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A video looking at how medicare works, and what the medicare levy surcharge is.

Most publications addressing how we should plan and design our cities start from the premise that there is much wrong with our cities. They point out that the way we organise space requires an increasing reliance on the motor car, consumes more land on the edges and demands more and more energy - all part of a road to ruin. Predictions about the increasing numbers of people who will live in cities add to the growing chorus insisting on the need for new directions and innovative solutions.

Healthy by Design®. A guide to planning and designing environments for active living in Tasmania aims to assist planners, urban designers and related professionals to design a built environment that enables people to incorporate incidental physical activity-such as walking and cycling for transport-into their daily routine. This resource has wide application to the planning and design of the public realm. It contains discrete chapters on design considerations, evidence, tools and case studies that can be referred to and applied to a variety of settings. The strategies within this reference document apply to Tasmania's urban environments, but also address Tasmania's unique characteristics such as its broad open spaces and hilly topography that influence physical activity on a daily basis.

This case study describes the outcome of a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach to healthy planning. It illustrates an example of how a regional council, on the North Coast of NSW, with modest prospects of growth can fund appropriate changes to the urban form, through the incorporation of healthy planning principles within standard planning policies and instruments.

Beyondblue is a national, independent, not-for-profit organisation working to address issues associated with depression, anxiety and related disorders in Australia. Its mission is to build a society that understands and responds to the personal and social impact of depression, works actively to prevent it, and improves the quality of life for everyone affected.

Better Health Channel explores stress - how it affects us and what we can do to manage it. Includes a quiz to check your stress levels.

If you've ever felt the way anger or fear can electrify the atmosphere in a room, you'll know what Sandra Ingerman means by "toxic thoughts." The author, a family therapist and shaman practitioner, believes our thoughts and emotions transmit an invisible but palpable energy that can affect our mental and physical well-being.

DUBAI // Residents of the Emirates are among the happiest in the world, a study shows. We are least likely to have negative thoughts about the country we live in, according to a "societal values survey". The study asked people about their perception of life, with only 12 per cent of answers negative.

This review provides a summary of literature pertaining to Beck's Cognitive Theory of Depression, as well as a general overview of the theory. Beck believed that the cognitive symptoms of depression actually precede the affective and mood symptoms of depression, rather than vice versa.

he Black Dog Institute is dedicated to improving the lives of people affected by mood disorders through our high quality translational research, our clinical expertise and our national education programs. Contains information and research about Depression and Bipolar Disorder

CREATE Foundation is Australia's peak body representing the voices of all children and young people in out of home care. CREATE Foundation Limited was founded in 1999. It was formerly known as the Australian Association of Young People in Care (AAYPC) which was started by Jan Owen in 1993.

From humble beginnings as a small volunteer-driven group CREATE Foundation has evolved to become a national organisation with offices in every state and territory in Australia.

As a national organisation CREATE is better able to increase its reach to children and young people in care through its programs and events. As an advocate for children and young people in care CREATE ensures that their voices are heard by key decision makers in government and out-of-home care sector stakeholders. CREATE Foundation is governed by a dedicated Board of Directors comprising representatives from some of Australia's largest corporations.

e-couch is a self-help interactive program with modules for depression, generalised anxiety & worry, social anxiety, relationship breakdown, and loss & grief. It provides evidence-based information and teaches strategies drawn from cognitive, behavioural and interpersonal therapies as well as relaxation and physical activity.

Most of us will not be as fortunate as Madame Jeanne Calment. The Frenchwoman died at the age of 122 on August 4, 1997. Somewhat of a local celebrity in her hometown of Arles, Calment took up fencing at age 85 and was still bicycling into her second century, attributing her longevity to a diet of port wine and olive oil.

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Many herbal medicines are being sold with dodgy labelling and fail to comply with regulations, a new study has found.

Many herbal medicines are being sold with dodgy labelling and fail to comply with regulations, a new study has found.

Throughout history, people have used different kinds of drugs to change the way they feel or see the world. Different cultures have developed social rituals and rules around drug use as a way to control their impact on society. Drugs and how they are used also have different meanings in different cultures. For example in the Pacific Islands, kava is drunk as a means of making contact with the supernatural, to welcome visitors to the community and to cure illnesses. Some Native American Indians use a mushroom that causes dream-like states as a way of getting in touch with the Great Spirit. We use alcohol to celebrate special events like birthdays and weddings.