Chemical messengers: how pregnancy hormones affect the body
Mar 30, 2016 13:37 pm UTC| Health
The breasts go first, and then the waist and then the butt. Nobody ever tells you that you get a butt when you get pregnant. Elle Macpherson. Multiple hormones produced by the mother, placenta and the foetus drive and...
When is a smoker an adult? Why we shouldn't raise the legal smoking age to 21
Mar 30, 2016 13:27 pm UTC| Health
The Tasmanian government is considering whether to raise the age at which people can legally purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21 or possibly even 25. California is also moving to increase the legal age to 21. The...
Palliative care or assisted dying? We just need to start talking more about 'the right to die well'
Mar 30, 2016 12:45 pm UTC| Health
In most parts of the world the proponents of palliative care and of assisted dying do not see eye to eye. Palliative care activists say the problems that lead to assisted dying requests can usually be dealt with in ways...
Explainer: what is restless leg syndrome?
Mar 29, 2016 05:17 am UTC| Health
Restless leg syndrome is a common affliction characterised by uncomfortable feelings in the legs accompanied by an irresistible urge to move the legs to relieve the sensations. People with restless leg syndrome often keep...
New mosquito threats shift risks from our swamps to our suburbs
Mar 29, 2016 05:10 am UTC| Health
The outbreak of Zika virus has refocused the attention of health authorities on mosquito-borne disease. The virus has now been reported from almost 40 countries and the list is growing with imported cases of the disease...
Will global warming make you fat?
Mar 29, 2016 05:08 am UTC| Health
First it was fats, then it was carbs, but one day we might be blaming climate change for our expanding waistlines. Climate change is already affecting Australias ability to reliably produce quality food. With climate...
Health Check: are growing pains real?
Mar 28, 2016 02:08 am UTC| Health
Growing pains are the most common childhood musculoskeletal condition resulting in frequent visits to healthcare professionals. For two centuries, its incidence, cause and treatment have baffled the health and medical...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects