Fatigue

Fatigue is a feeling of weariness, tiredness, or lack of energy.

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Updated March 2011

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Title:   Multiple sclerosis - common problems
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an incurable disease of the central nervous system that can affect the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves. Common problems may include fatigue, weakness, bladder, bowel and sexual changes, pain, cognitive changes, altered sensation, and muscular and visual changes. Symptoms can be eased with medications, therapies and self-help strategies.
Date:   Sep 2011
Title:   Workplace safety - noise pollution
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Noise in the workplace can damage hearing. Hearing damage may occur when noise is higher than 85 decibels, which is about the loudness of heavy traffic. Damage can include tinnitus, hearing loss and other health problems such as headaches and fatigue. If you have to raise your voice or shout to be heard, or if your ears ring or sounds seem muffled afterwards, then the noise level was too loud and harmful.
Date:   Sep 2011
Title:   Snoring
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Snoring may be a symptom of significant sleep-disordered breathing or obstructive sleep apnoea. Snoring isn't harmful in itself, but it can lead to long-term sleep deprivation for the snorer and anyone else kept awake by the noise. Treatment includes lifestyle changes, dental devices and surgery.
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Fatigue fighting tips
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Fatigue can mean feeling tired, lethargic, sleepy or lacking energy. Tips to fight fatigue include drinking lots of water, limiting caffeine, improving your diet and getting enough sleep. Activity and physical exercise help fight fatigue. Fatigue can have a medical cause so check with your doctor. Fatigue can also be a symptom of stress, anxiety, grief or depression.
Date:   Jun 2011
Title:   Motor neurone disease - help with daily activities
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Motor neurone disease (MND) affects the muscles that enable us to move, speak, breathe and swallow. Problems associated with the weakening of these muscles include difficulty moving about, breathlessness, fatigue, difficulty speaking and swallowing, sleeping problems (insomnia), stiffness, swelling and cold limbs. Techniques and aids can help alleviate these problems.
Date:   Jun 2011
Title:   Fatigue explained
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Fatigue can mean feeling tired, sleepy or lacking energy. Fatigue may be due to medical causes, lifestyle or emotional concerns or stress. Depression, anxiety or grief can all cause fatigue. Too little or too much sleep can cause fatigue. Medical causes of fatigue may include flu, glandular fever, anaemia, sleep disorders such as sleep apnoea or restless leg syndrome, CFS/ME (formerly known as chronic fatigue syndrome or myalgic encephalopathy), hypothyroidism, heart problems, cancer and other conditions.
Date:   Jan 2011
Title:   Fatigue
Publisher:   The Cancer Council Victoria
Description:   Cancer treatment-related fatigue is a feeling of severe tiredness experienced by many people who have had chemotherapy and radiotherapy and other treatments.
Date:   Nov 2010
Title:   Fatigue in cancer treatment
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Fatigue is the most frequently reported symptom of cancer and cancer treatment. Although well recognised by health professionals as a significant problem, cancer fatigue is still poorly understood.
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Fatigue
Publisher:   CareSearch
Description:   Fatigue is an extremely common problem amongst palliative care patients and causes significant distress. These pages provide information and evidence regarding fatigue for health professionals.
Date:   Jul 2010
Title:   Recognising tired signs in babies & children
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   A guide to children's tired signs, with information on how to spot tiredness in babies and toddlers. Includes tips on how to avoid your child becoming overstimulated, and how to help your child settle.
Date:   Apr 2010
Title:   Office ergonomics: managing mental health
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Risks to psychological health at work may arise from organisational or personal factors such as poor design of work and jobs, poor communication and interpersonal relationships, bullying or fatigue.
Date:   Apr 2010
Title:   Pregnancy - signs and symptoms
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Symptoms of pregnancy include amenorrhoea (missed period), breast changes, fatigue, frequent urination and nausea (morning sickness). These symptoms are only clues to, not proof of, pregnancy and most can be caused by other factors. A suspected pregnancy needs to be confirmed with medical tests such as a urine test or blood test.
Date:   Jan 2010
Title:   Aerobic exercise: what you need to know - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Aerobic exercise refers to exercise that requires the consumption of substantially more oxygen than at rest.
Date:   Jan 2010
Title:   Tinnitus - lifestyle adjustments can help
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Tinnitus can be managed with some lifestyle changes. Avoiding stress, fatigue and loud noise can help. Some foods and drinks can increase tinnitus including caffeine (in tea, coffee and other drinks), quinine (in tonic water), red wine and spicy foods. Quit smoking to improve your health and ask your doctor if your medications may make tinnitus worse.
Date:   Oct 2009
Title:   Achieving an adequate diet - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   A constant daily intake of nutritious foods is necessary for good health. Tiredness, irritability and excessively dry skin may be due to an inadequate diet.
Date:   Oct 2009
Title:   Fatigue
Publisher:   Novita Children's Services
Description:   This page describes what causes fatigue and tiredness for children with a physical disability and the effect on their lives. Some practical ideas are provided for how to reduce this problem.
Date:   Jul 2009
Title:   Over-exercise
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   We are always being told about how good exercise is for us, but did you know that you can exercise too much and this can affect your health?
Date:   Dec 2011
Title:   Over-exercise
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Australians are sometimes seen as sport mad and young Australians do many different types of exercise and sport. But too much of anything can create problems.
Date:   Dec 2011
Title:   Glandular fever - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Find out about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of glandular fever (infectious mononucleosis) - sometimes called the kissing disease.
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Statement on fatigue and the anaesthetist
Publisher:   Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
Description:   In the interests of patient safety, it is important that anaesthetists are aware of the following principles and their responsibilities in respect of working while fatigued.
Date:   Jun 2007

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