Drinking alcohol, not taking illicit drugs like ecstasy or LSD, is more closely linked with violence. Yet, media reports tend to say the...

New health minister Greg Hunt has approved a 4.8% rise in health insurance premiums A topic of discussion at many barbecues this summer will inevitably...

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By agencies working together, we can prevent female genital mutilation, which new research confirms is happening in Australia Female genital mutilation or cutting, also...

Gone are the days when we were told to suck out a snake’s venom. So what’s the current treatment and how have treatments...

Vegetarians might live longer, but only because they’re more likely to be healthy in other ways, too In the past few years, you may...

Pastry or fruit? Dietary guidelines aren’t helping us make the best food choices Dietary guidelines come under a lot of fire. They have been...

Current smoking cessation rates are not sufficient to meet public health goals New comprehensive research shows smoking imposes a heavy economic burden throughout the...

Controversy surrounds the link between Australian of the Year Alan Mackay Sim’s research and a Polish team who restored mobility for a paraplegic...

Machines don’t make the same errors as humans when it comes to decisions based on visual analysis This week US scientists announced they have...