A-Z of health information

Nurse-on-Call is a free, confidential telephone helpline that provides immediate, expert health advice from a registered nurse, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Peanuts, tree nuts and seeds can all cause allergies with symptoms ranging from milder reactions to a severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis).

Your healthy diet will need to meet your unique physical needs, fit with your lifestyle, and reduce your risk of disease.

As you become older, the foods and drinks that make up a healthy diet for you may be slightly different from when you were younger.

Nuts are a healthy food and a good source of protein and healthy fats.

Overweight and obesity are essentially preventable diseases.

The hormones leptin, insulin, oestrogens, androgens and growth hormone are factors in obesity.

Once children are overweight, it takes a lot of effort for them to return to a healthy weight.

If your child is overweight, you can help by making healthier lifestyle choices for yourself.

Obesity surgery is an effective, durable, evidence-based treatment for severe obesity and its associated health problems.