Passive smoking, synthetic bedding and gas heating in homes show the strongest links to asthma

Feb 18, 2022 08:06 am UTC| Health

One in every nine people in Australia has asthma. It is a health burden for many children, and expensive for families because of medication, hospital and out-of-hospital expenses. The pandemic has added further stress...

14 ice cream brands in 9 states recalled due to Listeria contamination

Feb 15, 2022 04:22 am UTC| Economy Business Health

Ice cream products distributed in retail stores in nine American states have been recalled due to potential Listeria contamination, according to the United States Food and Drug Administration. The states involved were...

McDonald’s push into regional Australian areas battling obesity, diabetes alarms health experts

Feb 13, 2022 20:19 pm UTC| Science Economy Business Health

Health experts warned that while McDonalds expansion into regional Australia in the next two years would bode well for local economies, it would not be good for their populations health. About a third of the 100...

What's the difference in protection against Omicron between 2 doses and 3 doses of vaccine?

Feb 08, 2022 03:36 am UTC| Health

Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt said last week he expects the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) to change the definition of fully vaccinated to three doses instead of two. It comes as...

How sweat sensors could play a critical role in monitoring our health

Feb 02, 2022 09:24 am UTC| Health

Sweat is a biological fluid like blood, saliva and urine that contains metabolites, electrolytes, proteins and hormones. The levels of these vary depending on a persons health. Wearable sweat sensors have been developed...

COVID: WHO recommends two new treatments – here's how they work

Feb 02, 2022 09:15 am UTC| Health

Back in early 2020, if you got ill with COVID there were no proven treatments for doctors to give you it was one of the main things that made this disease so scary. Fast forward to 2021 and scientists have since uncovered...

Why do we bleed? A hematologist explains how the body prevents blood loss after injury

Feb 02, 2022 09:13 am UTC| Health

Ouch! I cried out, looking down at where my familys puppy, Hercules, had just bitten me. Two tiny dots of red started to bloom where he had sunk his canine teeth into my finger. Bad dog, I said to him. He looked up at...