HEALTH & WELLBEING

Me-time is highly essential for psychological and social well being, finds study.

Swiss drugmaker Roche has signed a spate of deals to further its genome analysis program.

The National Abortion Federation Canada is advocating the legalisation of abortion pills in the country as statistics reveal that one out of three Canadian women is likely to have an abortion in her lifetime. The problem, the agency says, is that these women will not have access to safe and effectual abortion pills. The medical group is now working to urge Health Canada to approve the use of abortion pills, particularly the drug mifepristone, which has been used legally since the year 2000 in se...

Australian Medical Association Queensland (AMAQ) president Dr Shaun Rudd has apologised for his "tuckshop arms" joke in tackling obesity.

With an astounding death toll and thousands still being affected on a daily basis, there is an evident and urgent need for a vaccine against the lethal Ebola virus that is sweeping West Africa. Experts from global health agencies are saying that hundreds of thousands of doses of the potential vaccine is required to provide protection just to the health workers that are working on the front lines during Vegas global health crisis. At least 12 million more are needed to vaccinate the people within...

AstraZeneca’s heart drug Brilinta prevents recurrence of heart attacks for a year.

According to a study published in the medical journal The Lancet, there is a possible correlation between an increased risk of contracting HIV and the use of a specific type of injectable birth control for females. Depo-Provera is a type of hormonal contraception that is said to increase a female subject’s susceptibility to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), increasing her potential to transmit and contract the virus by up to 30 percent.

Way over the 10 to 15 percent cesarean section figure recommended by the World Health Organization, the number of Brazilian women undergoing elective cesarean sections as a birthing method is now reportedly up to 52 percent. These figures have been statistically confirmed due to the fact that an increasing number of Brazilian women choose the said procedure in order to preserve their sex lives after giving birth.

American doctor, Dr. Richard Sacra, was cured of the deadly Ebola virus after he contracted the lethal disease while on a medical mission in West Africa in August of last year. Now, Dr. Sacra is reportedly returning to Liberia in order to lend a hand to his exhausted colleagues in that region.

Baking soda is more than just a cooking ingredient.

The Abbott government has announced that Medicare could be paying $20.10 less for consultations that took place for 6 to 10 minutes.

Two men who died in Queensland were suspected to have taken a toxic batch of synthetic cannabis bought from a sex shop. Their deaths have raised concerns among medical experts.

Dave Hax's YouTube video about how to steal pizza has gone viral.

Sleeping too much can be dangerous to your health

A new analysis suggests that if current practices are kept up, Ebola can be eliminated from Liberia by June.

Bisexual women in the UK suffer worse mental health as compared to heterosexuals and lesbians.

Bilingual children tend to believe that all traits are learned.

More than 70 people who attended a funeral last Friday died the next morning after drinking Pombe.

A rare virus was discovered in New Zealand by a team of scientists who said it can cause serious and potentially fatal diseases in babies and children.

A research conducted by the CDC revealed that an average of six people die everyday due to binge drinking.

The man who trains supermodels and international pop stars shares his secrets to helping his clients look as good as they do.

The New South Wales government has provided an option for mothers who lost their babies before they reach 20 weeks to receive a certificate for their loss.

Sexual reproduction is healthier over time, a study has shown.

Scientists have developed a tissue like implant that could help patients of paralysis.

The American Cancer Society has published a report indicating a significant fall in cancer rates since 1991.

A new study enquires into the connection between the use of alcohol and marijuana, and the government’s policy on these substances.

Thousands of Hepatitis C patients and their families demand for fair health services and access to the newly developed Hepatitis C treatment.

Expression of anger has always been linked to bad biological health, but this study shows that the perception differs in different cultures.

110 people ate at a restaurant in Queensland and fell ill. The cause of the illness is said to be a salmonella outbreak.