Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder that causes unwanted and repeated thoughts and/or feelings. This usually leads to an intense need to repeat certain rituals. It may be a lifelong condition, but it can be managed by talking to a doctor or psychologist.
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Dental Care for Children
Dental care: It is recommended that you clean your baby’s teeth daily, as soon as the first teeth appear in their mouth. From an early age, it is important to help children develop good oral hygiene habits.
How Can I Access Pain Management Services? Dr. Jennifer Stevens
Dr. Jennifer Stevens discusses the importance and strategies of approaching the correct medical practitioners including going through your GP, Telehealth.
Competition key when it comes to increasing exercise
A new study shows that people who were competing against one another did more exercise and formed better exercise habits than people who worked together.
Does alcohol increase your risk of dementia?
People who have a few drinks a week may have a reduced risk of dementia.
Fibre could save your life
A comprehensive review of the evidence shows a diet high in fibre is key to reducing your risk of several chronic diseases.
What does a good diet really mean?
Australian research has found that focusing on your whole diet rather than obsessing on individual nutrients pays off in terms of obesity and blood pressure. The study scored the diets of 5,000 men and women.
Do fruit and vegetables make you happy?
Eating more fruits and vegetables has been linked to substantial increases in people’s level of happiness and now we have the research to to back up this claim.
Is coffee healthy or harmful?
Coffee is a good example of how conflicting research provides mixed messages. A major review of the results of over 1200 coffee studies sheds light on the healthy versus harmful coffee debate.
Are you a super sneezer?
Sneezing is a normal defence mechanism and new research show that sneezing is much more complex than first thought.