LIFE

The quirky and not to mention lovely actress behind Alice Cullen, Ashley Greene, from the popular vampire film, “Twilight” turns 25. Her dedicated fans have seen her evolve from the girl-next-door look to the sexy and sultry model of DKNY. Take a look at how the birthday girl has evolved over the years in film and fashion.

Parents who exercise a vaccine exemption for their children are often ridiculed for putting their own children and others at risk.

Scientists have developed nano-robots that can deliver deadly payloads to unhealthy cells.

A woman in New Zealand accidentally lost her baby after she took a medicine given to her by the staff at the hospital. The accidental abortion of her pregnancy was believed to be caused by that drug, otherwise known as Misoprostol.

It is reported that the Duchess of Cambridge has commissioned Piers Atkinson to design her spectator hats for the much-anticipated Royal Jubilee celebrations.

There's the new method being touted across the media: Test tube hamburgers made from thin strips of meat grown in a nutrient vat laced with bovine fetus stem cells. Yumm!

The Department of Labor is now undergoing a public comment period up until the end of February concerning a new rule which tackles wage protections to two groups that are predominantly female: casual babysitters and companions for the elderly and infirmed.

Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston revealed that young children who do not conform to the necessary gender stereotypes have a greater risk for being abused. These young children, even before reaching 11 years old have a significant risk for physical, sexual, and psychological abuse. There are also symptoms which show post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD). This research report will be published in the March 2012 edition of Pediatrics while the online version is already available. The r...

The recent article published in the journal has caused quite a media frenzy as it was quoted in the popular press. Here are the famous quotes from the said article:

The Australian Government recently released an updated bulletin through the Department of Foreign Affair and Trade. The updated bulletin featured general advice to Australians who are planning to travel overseas.

The status of work-related cancer has received little attention from Australian policy-makers as well as researchers from Australia. Despite the heavy public and media attention for this, the progress that it has experienced as compared to tobacco use and sun exposure could be considered as "minimal". For example, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) established model regulations for the control of carcinogenic substances during the 1980s.

Queensland children who are affected by diseases that impair skeletal health like cancer or cystic fibrosis would soon experience the benefits of a new boned density technology.

When the Tongue Drive System was first launched, many people were doubtful about its effectiveness. This is the reason why many changes were incorporated in this new prototype in order to cater to the needs of people who would benefit from this tool.

One of the most alarming situations in health worldwide involves the spreading of bacterial resistance. This situation captured a young Danish scientist who has now discovered a natural substance found in the rainforest in Chile that effectively combats this problem with antibiotics.

Queensland researchers recently found a new genetic analysis which shows the relationship between genetics and schizophrenia.

Aussie supermodel Miranda Kerr strutted the runway for the recently concluded David Jones autumn/winter collection and she revealed her precious fashion tips for women of the season.

Obesity is an important issue that modern society is facing due to the health problems that it causes to individuals which in avertedly affects society. In this issue of The Medical Journal of Australia, the role of exercise in maintaining health from childhood, adolescence period, and reproductive years were examined.

A novel formulation for metastatic colorectral cancer has been granted patent rights by the European Patent Office.

For the past years, there have considerable progress in terms of the detection, diagnosis, and treatment of tumors within the brain. Despite the progress made in this department, brain cancer still has low survival rate due to high levels of resistance to the treatments available. In this new research article published in BioMed Central's open access journal Journal of Nanobiotechnology, it presented a new way to treat brain cancer.

There is a new "face" in face recognition and this could be in the form of a dot. This is what Associate Professor Ajmal Mian from the University of Western Australia is working on.

Pregnant women who are suffering from asthma should be careful of the medications that they are taking. If a pregnant woman with asthma fails to take the correct medication, they might put their unborn child at risk.

Face recognition is something that people have difficulty with. For people with autism, the process of face recognition is much harder to do.

When you suck in your gut, you’re doing an isometric contraction. Another example is the kegel exercise, a contraction of the vaginal muscle, which women are counseled to do during pregnancy to counteract the pressure of the fetus on the bladder and afterward to tone the muscles stretch by childbirth.

Researchers have finally had the chance to map the genome of the Tasmanian Devil. This is the first time that researchers were given this opportunity which is also a crucial step in understanding tumuors and how it can relate to human cancer. Recently, Devil populations have been hit by the spread of the transmissible facial tumours.

A new analysis done by the University of Melbourne and the CSIRO revealed that in order to minimize the risks of bowel cancer, intensive screening should be done especially for people who already have a strong family history with this disease

A new formulation for bowel cancer has the potential to ease the way the cancer is treated, as soon as it hits the market.

Flights to Bali, Thailand and Hawaii via Budget airline Air Australia have been cancelled after the airline has gone into voluntary administration. About 4,000 passengers were stranded and advised to make alternative arrangements.

Australia’s Next Top Model third placer Simone Holtznagel explained to followers that Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio did not score a home base.

Chris Bowen MP, the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship announced that the government had implemented changes in the visa application process for students from 29 countries. These changes will make the visa application process much easier because it will reduce assessment levels across a range of student visa subclasses starting March 24, 2012.