HEALTH & WELLBEING

Two new but separate studies on popular drinks showed positive and negative news for drinkers.

Gallium Nitride, or GaN, a material usually used for LED lighting and optic sensors, can now be used as implants.

On the surface Foldit doesn't seem to be any different from any video game. It has cute graphics and a peppy sound. Players have to figure out a puzzle before moving on to another level. However Foldit isn't just some puzzle game, it actually masquerades as a scientific tool that helps fight real life problems, namely viruses.

Victoria’s largest and most complex protected action secret ballot started Monday with more than 35,000 Australian Nursing Federation (Victoria Branch) members across the state receiving ballot papers in their letterbox.

Halloween is just a week away. To help children protect their teeth from decay caused by excessive candy consumption, Ohio dentist Craig Callen devised an incentive system which kids may find sweeter than their Halloween loot.

Experts doing research on sexually-transmitted diseases have made some progress with the discovery of a vaginal gel that could possibly lessen the frequency of genital herpes among females.

Australia’s Federal Department of Health has been on the alert since the outbreak of the E. Coli epidemic in Europe and parts of the U.S.

A female employee of tech giant IBM has filed a $1.1 million sexual harassment lawsuit against her former supervisor and IBM. Among the forms of harassment which Susan Spiten experienced from her ex-manager include being told to expose more of her breast to boost sales.

More Australians are taking public transportation to move around and biking to reach their destinations. The shift toward more environment-friendly and healthier transport options is one of the findings of the State of Australian Cities 2011 report released on Thursday.

Wesley Warren Jr is now carrying 45 kg more than his weight because of an unusual scrotum swelling. The condition is known to be scrotal elephantiasis, a disease usually caused by parasitic infection that is normally common in tropical countries.

A Las Vegas man with a swelling scrotum has started a fund raising drive to surgically remove the 45-kilogram "excess baggage" in his groin area.

Will government regulation on laser hair removal protect people from being burned as they have unwanted hair removed? If you asked consumer magazine Choice Australia, the answer will be yes.

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), in an updated policy statement and technical report is expanding its guidelines on safe sleep for babies with an additional information for parents on creating a safe environment for babies to sleep.

A Las Vegas man whose scrotum has severely swollen and now weighs over 45kg has broadcasted his plea for support, as he needs $US1 million for a scrotal surgery to correct his condition.

The Pharmacy Guild of Australia (PGA) is again in hot water over another apparent shady deal. This time it involves alleged kickbacks paid by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer to chemists.

We may not always want to go to work, but we all expect that it's a safe place to go to, and forthcoming legislation aimed at harmonising Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) laws is intended to achieve just that.

Governments and private health institutions around the world have been engaged in a battle to fight Malaria, a disease that kills more than 1 million people annually and second to Tuberculosis in as far as effects on world health is concerned.

A dead taxi driver from the U.K. became the first man in 3,000 years to be mummified like ancient Egypt's pharaohs; his body will not decompose for several millennia.

Commercial apple and pear growers in Australia have expressed dismay after a Senate Estimates hearing on Monday heard that Australian quarantine officials have rejected just under a quarter of consignments of New Zealand apples.

E. coli or Escherichia coli are a common type of bacteria that is found in unclean food, usually contaminated due to careless toilet habits. E. coli can get a person really sick if these bacteria found a way into someone's system. Unfortunately, a mobile phone has been revealed to be a common E. coli vessel due to users' poor hygiene.

A woman who is under pressure is more likely to get pregnant with a girl, according to a new study by researchers from Oxford University and the U.S.

Yesterday, we published a groundbreaking article exposing the total media hoax that has been running in the mainstream media over the past week or so.

Researchers at the Ohio State University have discovered a new way to administer gene therapy agents without a needle.

Eating the right foods can help you avoid the risk of cancer. According to the chief of the Nutritional Sciences Research Group of the National Cancer Institute choosing the right diet can help you avoid getting cancer.

A growing number of children in Australia are getting more hooked on marijuana use. Data shows that children as young as 10 use marijuana and other drugs more than alcohol.

Prominent celebrity Amy Winehouse was reportedly killed by an overdose of alcohol and Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), a psychoactive substance that heighten the user’s emotional feelings.

The first drugs for a slower aging process could exist within five to 10 years, after which people could eventually live up to 150 years old or older, researchers from the University of NSW said.

Individuals, who get addicted to crystal methamphetamine, commonly known as ice, are unable to sleep or eat. This condition is usually followed with the user breaking down and sleeping for several days.

Medical experts urge expectant women to take a sufficient dosage of Folic acid during the initial stages of their pregnancy.