Head lice are tiny insect parasites that live on your head and feed on your scalp (the skin covering your head).
While breastfeeding you may need to take medication for a few days to treat an acute illness, or on an ongoing basis to treat a chronic illness.
Pubic lice (Phthirus pubis) are small parasites found in the pubic hair. They are often called crabs due to their crab-like appearance under a microscope.
Information on school health - health issues affecting school children
Information for people diagnosed with head and neck cancers.
Most headaches are not serious. However, sometimes, when associated with other signs and symptoms, headaches may be an indication of a serious underlying condition.
There are a number of ways you can look after yourself and your friends before, during and after a night out to make sure your day or night is a memorable one, and not for the wrong reasons.
The majority of head injuries are minor and scans are not required. However, it is important that you have someone at home with you for the next 24 hours in case you feel unwell.
Bore water is water that has been drawn from a body of underground water, either through a deep pipe or a shallow hole
Alzheimer’s disease is a form of dementia.
A poisons licence is required by anyone who wants to wholesale or retail medicines and poisons in Schedules 2, 3, 4, 7 and 8 or wholesale Schedule 6 poisons
Information on how to manage and treat a spinal injury.
If your child is starting year 7 or year 10, remember to provide consent so they can get their important immunisations as they head into the new school year.
The Cancer Nurse Coordination Service is a team of specialist nurses located in both metropolitan Perth and rural regions of Western Australia.
Vaccines, like any medication, can cause side effects
Your baby’s personality is becoming clear to you. They’re putting sounds together by babbling, trying to copy or say first words, and saying ‘No’ with a shake of their head. They may be clingy and wary of strangers, but they’re forming special relationships with you and other family members.
Most people will undertake some form of simple pest control on their propery using pesticides. At some stage, a pest problem may be encountered which you are unable or unwilling to manage. Therefore you will need to engage a registered professional pest management business.
Take care when undertaking any work on houses built prior to 1990, as it is likely to have a variety of building materials that contain asbestos.
Tips to help protect you and your family from illnesses most associated with winter.
An introduction to progressive muscle relaxation technique and a guide to one of the basic exercises.
Fibromyalgia is a common health condition that causes widespread body pain and sensitivity to touch.
In Western Australia the Radiation Safety Act 1975 and the Radiation Safety (General) Regulations 1983 apply to all irradiating apparatus (x-ray equipment) for both medical and industrial uses.
Anaemia describes a condition where there is a low red blood cell count or low haemoglobin level.
Information on how to read and understand labels on common household products that contain chemicals.
In most cases, soil contaminated by asbestos cement material is quite safe if properly managed.
There’s nothing worse than having a long awaited holiday interrupted by a visit to the doctor. Like most things, prevention is the best defence. We advise older Western Australians to plan ahead before they go on holiday. medica
The articles in this section will help you plan ahead and stay healthy while travelling.
There are many causes of diarrhoea and vomiting, the most common being viral. Other symptoms such as headache, fever, generalised aches and pains and tiredness may also be present.
About 90 per cent of Western Australians receive drinking water from licensed and regulated public drinking water supply systems (known as scheme suppliers).
Western Australian parents can access immunisation to protect their babies from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) ahead of the winter season.
Mental health services for Aboriginal people in the Perth metropolitan area.
There is no safe level of illicit drug use.
Youth services for Aboriginal people in the Perth metropolitan area.
The articles in this section relate to parenting.
There is a range of mental health services available to provide support and immediate response to people in crisis or in need of urgent medical care.
Information on feral pigeons and techniques that can be used around your home and property to destroy them.
SARC provides a 24-hour emergency service in metropolitan Perth, Western Australia providing; medical care, forensic examination and counselling support to people who have been sexually assaulted within the previous 14 days.
Ebolavirus disease, commonly called Ebola, is a serious and often fatal disease. People living in or travelling to affected areas of Africa may be at risk of infection.
Things can still go wrong even when you plan your night out.
Bed bugs are small parasitic insects that feed on human blood by piercing the skin. They usually seek out blood meals at night.
Health and medica service for Aboriginal peple in WA by region.
Bipolar disorder (sometimes referred to as manic depression) is a mental illness that affects normal function of the brain.
When cleaning up after a flood there are a number of safety precautions you should follow.
A little bit of planning before you travel overseas can make a big difference to your health.
Rabies virus and Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV) belong to a group of viruses called lyssaviruses.
The body artist wants you to be comfortable and safe. At the same time they need to take care of their own interests and health, so there are a few things they will ask you to do.
The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) provides details of information available to support children and young people with a mental health condition, and their families.
Water in rainwater tanks on your property can be contaminated during or after a fire or flood, by ash, smoke, debris, bacteria, fire or firefighting activities.
Taking care when you store and handle food makes it last longer and can also reduce the risk of food poisoning.