Events for August 2009
1 Aug 2009 - 7 Aug 2009
Infant Massage Australia is committed to empowering parents and enriching families through the nurturing touch of infant massage - fostering healthy communication, understanding and love for children in our society.
1 Aug 2009 - 7 Aug 2009
The Australian Breastfeeding Association celebrates World Breastfeeding Week from 1-7 August. World Breastfeeding Week is an initiative of the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) and is celebrated in 120 countries around the world.
2 Aug 2009 - 8 Aug 2009
CP Australia - works towards creating a national focus on cerebral palsy - to promote the interests, rights, roles and wellbeing of people with cerebral palsy and similar disorders.
2 Aug 2009 - 8 Aug 2009
National Healthy Bones Week is a joint initiative between Osteoporosis Australia and Dairy Australia, highlighting the important role of calcium in the development and maintenance of healthy bones (and the prevention of osteoporosis).
16 Aug 2009 - 22 Aug 2009
Glaucoma is a common eye disease. It affects about 1 in every 50 Australians over the age of 40. Glaucoma can cause vision loss and anyone can be at risk. Although it is not life threatening, the personal and social effects are wide reaching.
17 Aug 2009 - 23 Aug 2009
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a unique and holistic way of looking at health and disease. This system of medicine developed over thousands of years in China. It has specific diagnostic methods: inspection, listening/smelling, inquiry and palpation. The diagnosis is based on the disharmony of energy in body. Acupuncture is a main branch in TCM. It regulates and harmonises the energy in the body by inserting fine needles in special points according to the channel theories in TCM. Moxibustion, cupping, scraping, electric needles and patent herbal medicine are also used to support the acupuncture treatment in our clinic. Acupuncture is used to treat numerous diseases, including all kinds of pain, skin disorders, insomnia, digestive disorders, and more.
23 Aug 2009 - 29 Aug 2009
Hearing Awareness Week is an annual event held in the last week of August. It provides an opportunity to raise community awareness of hearing impairment and ways to protect your hearing. This week is a key event for Deafness Forum which is the national coordinating body.
24 Aug 2009 - 30 Aug 2009
Velo-cardio-facial syndrome (VCFS/22q11.2) is a genetic syndrome. It is the result of a submicroscopic deletion on the long arm of Chromosome 22 in the “q11” region- deletion 22q11.VCFS/22q11.2 occurs in approximately one in 2000 births and is the most common submicroscopic deletion syndrome. There are more than 100 physical phenotypic features reported as VCFS affects every major system in the body.