IT’S estimated that more than 17,500 Australians will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer this year. That will make it leapfrog ahead of breast cancer to become the second-most common, and lethal, form of cancer in the country. But while the disease continues its march up cancer’s grim ranks, there is some good news; in the…

MORE and more seniors are turning to dating agencies to find love in the autumn of their lives, says matchmaking guru Viola Steed. Ms Steed has worked in the dating industry for 35 years and says her Mt Lawley agency, Solutions Matchmaking, is now hooking up loads of over-55s. “We are experiencing an increased volume…

THE number of sexually transmitted infections in 50-70 year olds in WA has taken a dramatic leap. The WA health department was notified of 297 infections in 2012, but four years later that jumped by 75 per cent to 519 — although a department spokesperson stressed that accounted for just 3 per cent of all…

SPINAL HEALTH WEEK 2017: May 22 to 28.  BETWEEN 70 and 90 per cent of Australians will suffer lower back pain during their lives and one in six Australians have chronic back problems, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Back pain can have a debilitating effect, leaving sufferers unable to do the simplest…

SPINAL HEALTH WEEK 2017: May 22 to 28. National Chiropractic Spinal Health Week begins on Monday 26th May, with this year’s theme based around Chronic Back Pain. At Marslen Chiropractic the whole family shares the responsibility of caring for patients. Dr Stephanie has recently graduated as a Chiropractor from Murdoch University, and joins her parents, Doctors…

Local finance broking company, Diversifi Pty Ltd, has just taken out three awards at the prestigious Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia WA Excellence Awards. Diversifi was awarded Best Customer Service as a company, while Ashleigh Wight won the Young Mortgage Professional of the Year and Bree’ana Coleman was recognised as the Best Loan Administrator…

WA’S private schools have cautiously welcomed the Turnbull government’s Gonski 2.0 education funding model, with the sector’s peak organisation saying they won’t lose funding. Scotch College headmaster Alec O’Connell says the latest version of Gonski is a “well-overdue attempt to eliminate the backroom systemic deals that have existed in past Commonwealth funding arrangements.” U-turn The…

ALL things legal will be celebrated at this year’s annual Law Week from May 15 – 19. The Law Society of WA is hosting the shindig and has lined up a diverse range of events by law firms and community legal centres, including free legal advice. “Law Week is a great opportunity for the community…

IT’S a persistent belief that the only treatment for brain cancer is to go under the knife, but Dr Chris Harper and his team have been effectively treating hard-to-reach metastatic brain tumours and other lesions with “stereotactic radiosurgery”. There are no incisions, and no heavy doses of radiation in stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), which sends several…

Do Mothers Day in Style This Mother’s Day, transport mum back to the elegance of a bygone era, and treat her to a high tea at Chapels on Whatley. Upon arrival, you will be served a glass of champagne or iced tea, before indulging in a sumptuous array of sweet and savoury items served on Royal Doulton and Wedgwood…