HEALTHY LIVING

The director of the National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre at UNSW, professor Jan Copeland, revealed that a recent online market survey of 4,500 Australians showed more than half of those smoking cannabis struggle to control their use. Still people continue to believe that they can never become dependent on marijuana.

The list of the negative effects of eating bacon regularly, on top of colon cancer and male infertility, has just expanded. A new study claims daily ingestion of the favourite breakfast fare of two strips increases chances of non-cardia stomach cancer by 18 percent.

Gluten-free diets are a fad these days and they have taken hold of health fanatics worldwide. According to the reports, gluten-free diet has surpassed all other searches on Google in the US, beating Palaeolithic diets, Atkins and South Beach.

Breast Cancer Care, a British charity organisation, has warned that women aged between 50 and 70 are too reliant on mammograms for detecting breast cancer signs.

E-cigarettes will be treated as tobacco in Victoria. The Victorian Government is extending the smoking ban to e-cigarettes too.

Researchers found 25% reduced risk of breast cancer diagnosis in middle age with fruit consumption during one’s teenage years.

Experts emphasised on the importance of preventive measures and the need for better weight management services. More research into alternative interventions is also crucial to take care of severe obesity.

Alzheimer’s disease can be kept at bay with regular practise of yoga and meditation. It also increases coping capabilities and improves mood and anxiety problems.

Australians have negative stereotypes associated with strength-training. People look at these activities as super-masculine, and women believe they will put on a lot of weight.

The study should not be used as an escape route for not taking action against air pollution. If people start using “active transport” more, then pollution levels will come down automatically.

Insulin resistance is a major problem for those who have cardiovascular diseases. The researchers analysed a national sample of adults and included dietary and lifestyle factors and team/coffee consumption.

Human trials of the test have provided a 95 percent accuracy rate by picking up the key biological marker in the blood stream of a Parkinson’s patient.

Social support is a key driver in the fight against cancer.

Four-fold growth in diabetes cases around the world attributed to rapid urbanisation in low- and middle-income countries.

The new technique will make children miss “important social cues” as the scientists found out that children with autism focus on the speaker's mouth when emotional subjects are being discussed.

Global obesity problem balloons, while there was a reduction of number of underweight people, says a new British study.

Scientists from Ohio State University explain the "not face" or resting bitch face identified with celebrities Anna Kendrick and Kanye West.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau keeps on giving the world more reasons to love him.

There are conflicting studies if using a standing desk or sitting down during work is healthier.

The University of Sydney research revealed that Australians, in the past 20 years, have made little to no change in their eating habits and consumption of sugar.

The beneficial effects of blueberries may have been because of flavonoids called anthocyanins. To be doubly sure, researchers carried out a second study with 94 people aged 62 to 80.

Scientists believe that periodontal bacteria increase levels of inflammation in the body. This may lead to greater mental decline in those with Alzheimer’s disease.

One in 10 women first spotted signs while breastfeeding or when pregnant. However, a new breast cancer drug combination slowed down tumour growth by an average of 9.5 months.

An Appellate Division First Department judge granted an interim stay of enforcement of NYC’s salt warning rule, but Australian researchers said that excess salt may lead to obesity in kids.

The researchers found that, in 2013-14, there were 268,000 regular methamphetamine users in Australia and 160,000 dependent users aged 15 to 54 years.

Melanoma is the most dangerous form of skin cancer. According to the Cancer Council, two in three Australians will be diagnosed with skin cancer by the time they are 70.

Tommee Tipee UK has issued a statement stating that the mould issue is being caused by use of non-recommended liquid, which includes thick formula milk, pulpy juice and warm liquids.

Jury decision settles, for now, the question if talc powder causes ovarian cancer.

The Australian Federal Government has already spent more than $100 million in the past two years in a bid to combat weight gain and obesity.