No safe suntan, but research suggests there may be a way to reduce 'old leathery' look
Oct 28, 2018 13:19 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Getting a tan may not depend on how much sun people get, but rather when they get it. This is the finding from a new international research project. The study, published in Molecular Cell, found that sun exposure every...
Being in nature is good for learning, here's how to get kids off screens and outside
Oct 28, 2018 12:26 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Contrary to the belief we Aussies are a nature-loving outdoor nation, research suggests were spending less and less time outdoors. This worrying trend is also becoming increasingly apparent in our educational...

Research Check: can you cut your cancer risk by eating organic?
Oct 28, 2018 12:26 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
A new study out this week has shoppers wondering whether its worth paying more for pesticide-free organic food. The research, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, found those who chose more organically grown foods over...
Heart attacks more frequent in colder weather
Oct 28, 2018 12:25 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Heart attacks happen more frequently in winter, a major Swedish study has confirmed. Published today in JAMA Cardiology the research found the incidence of heart attacks in a sample of more than one-quarter of a million...

Family doctors are overdosing on industry sponsorship
Oct 28, 2018 12:11 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
If Canadian family physicians hope to maintain the trust of our patients, we must reject sales pitches thinly veiled as education at our premier conference. Next month, the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)...
Why do some people hurt more than others?
Oct 28, 2018 11:57 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Anyone who came of age in the 1990s remembers the Friends episode where Phoebe and Rachel venture out to get tattoos. Spoiler alert: Rachel gets a tattoo and Phoebe ends up with a black ink dot because she couldnt take the...
Blood type, Pioppi, gluten-free and Mediterranean – which popular diets are fads?
Oct 24, 2018 00:35 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Each year, new weight loss diets appear that promise to reveal the ultimate secret of success if only you buy the book, pills or potions. Fad diets might achieve short-term results but they are difficult to sustain in...