Health Problems

Women need professional emotional support during high-risk pregnancies, study finds

Little is known about how women manage emotional distress during high-risk pregnancies, but Rutgers researchers learned that without psychosocial support, women struggle with fears and tears while feeling isolated and worried. The study appears in the journal Psychology of Women Quarterly. About 15 percent of pregnancies worldwide are high-risk, making premature delivery, low infant birth […]

Health News

Tumours ‘corrupt’ healthy tissue to support its ‘growth and survival’

Cancer cells may ‘corrupt’ surrounding healthy tissue to help tumours grow, spread and resist treatment, scientists claim Scientists studied the tissue that surrounds mice tumours in the laboratory  Cancer ‘exerts a powerful influence over its neighbouring cells’ Helps experts understand how tumours trigger changes that help them survive  Cancer cells may ‘corrupt’ healthy tissue to help them […]

Kids Health

Why Don't Breastfeeding Support Groups Support Quitting, Too?

The online breastfeeding community supports you through thrush, nursing strikes, mastitis, I even saw a local community band together to lend a woman a pump part at work. They have tips and tricks, suggestions for positions to try for different issues, there are constant words of encouragement. But what I never seemed to see was much discussion around wanting […]

Health Problems

Peer support reduces carer burden

In a world first, La Trobe University research has shown how peer-led support programs for family and friends who provide regular support to an adult diagnosed with a mental health condition can significantly improve carer well-being. Family Education Programs (FEPs) – led by trained individuals with their own personal experience of caring for someone with […]

Kids Health

Successful support for parents of anorexia patients

In a pilot projected at the University Clinic for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry of MedUni Wien and AKH Wien, parents of anorexia patients were familiarised with the illness in the form of workshops and an online intervention and introduced to skills for the interaction with their children in order to promote healing. The scientific evaluation […]

Health Problems

Lifting the lid on bladder cancer support

Bladder cancer is a painful and sometimes life-threatening condition that patients can find difficult to talk about, with many becoming homebound as they cope with debilitating side effects such as incontinence. Bladder cancer mainly starts between the ages of 50 and 80 years old, affecting men at a ratio of 3:1, and is increasing with […]

Personal Health

I Support Women In Sport 2016 Winners

Fair Fighter Liesl Tesch & Ruan Sims Leadership Legend Anna Meares Local Heroine Josie Janz-Dawson Hall Of Fame Layne Beachley Women's Health One To Watch Ella Nelson Moment Of The Year Chloe Esposito – Modern pentathlon Olympic gold Moment Of The Year – Readers Choice Michelle Payne – Melbourne Cup 2015 Outstanding Woman In Sport […]