Does cannabis cause mental illness?

Feb 25, 2016 04:35 am UTC| Health

Cannabis is the most commonly used illicit drug in Australia, with one in three adults using it at some point in their life. Its legal in some places around the world, and offered medicinally in others. But what does...

Climate Change Series

Clean energy could save hundreds of billions in health costs every year

Feb 24, 2016 14:31 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

In Paris late last year, the countries of the world pledged to reduce emissions to keep global warming well below a 2 degree Celsius rise in global average temperatures compared with preindustrial levels. As an advanced...

We love ready meals ... but what are they doing to our health?

Feb 24, 2016 14:18 pm UTC| Health

Who doesnt like a ready meal once in a while? People in the UK certainly do: consumption of ready meals and convenience meat products has increased five-fold over the last 40 years, according to the latest National Food...

COVID Virus Crisis

How do we know the Zika virus will cost the world $3.5 billion?

Feb 24, 2016 09:34 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

The mosquito-borne Zika virus has been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organization. The virus not only appears to severely harm unborn children but is also hurting the...

What is Meningitis B – and why don't older children get the vaccine?

Feb 24, 2016 09:02 am UTC| Health

A petition calling for the meningitis B vaccine to be given to all children, at least up to age 11 years, has gained a record number of signatories following the high profile case of a two-year-old child who died from the...

Stomach and mood disorders: how your gut may be playing with your mind

Feb 24, 2016 08:54 am UTC| Health

If youve eaten a fabulous meal recently, the experience was pleasant, comfortable and pain-free because your stomach and intestinal system worked seamlessly to move the food along and eventually absorb it. Our...

It's no guess Leyonhjelm’s tobacco inquiry will recommend reducing the tax

Feb 24, 2016 07:55 am UTC| Law Health

When it comes to tobacco control, you can determine the most effective policies by using the litmus test of how the tobacco industry reacts. This has long been called the scream test. It was obvious the industry wasnt...