I lost weight and my period stopped. How are weight and menstruation linked?

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You may have noticed that changes in weight are sometimes accompanied by changes in your period. But what does one really have to do with the other? Maintaining a healthy weight is key to regular menstruation. Heres why ...

‘Active recovery’ after exercise is supposed to improve performance – but does it really work?

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Imagine you have just finished a workout. Your legs are like jelly, your lungs are burning and you just want to collapse on the couch. But instead, you pick yourself up and go for a brisk walk. While this might seem...

5 experts: should pharmacists be able to provide the pill over the counter without a script?

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As we head towards a federal election, the Labor government recently announced a funding package worth A$573 million for womens health. The funding includes $100 million to support two national trials for pharmacies to...

I looked at 35 years of data to see how Australians vote. Here’s what it tells us about the next election

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In the 2022 federal election, two demographics were key to the final outcome: women and young people. With another election fast approaching, will they swing the result again? To answer this question, I turned to the...

The power of language: Rethinking food labels to expand our plant-based choices

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Vegan, vegetarian, meatless, plant-based, plant-rich, plant-forward, animal-free: these are all terms used to describe foods or diets that are mostly or completely made of non-animal sources. This list can go on and,...

Moves to undermine public education in the U.S. should concern Canadians

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United States President Donald Trump has made a series of high-profile threats against Canada and other countries since his second term began a month ago but his proposed educational reforms also require serious...

Deepfakes can ruin lives and livelihoods – would owning the ‘rights’ to our own faces and voices help?

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Not that long ago, the term deepfake wasnt in most peoples vocabularies. Now, it is not only commonplace, but is also the focus of intense legal scrutiny around the world. Known in legal documents as digital replicas,...