HEALTH & WELLBEING

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.

Scientists isolate immune cells from Ebola survivor’s blood and use them in fighting Ebola infection and in another study.

Walt Secord, Labor’s health spokesman, believes that the practice of eyeball tattooing is extremely dangerous and that the Baird Government has got its priorities wrong by legalising it.

According to Australian experts, the popular Paleo diet has no scientific evidence, and the low-carb, high-fat diet can actually result in weight gain in pre-diabetics and diabetics.

The study, carried out by Prof. Paul Glasziou, concluded that there is no reliable evidence suggesting that homeopathy can be effective in treating certain medical conditions.

Scientists have developed a simple yet highly effective tuberculosis blood test that can identify the disease even in HIV patients, and has been 86 percent sensitive in children.

Amidst the legalise marijuana wave, researchers, in a study of 34,653 US adults have not found any connection between marijuana use and increased risk for developing mood or anxiety disorders.

While Pope Francis maintained that abortion is a human evil, he suggested that the church may go easy on contraceptives especially for women in Zika-affected areas.

The study suggests that cannabis-smokers who take alcohol are five time more likely to become alcoholics and regular marijuana use can make them remain alcoholics for life.

Researchers have engineered cells, known as T-cells, via genetic modification that act like a living drug and a cancer vaccine that can detect and kill cancer cells.

Although significant medical research has transformed HIV/AIDS from being a terminal disease to being a manageable condition, the stubbornness and persistence of HIV infection is a major concern.

According to Cancer Council Queensland, in 1982, there were 8,274 cancer cases, and in 2013, it rose to 26,335.

Coroner's report indicates another aspect of the personality of a well-known cancer expert.

Vaccines have the capability to combat drug-resistance as they lessen the need for antibiotics and reduce cases of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection.

Women with hyperthyroidism are 11 percent more likely to develop breast cancer, while women with hypothyroidism are 6 percent less likely, says the study.

Convicted German murdered, who killed and ate his victim, recounts gory details in a new Barcroft TV documentary.

The study says how a woman gets the HIV does not matter but the virus goes rapidly into a woman’s reproductive tract and this can lead to possible HIV cure.

According to the Cancer Council, two in three Australians will be diagnosed with skin cancer by the time they are 70, and Hugh Jackman has removed his fifth skin cancer since 2013.

Peter Bickerton’s family has a history of heart diseases and that’s why he took to eating insects as they are high on omega-3 fatty acids and low on saturated fats.

A woman developed a hump back after years of alcoholism but refused to see a doctor for five years, post the condition, as she found it cool.

According to a research, having more than two energy drinks a day may lead to heart problems, even in healthy people.

The cannabis study suggests that for every five years of marijuana exposure, a user forgets one word from a list of 15, compared to one who doesn't smoke cannabis.

The study found out that patients with head injury have more amyloid plaques than those with Alzheimer’s disease.

The researchers have developed a virus-like particle from Hepatitis E virus shells that can effectively carry cancer cure drugs inside the digestive system, using a mouse model.

The salmonella food poisoning that has turned into an outbreak in Australia can be fatal though a simple test can detect the presence of the disease.

Taking a step forward towards cancer treatment, scientists, using a new cancer test ONCOblot®, detected a molecular marker indicative of the presence of mesothelioma, 4-10 years in advance of the symptoms appearing.

Drugs used in antiretroviral therapy that help in HIV cure make patients obese or overweight, and drug therapy may bring down HIV numbers to undetectable levels but never cure completely.

Rhinoceros horns are used in traditional Chinese medicines for treating illnesses ranging from cerebral haemorrhage to AIDS and sold at around $US50,000 ($A69,640) per kilogram.

The Eliminate Dengue project can be modified to prevent the Zika virus outbreak and the program can create a big impact on global dengue and Zika transmission.