Appendicitis is one of the most common conditions we see in the surgical world. This is also one of the most common surgical emergencies encountered in the developing world. In fact, many of the deaths related to appendicitis in the third world are preventable. All we need is better awareness, better resources and knowledge when…
Find a doctor The team at doctors.com.au understands the importance of being able to find a doctor. Good medical care is now as much about preventing illness as it is about treating it – which is why doctors.com.au was created. We have been speaking to both doctors and patients and have learnt that you are more…
Admit it – brushing your teeth is so second nature you barely think about it. But doing it right is a key part of good oral health, and it can help you avoid cavities and gum disease. Brush up on your skills with these easy-to-follow tips. 1. Choose the Right Tool Do you have the…
According to figures by the Australian Bureau of Statistics last year, more women over the age of 40 are having babies compared to previous years. Making it more important to make sure that you choose the right doctor for you when deciding to have a baby. With so much choice out there it is important…
The team at doctors.com.au understands the importance of being able to find a doctor. Good medical care is now as much about preventing illness as it is about treating it – which is why doctors.com.au was created. We have been speaking to both doctors and patients and have learnt that you are more likely to get…
“Increased awareness of the place for surgery within global health will not only benefit the surgical community, but will improve health outcomes, strengthen health systems, and reduce health inequities and local and global scale.” – The Lancet (2014) Global health addresses the needs of a community by evaluating the social, economic, political and environmental factors…
You’d expect red wine to make remembering harder not easier, but in fact it helps prevent age related memory decline, according to new research. Scientists at Texas A&M say it’s all down to the wonder antioxidant resveratrol, also found in the skin of red grapes, some berries and peanuts. Ashok K Shetty, a professor at…
Did you know sports injuries cause around 36,000 Australians a year to have a hospital stay? But whether it’s football, wheeled motor sports or cycling that’s most dangerous depends on how you look at it. When it comes to injuries sustained from sport that are bad enough to have you hospitalised, which sports are the…
The Australian Dietary Guidelines – formerly known as the healthy food pyramid – are a framework for what, and how much, we should be eating. With it comes the advice to eat four to six serves of grain foods a day. It’s advice that Pete Evans insists we have wrong. The chef, author and TV…
Current health systems are not set up to meet the needs of the poor; the part of the world that needs it the most. Here is a brief review of some of the challenges that prevent the sophisticated treatment methods from being introduced into the developing world. Socioeconomic determinants of health Access to health services…