Diabetes complications include both long-term and emergency complications. Find out more about these health problems and reducing the risk of complications.
Cardiovascular Health
Video: Food allergy and anaphylaxis
A food allergy is when the body reacts to a protein it thinks is harmful and starts to protect itself. Some of the signs and symptoms are associated with the skin, the gastrointestinal tract, breathing, the heart and blood pressure.
A garlic clove a day may keep bad heart health away
Garlic may help with lowering blood pressure and cholesterol levels, so increasing your garlic intake may be a safe and simple way to promote a stronger, healthier heart.
Cholesterol tests
Abnormally high cholesterol levels may not give you any symptoms, so a blood test is the best way to check whether you have high cholesterol.
Osteoarthritis: over-the-counter treatments
Over-the-counter treatments for osteoarthritis include simple pain relievers, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and rubefacients (heat rubs).
Cholesterol: what is your target?
Your cholesterol target levels can differ from other people's cholesterol goals, because they are based on your individual risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
Australia leads the world in deaths from anaphylaxis
More people in Australia are dying from anaphylaxis than in any other developed country, warn immunologists, with medication and bee stings the biggest culprits.
Erectile dysfunction: visiting your doctor
Find out what questions a doctor may ask when discussing erectile dysfunction (ED, or impotence). Also, see what tests may be recommended.
