1 June 2019

1 June 2019 Mary Clarke had a privileged upbringing in the glamour of Hollywood. She was born on December 1, 1926, in Beverley Hills, California of Irish immigrant parents. Her mother died in the course of her fourth pregnancy. Her father was a successful sales executive, and Mary inherited his compassion and generosity for less […]

1 June 2019 Its financial cost in Australia, both through direct medical expenses and lost productivity, is estimated to be more than $7 billion per annum[1]. Just like endometrial lining within the uterine cavity, endometriosis cells replicate and grow during the proliferative and secretory phase of the menstrual cycle, then break down and bleed when

1 June 2019 To be fair it was nothing life-threatening, not that a leaking eyeball as a complication of glaucoma surgery is anyone’s idea of fun. But it meant my mother required specialised treatment that wasn’t available to her in central Queensland, necessitating her being flown to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital ophthalmology unit.

Will I? Won’t I? Will I? Won’t I? At the start of each flu season many people toss up whether to get the flu jab. Excuses include a dislike of needles and it’s a waste of time and money because “my immune system will cope”.

Majellan’s new pregnancy magazine Becoming Parents – A Spiritual Journey was launched at the Essential Baby and Toddler Show in Melbourne in early April. Around 10,000 people attended the expo at the Royal Exhibition Building in Carlton.

1 June 2019 Later, in his book, Lament for a Son, Wolterstorff reflected on his experience with grieving and said: “Our culture says men must be strong and that the strength of a man in sorrow is to be seen in his tearless face. Tears are for women. Tears are signs of weakness and women

1 June 2019 Unless you’ve been living in a monastic community, I’m sure you would be at least minimally aware of the Marie Kondo approach to ‘decluttering’. In previewing a “Life Matters” (Radio National) segment on the phenomenon earlier this year, journalist Fran Kelly said, “My socks don’t give me joy.” She was referring to