Can you damage your eyes if you rub them?

ABC Health & Wellbeing Updates: if you are having trouble viewing this email you can view the online version here. 20 September 2012 Welcome to this week's ABC Health & Wellbeing Updates where you'll find the most interesting and inspiring health stories from across the ABC. What's new follow us on Twitter and Facebook Can you damage your eyes if you rub them? Fact Buster: Rubbing your eyes might seem pretty harmless, but could you actually do some serious damage? Asthma Video: In this episode of Tonic, the team looks at a problem that affects one in six children, one in ten adults and up to one in five of us during our lifetimes; asthma. Slapped cheek disease Kids' Health Guide: Slapped cheek, or fifth disease, is a mild viral illness that causes a characteristic facial rash. Healthy Living Healthy Eating Do glasses weaken your eyes? The popular belief that glasses weaken your eyes is a myth. Read transcript Barbequed fish with walnuts This dish is high in protein and a good source of fibre. Serve with a large salad for a delicious light meal. Health focus Headaches Our brains can't sense pain but the network of nerves, blood vessels, membranes and other tissues surrounding them can – as any headache sufferer knows. The pain may be produced by mechanical, chemical or inflammatory irritation. But working out exactly what is causing a headache can be difficult. This week is Headache and Migraine Awareness Week. To find out more about headaches, take a look at these resources. Fact File: Headache Oestrogen and migraine Migraine linked to heart disease Tests for headache? Medication overuse headaches This week's health tip If you like grapefruit - fresh or juiced - note that it can interfere with a large number of medicines and warnings aren't always on the box. Check with your pharmacist. more >> News AMA calls for tougher alcohol advertising regulations (AM - 19/09/2012) App to manage kids' pain (The World Today - 19/09/2012) Obesity, BPA link tenuous say experts (Science Online - 19/09/2012) Mental health services failing people with intellectual disabilities (The World Today - 18/09/2012) Men with type 1 diabetes osteoporosis risk (Science Online - 18/09/2012) Japanese tooth patch may reduce decay (Science Online - 17/09/2012) Stressed at work? Look out for your heart (Science Online - 14/09/2012) Victims demand Lyme disease recognition (Stateline NSW - 14/09/2012) Suicide debate the key to prevention (Stateline WA - 14/09/2012) Stem cells boost hopes of ending deafness (Science Online - 13/09/2012) Dentists try to revive Chronic Diseases Dental Scheme (PM - 13/09/2012) more health news >> Online analysis and opinion Depression vs disability Ramp up So. I am asked to write an article for Ramp Up, about my experience with depression. Ramp Up is a site about disabilities. And I am taken aback. 'Does that...count?' I ask. I am sure I'm not disabled. Am I? No, I am definitely not. And I immediately feel guilty for my denial. I am acting out a particularly politically incorrect Seinfeld parody. 'I am NOT disabled - not that there's anything wrong with that...' more analysis and opinion>> Audio and video Questions over benefits of medications for mild hypertension (Health Report) Omega-3 fatty acid supplements and major cardiovascular disease (Health Report) Is it wrong to design a baby? (Life Matters) Diet and ADHD (Ockham's Razor) Comparing skilled care with drugs for dementia patients at home (Health Report) Computer use part of the story in delaying dementia (Health Report) Infant male circumcision (Saturday Extra) Generic medicines: are they safe? (Life Matters) Embryonic stem cells (Science with Chris Smith) (RN Breakfast) Skin deep (Catalyst) Sun damage (Catalyst) ABC Babytalk: What you don't know about having a baby (ABC Local Radio) more audio and video >> ABC Science Quantum evolution Australian researchers report they've made a breakthrough in quantum computing. So how does their discovery fit in the race to build a supercomputer? more ABC Science >> Contact | Subscribe | Unsubscribe © 2012 Australian Broadcasting Corporation | Privacy Policy Head office: ABC, 700 Harris Street, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia