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Women's Health latest news

Safer sex and the baby boomer generation

Women in their 50s, 60s and above are particularly vulnerable to sexually transmissible infections.

Looking after your breasts

Our breasts change during our lifetime but there are things you can do ...

How to check your breasts

While most women understand the importance of checking their breasts at least once a ...

Future Fit – Design your own exercise regime

You’ve assessed your health with the aid of the PAR-Q and now you’re ready ...

Future fit - General health concerns

Before starting any regime you must take into consideration your overall level of fitness ...

Future fit – Getting started

You’ve finally got some time for yourself and you want to get fit. But ...

Assessing your current fitness

Before you can start exercising, you need to assess where you’re at.

Timeless beauty tips

Although our beauty regime may change over the years, here are some timeless tips. ...

Flattering faces

Over a lifetime your skin goes through a number of changes. The two most dramatic periods of change are puberty and menopause. During menopause many women find that their skin dries out, while others develop combination or acne-prone skin. This means the way we care for our skin and ...

Putting on a good face

Certain unambiguous signs flag our advancing years. Glasses for failing eyesight and grey hair ...

Use it or lose it

Physiotherapist Jane Banting explains why it’s even more important to ‘move your body’ when ...

Super foods all women should eat

What we eat has a huge impact on our health, with certain foods being ...

Women's health checks

Aside from standard health checks which should be carried out regularly, there are some ...

Breast prostheses rebate

Life after a mastectomy can be difficult, coming to terms with the physical changes can take years. Under a new scheme funded by the Government, women can now get a rebate on the cost of breast prostheses, making the physical changes less noticeable. Women how have ...

Understanding Breast Cancer

When you or someone you know is diagnosed with Breast Cancer, the first important step is to completly understand what it is, and how does it happen. Breast Cancer is an uncontrolled growth of breast cells, resulting from abnormal changes in the genes that regulate the ...

Fresh look at women’s health

With the current women’s health policy 20 years old, the time has come to address the changing issues facing today’s typical Australian woman. Over the years there may have been substantial improvements in diagnosis and treatment for diseases such as breast and cervical cancer and more may be known ...

Alcohol and cancer in women

In the UK, the Million Women Study, as the title suggests, followed one million women for seven years. With about 70,000 developing cancer, alcohol consumption was closely looked at as a contributory factory. Most women in the UK drink moderate amounts of alcohol, the study average being one ...

Breast MRI rebate

Having a family history of breast cancer can cause significant anxiety for potential sufferers and their loved ones. And as we all know, early detection can make all the difference. Now women under 50 in the high risk category can get a Medicare rebate on an ...