The urinary tract is our body’s plumbing, filtration and liquid waste disposal system; and it’s critical to health and well being. The recent “Wee Week” organised by Kidney Health Australia has once again stressed the need keep our insides well hydrated to ensure we have a healthy urinary tract, free …

It doesn’t seem all that long ago that if you saw the word shingles you’d most likely think of thin pieces of wood or slate that overlap to cover a roof. But, as a roofing material, shingles are now seldom used; more often we recognise shingles as the common term …

The old English proverb would have us believe that "time heals all wounds". The statement is somewhat debatable, even with emotional wounds, because what we actually do in the time immediately after the injury occurs might be more likely to significantly influence the healing process. And with physical injuries, there …

Worldwide, the number of adults with diabetes has more than doubled over the past 30 years. According to a study funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in conjunction with the World Health Organisation, almost 350 million people now have the fastest-growing chronic health condition. These are sobering statistics …