BHC Medical Centre news
A free GP helpline is now operating in most states to provide after-hours telephone advice when your GP is not available. This will be especially helpful for families with young children, for whom problems often seem to arise in the early hours of the morning! Calls are answered by a registered nurse who will assess your condition and provide information and assistance. If necessary, the nurse will transfer you to…
READ MORETeenage Acne Acne (pimples) is a medical condition experienced by 85% of teenagers. Getting the correct treatment can help avoid emotional distress and skin scars. What is acne? Under the skin surface are oil glands. Natural holes (pores) allow…
READ MORESunscreen is the most effective anti-aging cream. When we age our skin becomes thin and wrinkly due to 2 main factors: lack of collagen and dehydration. Doesn’t matter how expensive your anti-aging cream is, if you don’t have an effective sunscreen and hydration cream, the result would be minimum. Skin has its own natural moisturising factor and an antimicrobial peptide AMP – a protein that functions as a natural antibiotic…
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Jan, 2016
This is the innovative machine which combine Collagen Induction Therapy (CIT) by micro-needling and Wound Healing Mechanism (WHM) by Radiofrequency (RF) energy. When it is applied to the skin, under local or topical anaesthesia, sterile Micro-needles are used to…
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Dec, 2015
Eczema or atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease characterised by red, dry, scaly, thickened skin. It is typical to have scratch marks due to the intense and itchy rash that develops with the condition. It is very common to see signs of dry, crusty blood over the lesions. The skin sometimes can be weeping and oozing due to a secondary infection (impetigo). The disease varies in frequency…
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Dec, 2015
Up to 10 per cent of childhood eczema will carry into adulthood. These patients will continue to have ‘imperfect skin’—dry skin lacking the abilities to heal properly or fight against microorganisms. This occurs because of a lack of special…
READ MOREAustralia is among the countries with the highest prevalence of eczema or atopic dermatitis. The current prevalence of eczema in Australia is between 10 to 15 per cent of the population. Recent research conducted at the University of Melbourne showed that around one in three infants (38.5%) suffer from eczema. Most children with atopic dermatitis grow out of the disease when their skin matures, but about 10 percent will continue to suffer with eczema into adulthood.…
READ MOREThe old school of thought believes that eczema is caused by allergy leading to abnormal functioning of immune system. These views have been constantly challenged by evidence of current research which links this inflammatory disease to compromised skin barrier…
READ MOREThe skin is the largest organ of the human body and the most exposed to the outside world. It helps protect people against the invasion of infections and germs but contains an array of bacteria of its own, which help maintain the health of the skin and also defend against more harmful strains of bacteria that have the potential to cause disease. However, the skin is also subject to chemicals…
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