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Australia has about 2,000 species of spiders. Most spiders are relatively harmless to humans. First aid for a venomous
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Kidney disease can sometimes lead to kidney failure. If kidney disease is found early, medications and lifestyle
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Introduce these small changes in your day to day choices, and you will reap the long-term rewards. Choosing tomato-
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A goitre is an enlargement of the thyroid gland. Causes include iodine deficiency and thyroid conditions, such as
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Braille is a writing system for blind and vision impaired people. It is made up of raised dots that can be 'read' by
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Cadmium is a metal with many uses, including the manufacture of batteries. High exposure to cadmium has been linked to
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Syphilis is a sexually transmissible infection (STI) caused by a bacterium and is easily treated. Condoms and dams
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Bullying is ongoing aggression by children or adults against another child or children. It can have detrimental effects
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Hay fever, also called allergic rhinitis, is common in spring because it is often caused by an allergy to grass pollen.
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Some people are troubled by constant and excessive worrying that seems difficult to control. This type of worrying is
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A transient ischaemic attack (TIA) is a mini-stroke that warns of an impending stroke within hours, days, weeks or
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Vitamin D helps your body absorb calcium from food and drinks you consume. The bulk of our vitamin D intake comes from
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Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is a type of psychotherapy that helps people to change unhelpful or unhealthy
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Good personal hygiene is one of the most effective ways to protect ourselves, and others, from illness. This means
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Osteoarthritis is a disease of the joints. The two bones of a joint are normally protected by smooth, cushioning
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