Posts in category Health & Lifestyle

Tasmania will become home to Australia’s first suburban village designed specifically for people with dementia Australia’s first village designed to help people with dementia live …

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard says Blacktown Hospital will have “the best of the best” Blacktown will have “the best of the best” health care …

‘World’s largest virtual power plant’ switched on at West Lakes in Adelaide Australia’s largest operating virtual power plant is now live with the first tranche …

Ambulance Helicopters have commenced aeromedical operations to provide rescue and retrieval services in partnership with New South Wales (NSW) Ambulance The first fleet of eight new …

France becomes the first country to ban plastic plates and cutlery PARIS — France has become the first country in the world to ban plastic …

More Australians dying from cancer than heart diseases, new report from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows SYDNEY – Cancer has become Australia’s biggest …

The new study would inform of clinical guidelines on appropriate treatment for differentiated thyroid cancer and also help educate the public about the condition. Doctors …

A Research has done that when a child has a developmental disorder the entire family experiences a change in roles and expectations. Some families manage …

Government’s policy sees 5,700 immunise children and another 148,000 update vaccinations to avoid cuts of up to $15,000 a year The federal government’s ‘no jab, …

Australia is the first country in the world to introduce plain cigarette packs aimed at reducing the number of children who start smoking, and support …

World Health Day 2016 is dedicated to raising awareness of diabetes in the hope that we can finally beat it On Thursday 7th April for …

There are 27,000 people on the waitlist for a table at Noma Sydney There are 27,000 people hoping in vain that someone will cancel their …

Lights, TV, smartphones and computers are often blamed for depriving modern humans of sleep. But a new study suggests that our prehistoric ancestors didn’t get …

Wearing skinny jeans can be a health hazard After squatting in them for hours while emptying kitchen cupboards, an Adelaide woman collapsed and spent four …

By James Hamblin John “Johnny Appleseed” Chapman stomped through the Midwestern winter snow with bare feet. His cloak was a lightly modified coffee sack with …

Despite unprecedented pressure from tobacco industry to delay, dilute or thwart progress on a range of tobacco control measures globally, considerable achievements have been made …

Many people spend their 20s getting some unhealthy behaviours out of their system — like sleeping until 2 p.m. on Saturdays and spending all their …

The World Health Organization says the year-long Ebola outbreak in West Africa still qualifies as an international emergency even though the number of cases has …

On April 7, people across the globe will celebrate World Health Day. The World Health Organization (WHO) is choosing to focus on food safety for …

Australian researchers have come up with a non-invasive ultrasound technology that clears the brain of neurotoxic amyloid plaques – structures that are responsible for memory …

The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for worldwide use of “smart” syringes that cannot be used more than once. Smart syringes that break after …

TOKYO — According to a report by Japana Times a recent nationwide study conducted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology on …

With more people surviving cancer, preserving a patient’s fertility so they can become a parent is more important than ever. But how best to do …