News - Health and lifestyle

beyondblue has launched a landmark national awareness campaign to help Australians recognise the most common symptoms of anxiety conditions.

This World Hypertension Day, NPS MedicineWise is urging people with diabetes to manage their blood pressure and cholesterol in concert with managing their blood glucose (sugar) levels.

Mike will leave on 1st March 2014 and will walk some 15,000 kms back to his home in East Street, Fremantle, Western Australia.  He will talk to as many MenSheds around Australia as possible about Men’s Health and Arthritis Management.

It's World No Tobacco Day on Friday, 31 May. If you're a smoker, you probably don't need another reminder about why you should quit, but you'll find some helpful tips about how to give up smoking for good at the NPS MedicineWise website.

It’s important that you visit your doctor periodically for preventive health checks, not just when you’re feeling unwell.

Preventive health checks are designed to pick up signs that you may have a greater chance of developing a disease in the future, and to diagnose diseases in their early stages, often before symptoms appear.

With daylight savings over, the days are shorter, the nights are colder and there's no escaping it — winter is on its way and so is cold and flu season.

beyondblue have released a new booklet for dads with information on depression and anxiety, which raises awareness on issues associated with parenthood for fathers during the perinatal period as well as where to get help.

beyondblue's new purpose-built interactive website was launched on 3 April and is easier and quicker to navigate. You can also chat with or email the support service, join the online community, volunteer or make a donation.

NPS MedicineWise are asking all Australians to become 'resistance fighters' and join in the fight against antibiotic resistance.

Having a heart attack, a major injury, or being aigniosed with a serious illness is something few of us see coming