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myVMC – Virtual Medical Centre

Virtual Medical Centre (VMC) is an Australian medical information website. It delivers medical information, written by medical professionals, about current conventional medicine.

myVMC was born out of the necessity to have quality medical information available online to members of the general public. Health professionals can access medical information based on the latest best practice guidelines at www.myvmc.com.

There are 25 medical specialty areas from cancer, to heart health, sexual health and child’s health. Each has medical information on:

prescription drugs
disease information
symptoms of disease
medical treatment
medical tests
doctor videos and animations
tools and calculators
latest medical trials and research
health events and conferences
medical support for patients
latest medical news
RSS feeds
medical dictionary

The information presented by myVMC is designed to support that provided by health professionals and never to replace it.

This information was originally published on healthdirect - myVMC – Virtual Medical Centre.

Last reviewed: October 2014

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Obesity and Weight Loss | myVMC

Weight loss: Traditional methods for weight loss include reducing calorie intake, increasing physical activity, and behaviour therapy.

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Kids Dental Health

For healthy teeth in babies and children, oral hygiene begins before teething. A healthy diet and regular visits to a kids dentist are important.

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Health Checks in Childhood | myVMC

Health Checks in Childhood: Children should visit a health professional at birth, 1-4 weeks, 6-8 weeks, 6-8 months, 18 months, 2-3 years and 4-5 years. During these visits, their immunisation status and developmental status will be checked.

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Impact of Bed Wetting | myVMC

Bedwetting or enuresis is defined as intermittent episodes of wetting the bed while asleep in children over 5 years of age.

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Nutrition and the Body | myVMC

Many people are concerned with not only their general health, but their appearance as well. Getting the best nutrition you can is essential for maintaining a healthy body and your natural beauty.

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Male Circumcision | myVMC

Get basic facts on circumcision, including the benefits and risks of having it done. Get trustworthy information written by health professionals.

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Smoking | myVMC

Smoking: Even though smoking carries serious health risks, a significant proportion of the Australian population continues to smoke. Many smokers attempt to quit at some stage.

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Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS device) | myVMC

TENS units (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) are used to treat pain by passing a small electrical current across the skin.

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