As we round off our focus on Dry July, your health is our priority. Anyone that has been or knows someone that has been dependent on alcohol will know that it affects every aspect of our lives.

Last week, we introduced Dry July. We highlighted the fact that, while alcoholism and severe illnesses caused by drinking are a huge problem, even a small amount of alcohol can negatively affect your health. From making you more susceptible to illness, to wearing down your organs, alcohol is never good for you.

If you live in Australia, you probably know a few people that love to drink. It’s part of our culture. But sometimes we forget that just because something has become normal, it doesn’t mean it’s healthy.

To round up our focus on migraines, we are focussing on the one thing you probably care about most: how to get rid of them! There are a huge range of treatments and preventions for migraines, but the most surprising and newest one is botox.

We are well into Migraine Awareness Month 2022, and if you’ve already got involved in awareness and fundraising activities, you might have learned some new things about the condition already.

It’s migraine awareness month this June, and it’s an interesting one. Migraines affect 4.9 million Aussies, 70% of who are female. According to Deloitte, this common headache type cost our economy more than $35billion in 2018. That’s an expensive headache.

Over the past week, we’ve introduced melanoma awareness month and covered some of the most common ways to spot skin cancers. Prevention is always better than cure, though, so we are wrapping up our focus on melanoma with the best ways to reduce your chance of developing it at all.

Although most moles and spots on your body are harmless, it is important to keep an eye on them. The best way to improve the outcome of a melanoma diagnosis is to receive that diagnosis early, which means monitoring moles for irregularities and seeing your doctor immediately if you notice any.

With Australia having the highest rates of skin cancer in the world, it seems fitting that we spend May focussing on Melanoma Awareness Month. As ‘Australia’s National Cancer’, and given the amount of sun we get in this country, it is a cause close to many of our hearts.

This April, we introduced IBS Awareness Month and covered some of the ways you can get involved. We suggested some ways to reduce the discomfort caused by a flare-up, and we highlighted how little we know about its causes.

Last week, we introduced IBS awareness week, but undoubtedly the most pressing question for anyone currently experiencing an IBS flare-up is how to relieve its pain right here, right now.

April is IBS Awareness Month. The International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD) marked it so in 1997, to educate the world and therefore improve the experience of newly diagnosed patients.

Over the past month, we have focused on endometriosis: what it is and how to spot the symptoms. If you have done any research at all on the condition, you have probably found out that we know very little about it compared with others.

Last week, we introduced QENDO March: a whole month dedicated to raising awareness of endometriosis. Unlike other conditions that we dedicate months to, the awareness aspect of QENDO March is arguably more important than the fundraising part

March is endometriosis awareness month. It’s an important one, because despite affecting 1 in 9 Australian women, very little is known about the condition. For the whole of March, pelvic health advocates, QENDO, are helping to raise awareness about endometriosis.

To wrap up our focus on heart disease, and as a final note that it’s not too late to sign up for REDFEB, we are focussing on its signs, symptoms and risk factors. As with any other information related to heart disease, we highly recommend you talk through any specific worries with your doctor.

Last week, we introduced the wonderful, month-long awareness and fundraising event that is RED FEB. If you haven’t already, sign up to wear red throughout February and raise money for Heart Research Australia.

Another month, another fantastic cause for us to help raise awareness for. February 2022 is the second annual REDFEB, where participants wear red throughout February to raise awareness of heart disease.

We’ve focussed on testing, we’ve focussed on variants, we’ve focussed on how to get vaccinated. Now what?

Last week, we covered two of the most common tests for COVID-19: PCR tests, rapid antigen tests and the differences between them. Now, we are continuing our exploration of the way our understanding of the virus has developed over the past two years.