An illness or disease that is long lasting and may change the way a person lives their life.

One third of the total disease burden in Australia could be prevented by people quitting smoking, getting active, losing weight and eating more fruit – a new AIHW study has found. The Australian Burden of Disease Study: Impact and causes…

…there has been no information about how these vary according to spread of disease at diagnosis using data from New South Wales cancer registry. What is new? Use of a population-based cohort of more than 716,000 persons, aged 15-89 years,…

What is known? Disease maps are an important tool to document how the burden of disease varies by small geographical area. The calculation of statistics reported in these maps often requires access to confidential data that cannot be shared publicly…

A benign type of inflammatory bowel disease that may increase a person’s risk of developing bowel cancer.

What is known? Coal mine dust lung disease is a group of occupational lung diseases caused by coal miners being exposed to coal mine dust over a period of time. One such disease is coal workers’ pneumoconiosis. Given recent reports…

A benign condition that causes inflammation of the bowel.

…all age groups; and rates were significantly higher in remote areas. “Exposure to passive smoke raises a person’s risk of heart disease, lung cancer and respiratory conditions, and can cause asthma, SIDS and allergic respiratory diseases in children,” Ms Clift…

Cancer is an environmental disease mainly caused by avoidable lifestyle factors, according to the latest evidence released today at the World Cancer Congress in Melbourne. The findings, published by the Union for International Cancer Control and American Cancer Society in…

A person’s main health care, which is provided by a general practitioner (GP) or a community nurse. It can include initial tests and diagnoses of disease, health promotion, disease prevention, and chronic illness management….