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- Drugs, teenagers and parenting
Teenagers use drugs for similar reasons that adults do.
- Dry eye
A person suffering from dry eye syndrome does not have enough of the right kind of tears to keep the eye comfortable.
- Dry mouth
A dry mouth is a symptom of an underlying problem, rather than a disease in itself.
- Dummies
Dummy sucking should stop before school age to avoid teeth or mouth problems.
- Duncan and Breanna, father and daughter, Melbourne
Duncan started experiencing severe depression in his early thirties. When he was hospitalised following a suicide attempt, his daughter Breanna became his carer.
- Dupuytren's contracture
Dupuytren's contracture gradually causes clawing of the fingers as they are pulled towards the palm.
- Dwarfism
Dwarfism refers to a group of conditions characterised by shorter than normal skeletal growth.
- Dyslexia
Dyslexia is a type of specific learning difficulty (SLD) in which the person has difficulties with language and words.