CHILD POISONING FROM VAPING. IS IT TIME TO PANIC YET?

The ABC recently reported an alarming rise in child poisonings in NSW from vaping products. [link] With vaping’s rapid rise in popularity, we must ask the question: is it time to panic... Read more »

BREATH FOR THE SOUL AIMS TO EMPOWER READERS TO PRACTICE SELF-CARE

San Antonio, TX, February 1, 2023 — Dr. Jan Patterson is an integrative medicine and infectious diseases physician who has been studying and practicing medicine for more than 30 years, but she... Read more »

HEART FOUNDATION LAUNCHES ‘LUNCHBOX LIFESAVER’

HEART FOUNDATION LAUNCHES ‘LUNCHBOX LIFESAVER’ TIPS FOR A HEALTHY RETURN TO SCHOOL The Heart Foundation is on a mission to help parents and school kids prepare their healthiest – and tastiest –... Read more »

MUSLIM MILLENNIALS, TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES, AND PROMOTING HALAL LIFESTYLE

By Syed Atiq ul Hassan, Sydney Australia; There are 8 billion people on this planet, of whom 2 billion are Muslims. Muslims are the majority in 50 countries. Approximately 90 percent of... Read more »

AUSTRALIA’S VAPING STORY NEEDS A REBOOT

By; Dr. Colin Mendelsohn The nationwide panic about youth vaping has recently dominated Australian media with daily reports of young people accessing these products. Youth vaping is a legitimate concern, however it has distracted... Read more »

CHECKING BLOOD PRESSURE IN A HEARTBEAT, USING AI AND A CAMERA

Report by UniSA; Monitoring blood pressure using a digital camera could soon be the norm, thanks to an innovative technique demonstrated by Australian and Iraqi researchers. Using the same remote-health technology they pioneered to... Read more »

PBBC UK and Dreamworld Resort, Hotel & Golf Course, Pakistan, signed an MOU

United Kingdom-based Pakistan Britain Business Council (PBBC) and Dreamworld Resort, Hotel & Golf Course, Pakistan, signed an MOU for cooperation in the fields of hospitality, trade, investment, and internationally accredited education in... Read more »

Introducing Classy Cats NFT: Entertaining You Through Purrfect Cat Characters

ENTERTAINING YOU THROUGH PURRFECT CAT CHARACTERS By: Floryselle Lafradez Classy Cats is a non-fungible token project created through the Ethereum Blockchain, and prides itself on being “the classiest cats on the blockchain.”... Read more »

CONNECTING GEN ‘M’ THROUGH HALAL MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

By Syed Atiq ul Hassan [Islamic media content focusing on Islamic culture, values and lifestyle has grown exponentially in today’s borderless and digital world. The business model is seeing a shift from... Read more »

An interesting story about type 2 diabetes – Remission Case Study

Remission Case Study – Elizabeth Duncan  A shock diagnosis gave Elizabeth Duncan 55, the motivation she needed to turn her health around. There was no history of diabetes in my family. It wasn’t... Read more »

COVID-19 Pandemic Impacting Mental Status of International Students

Sydney (Tribune International, Monash University Media Release, 1st Sept 2021): International students’ personality traits and cultural values are likely to impact their mental health and ability to respond to stressors when studying... Read more »

AUSTRALIA MUST RELY ON LOCKDOWNS TO CONTROL DELTA VARIANT

By Professor George Milne Early Delta variant modelling results by researchers at The University of Western Australia indicate that Australia will need to continue to rely on hard lockdowns to control COVID-19... Read more »

DIY oxygen conversion unit proving valuable in fight against India’s COVID-19 battle

Sydney (Tribune International, Monash University Release, 7 July, 2021): As COVID-19 continues to devastate much of India, a group of international researchers led by Monash University have developed an oxygen conversion unit... Read more »
An artists' impression of the Korongee village in Tasmania for people living with dementia.

Australia’s first ever ‘Dementia Village’ to be built in Tasmania

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 safer and more fulfilling lives will be... Read more »
Blacktown Hospital

NSW’s Blacktown Hospital will have “the best of the best” health care

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 according to NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard.... Read more »
Sunverge Solar Integration System

Australia’s first virtual power plant goes live in Adelaide

‘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 of solar battery storage installations ‘switching on’... Read more »
The AW139 will be standard across all NSW’s aeromedical helicopter fleet under the new contract. (Paul Sadler)

New ambulance helicopters set for NSW skies

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 ambulance helicopters have begun service for NSW... Read more »
France to bans all plastic dishware starting in 2020

France to ban all plastic dishware starting in 2020

France becomes the first country to ban plastic plates and cutlery PARIS — France has become the first country in the world to ban plastic plates, cups and utensils, passing a law... Read more »
Photo of Danish restaurant Noma in Copenhagen

Waitlist hits 27000 at world-famous Noma restaurant in Sydney

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 table and forfeit their $485 payment. A... Read more »

Do we actually only need six hours of sleep a night?

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 any more than 7 hours of a... Read more »

Skinny jeans a new health hazard as Adelaide woman collapses

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 days in hospital. “When she arrived, she... Read more »
Trees

Benefits of Trees – Closer you live to trees, the better off you are

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 holes for his head and arms that—all... Read more »
World No Tobacco Day 2015

World No Tobacco Day: Will countries ‘walk the talk’ to end the tobacco epidemic?

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 by governments over the past years to... Read more »

10 changes to make in your 30s for lifelong success

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 disposable cash on new kicks. But your... Read more »