain and pain management – adults
Pain management (acute) - children
Palliative care - personal stories
Palliative care – complaints about legal, financial and funeral services
Palliative care – dealing with common symptoms
Palliative care – emotional, spiritual and cultural care
Palliative care – looking after yourself
Palliative care for culturally and linguistically diverse communities
Palliative care for the LGBTIQA+ community
Palliative care in a hospital or community residential home
Pancreas
Pancreatic cancer
Pancreatitis
Panic attack
Panic disorder and agoraphobia
Paranoia
Parathyroid glands
Parechovirus
Parent's guide for active girls
Parenthood and your relationship
Parenting and stress
Parenting children through puberty and adolescence
Parenting services
Parenting support to help prevent abuse
Parenting when you’re a foster carer
Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease and constipation
Parkinson's disease and sexual issues
Partying safely
Partying safely – tips for parents
Partying safely – tips for teenagers
Partying safely and sex
Partying safely at schoolies
Passive smoking
Patient and carer rights in hospital
Patient-centred care explained
Patterned hair loss
Paying for alcohol and drug treatments services
Paying for healthcare
Paying for pregnancy, birth and newborn baby care
Peer pressure
Pelvic floor
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
Pelvic organ prolapse
People with a disability who experience violence, abuse or neglect
Pericarditis
Period pain – dysmenorrhoea
Peripheral vascular disease
Peritonitis
Permanent care
Personal and relationship services
Personal hygiene
Personal trainers – how to choose one
Perthes' disease
Pest control in the home
Pest control services
Pesticides and other chemicals in food
PET scan
Pets – safe handling of reptiles and tropical fish
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Physical activity - choosing a provider
Physical activity - how to get active when you are busy
Physical activity - it's important
Physical activity - overcoming excuses
Physical activity - staying motivated
Physical activity – choosing the one for you
Physical activity – how to get started
Physical activity – setting yourself goals
Physical activity for men
Physical activity for seniors
Physical activity for women
Physical disabilities
Piercings
Pins and needles
Pinworms
Pituitary tumour
Pityriasis rosea
Placebo effect
Placenta praevia
Placental abruption
Planning for future aged care needs
Planning for future needs
Planning where you want to die
Plaster care
Playgrounds and child safety
Pleurisy
Pneumococcal disease
Pneumococcal disease – immunisation
Pneumonia
Poisoning and child safety
Polio – immunisation
Polio and the late effects of polio
Pollen allergies
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
Polycythaemia vera
Polymyalgia rheumatica
Polymyositis
Polyps
Porphyria
Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for HIV prevention
Post-school options for people with a disability
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Postnatal exercise
Posture
Prader-Willi syndrome
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention
Pre-immunisation checklist
Pregnancy - antenatal checks of your baby
Pregnancy - bleeding problems
Pregnancy - medication, drugs and alcohol
Pregnancy - morning sickness
Pregnancy - packing for hospital
Pregnancy - preeclampsia
Pregnancy - premature labour
Pregnancy - tests and scans
Pregnancy - unplanned
Pregnancy - week by week
Pregnancy – labour
Pregnancy and birth - related emergencies
Pregnancy and birth care options
Pregnancy and birthing services for different language or cultural needs
Pregnancy and diet
Pregnancy and exercise
Pregnancy and smoking
Pregnancy and travel
Pregnancy and your mental health
Pregnancy stages and changes
Pregnancy testing
Pregnancy tests - maternal serum screening
Pregnancy tests - ultrasound
Pregnancy tests – chorionic villus sampling
Pregnancy tests amniocentesis
Premature and early menopause
Premature babies
Premature ejaculation
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
Preparing a child for hospital
Preparing for a health or medical appointment
Preparing for surgery
Pressure sores
Preventing falls at home
Preventing healthcare associated infection (HAI)
Preventing sleep concerns (10) – preschoolers 3 to 5 years
Preventing sleep concerns (7) – babies 0 to 6 months
Preventing sleep concerns (8) – babies 6 to 12 months
Preventing sleep concerns (9) – toddlers 1 to 3 years
Primary biliary cirrhosis
Primary healthcare explained
Prolapsed uterus
Prostate cancer
Prostate cancer - androgen deprivation therapy
Prostate cancer testing
Prostate disease
Prostate gland and urinary problems
Prostatectomy - for cancer
Protein
Providing end of life and palliative care for someone at home
Providing practical end of life and palliative care at home
Psittacosis - parrot fever
Psoriasis
Psychedelics
Psychoanalysis
Psychosis and mental illness
Pterygium
Puberty
Pubic lice (crabs)
Pulmonary hypertension
Q fever
Quadriplegics - tendon transfer surgery
Quarantine at home - coping tips
Questions to ask your obstetrician or midwife
Quitting smoking and managing weight
Raw (unpasteurised) milk
Raynaud's phenomenon
Reactive arthritis
Recent arrivals, asylum seekers and family support services
Recognising when a child is at risk
Records and paperwork at hospital
Records and paperwork for maternal health care and babies
Recovering from a heart attack
Rectal prolapse
Rectocele
Reduce your risk of early death
Reducing harm from alcohol and other drug use
Referrals and access to mental health services
Reflexology
Regular health checks
Rehabilitation after major trauma
Rehabilitation after stroke
Reiki
Relationship support services
Relationships - creating intimacy
Relationships - dealing with conflict
Relationships – remarriage and re-partnering
Relationships – tips for success
Relationships and communication
Relationships, family and mental health
Reproductive system
Residential aged care home costs
Residential aged care homes
Resistance training – health benefits
Resistance training – preventing injury
Respiratory system
Restless legs syndrome (RLS)
Retinal detachment
Retirement villages
Retroverted uterus
Rett syndrome
Rheumatic fever
Rheumatoid arthritis
Rhinoplasty (nose surgery)
Rib injuries
Rickets
Road and traffic safety for children
Role of a carer
Root canal treatment
Rosacea
Roseola infantum
Ross River virus infection
Rotavirus
Rotavirus – immunisation
Rowing - preventing injury
Rubella
Rugby codes - health benefits
Rugby codes - preventing injury
Running and jogging - health benefits
Running and jogging - preventing injury
Rural and regional healthcare
Rural issues - alcohol and depression
Rural issues - coping with stress
Rural issues - losing the farm
Rural issues - suggestions for families in crisis
Rural, regional and farming mental health services
Safe medication use
Safe sex
Salpingitis
Salt
Sarcoidosis
Scabies
Schizoaffective disorder
Schizophrenia
School support for children with special needs
Sciatica
Scleroderma
Scoliosis
Scooters and child safety
Second opinions
Secondary School Immunisation Program
Security and safety at hospital
Seeing a complementary health practitioner
Seeing a dentist or dental health practitioner
Seeing a doctor or general practitioner (GP)
Seeing a specialist
Seeing an allied health professional
Self esteem
Self-care and support for parents and caregivers of young children (14)
Self-harm and self-injury
Services to support people with dementia and their carers
Sever's disease
Sewage overflows at home
Sex and chronic illness
Sexual abuse
Sexual abuse - helping your child
Sexual assault
Sexual decision making
Sexuality explained
Shellfish and fish allergies
Shiftwork
Shiga toxin-producing E.coli
Shin splints
Shingles
Shock
Short bowel syndrome
Short-sightedness
Shoulder pain
Shy bladder syndrome
Sign language - Auslan
Single parenting
Sinusitis
Sjogren's syndrome
Skin cancer
Skin cancer - children
Skin cancer - protecting outdoor workers
Skin cancer - risk factors
Skin cancer - tanning
Skin cuts and abrasions
Skin explained
Slapped cheek disease
Sleep - children and naps
Sleep - children and nightmares
Sleep - common disorders
Sleep - insomnia
Sleep - narcolepsy
Sleep apnoea
Sleep deprivation
Sleep explained
Sleep hygiene
Slow transit constipation
Smallpox
Smoking - effects on your body
Smoking - quit services for diverse groups
Smoking - the financial cost
Smoking – Quit services for Aboriginal communities
Smoking and eye disease
Smoking and heart disease
Smoking and vaping - how to discourage your children
Smoking kills
Snoring
Snow sports - safety issues
Snow sports and cold-related injuries
Soccer - health benefits
Soccer - preventing injury
Social phobia
Soft drinks, juice and sweet drinks - children
Soft drinks, juice and sweet drinks – limit intake
Solariums and collariums (sunbeds and tanning beds)
Solutions to sleep concerns (11) - babies 6 to 12 months
Solutions to sleep concerns (12) – toddlers 1 to 3 years
Solutions to sleep concerns (13) – preschoolers 3 to 5 years
Soybeans and soy foods
Specialised care for your baby
Specialist clinics in hospitals
Speech pathologists
Spiders
Spina bifida
Spinal cord injury - paraplegia
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)
Spleen
Splenomegaly
Sport and children
Sport, physical activity and our health
Sporting performance and food
Sports injuries
Sprains and strains
Squash - health benefits
Squash - preventing injury
Staphylococcus aureus - golden staph
Staying in hospital
Stoma after ileostomy or colostomy
Stomach and oesophageal cancers
Stomach ulcer
Streptococcal infection - group A
Streptococcal infection – group B
Stress
Stress busters
Stretch marks
Stroke explained
Stroke risk and prevention
Strong relationships, strong health
Stuttering
Subarachnoid haemorrhage
Subdural haematomas
Substance misuse and mental illness – dual diagnosis
Sudden unexpected death in infants (SUDI and SIDS)
Sugar
Suicide
Suicide and mental health conditions
Sun protection at the snow
Sunburn
Support groups
Surfing - health benefits
Surfing - preventing injury
Surgery
Surrogacy
Survivor reactions to traumatic events
Sweat
Swimmer's ear
Swimming - health benefits
Swimming - keeping the water clean
Swimming - preventing injury
Swimming pools - water quality
Synthetic drugs
Syphilis
Syringomyelia
Talking through problems
Talking to children about bushfires
Talking to children and young people about relationships, sex and sexuality
Talking to children with cognitive disability about sex
Talking to kids about drugs
Talking with your doctor
Tantrums
Tapeworms and hydatid disease
Tattoos
Tay-Sachs disease
Teenage health
Teenagers and communication
Teenagers and sleep
Teeth
Teeth - gapped teeth
Teeth and drug use
Teeth and medication
Teeth and mouth care
Teeth development in children
Teeth grinding
Tendinopathy (Tendonitis)
Tennis – health benefits
Tennis – preventing injury
Testicle injuries and conditions
Testicular cancer
Testicular self examination
Tetanus
Thalassaemia
The amount of physical activity you need
The dangers of sitting: why sitting is the new smoking
The menstrual cycle
Throat cancer
Thumb sucking
Thyroid - Hashimoto's disease
Thyroid - hyperthyroidism
Thyroid - hypothyroidism
Thyroid cancer
Thyroid gland
Tinea
Tinnitus
Toddlers and fussy eating
Toddlers and mealtime behaviour
Toilet training
Tongue
Tongue-tie
Tooth decay
Tooth decay - young children
Toothbrushing – children 0-6 years
Torture and trauma
Touch football - preventing injury
Tourette syndrome
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS)
Toxoplasmosis
Tracheostomy
Trans and gender diverse people
Transient ischaemic attack (TIA)
Transition care after hospital
Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) - for benign prostate disease
Transvaginal mesh
Trauma - helping family or friends
Trauma - reaction and recovery
Trauma and children - newborns to two years
Trauma and children - two to five years
Trauma and children – tips for parents
Trauma and families
Trauma and primary school age children
Trauma and teenagers - tips for parents
Trauma and teenagers – common reactions
Travel health - yellow fever immunisation
Travel immunisation
Traveller's diarrhoea
Travelling with an allergy
Treacher Collins syndrome
Treating persistent pain
Trichomonas
Triglycerides
Trisomy disorders
Tuberculosis (TB)
Tuberous sclerosis
Turner's syndrome
Twins - identical and fraternal
Typhoid and paratyphoid
Typical sleep behaviour (1) – newborns 0 to 3 months
Typical sleep behaviour (2) – babies 3 to 6 months
Typical sleep behaviour (3) – babies 6 to 12 months
Typical sleep behaviour (4) – toddlers 1 to 2 years
Typical sleep behaviour (5) – toddlers 2 to 3 years
Typical sleep behaviour (6) – preschoolers 3 to 5 years
Ultrasound scan
Undescended testicles
Urban flash floods - FAQs
Urinary catheterisation
Urinary system
Urinary system birth defects
Urinary tract infections (UTI)
Usher syndrome
Uterine inversion
Vaccines
Vaginal bleeding - irregular
Vaginal cancer
Vaginal thrush
Varicose veins and spider veins
Vegetarian and vegan eating
Victoria’s tobacco and e-cigarette laws
Victorian Supercare Pharmacies
Viral encephalitis
Viral haemorrhagic fever
Vision loss - living with a guide dog
Vision loss - neurological
Vision loss - occupational therapy
Vision loss - offering assistance
Vision loss - recreational activities
Vision loss - safety around the home
Vision loss - social events
Vision loss - training guide dogs
Vision loss and sport
Vision therapy
Vitamin and mineral supplements - what to know
Vitamin B
Vitamin D
Vitamin K and newborn babies
Vitamins and minerals
Von Willebrand disease
Vulvar cancer
Vulvar conditions
Walking - safety and environmental issues
Walking - the benefits for older people
Walking for good health
Walking tips
Warts
Water – a vital nutrient
Water from natural resources
Water polo - preventing injury
Water quality in tanks, bores and dams
Water safety for children
Weight and muscle gain
Weight loss - a healthy approach
Weight loss - common myths
Weight loss and fad diets
Weight management services
Weight, fertility and pregnancy health
Wellbeing
West Nile virus
What is family violence?
What to expect when you quit smoking
When do I need to see my doctor about persistent pain?
Who provides immunisations in Victoria
Whooping cough (Pertussis)
Why immunisation is important
Williams syndrome
Wilson disease
Wisdom teeth
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
Women and stroke
Women, sex and sexuality
Wood fires and breathing problems
Work and your health
Work-related fatalities
Work-related stress
Workplace safety - infection control
Wounds - how to care for them
Wrinkles
X-ray examinations
Yoga - health benefits
Youth suicide – the warning signs
Zika virus