A-Z of health information

The severity of symptoms or how a child with McCune-Albright syndrome will be affected throughout life is difficult to predict.

MDMA (ecstasy) is an illegal stimulant and hallucinogenic drug that can cause stroke and heart attack.

Measles can cause serious and sometimes fatal complications, including pneumonia and brain inflammation.

Immunisation is the best protection against measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (chickenpox).

Meat and poultry are a great source of protein and lots of other nutrients your body needs. Check your recommended intake of meat and poultry and try to stick with it.

Non-surgical procedures are used to diagnose, measure or treat problems such as disease or injury

Like all areas of medicine, pregnancy and childbirth has a number of specialised terms, many of which you will hear during your own pregnancy and labour, and the birth of your baby.

Information about medical tests including health checks, screening programs, cervical screening test, pregnancy test, blood tests and non-surgical tests.

People may choose to travel overseas to seek medical or surgical treatment that is unavailable in their home country. This is called medical tourism, and it's a booming industry worldwide. People thinking about medical tourism should carefully consider the risks, their legal options if something goes wrong, and what their insurance covers.

You can appoint someone to be your medical power of attorney, also known as ‘enduring power of attorney (medical treatment)’, to make medical decisions on your behalf when, in certain circumstances, you can’t.