Fact or fiction - is sugar addictive?
Feb 22, 2017 09:14 am UTC| Health
Some of us can definitely say we have a sweet tooth. Whether its cakes, chocolates, cookies, lollies or soft drinks, our world is filled with intensely pleasurable sweet treats. Sometimes eating these foods is just too...
Yes, we can do on-the-spot drug testing quickly and safely
Feb 22, 2017 05:39 am UTC| Health
The Victorian Police Chief Commissioner Graham Ashtons recent claim that its not practical to conduct on-the-spot drug tests safely and quickly is, at best, misinformed. These tests have been taking place successfully in...
Which supplements work? New labels may help separate the wheat from the chaff
Feb 22, 2017 05:23 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
New proposals from Australias drug regulator should give you a better idea if your complementary medicines do what they say on the packet. One change proposed by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is a stamp of...
Imaging study confirms differences in ADHD brains
Feb 22, 2017 05:21 am UTC| Health
The prestigious journal The Lancet has published a large study identifying differences in the brains of people diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It found ADHD is associated with the delayed...
There's a test that shows doctors if antibiotics will work or not – so why isn't it being used?
Feb 18, 2017 00:27 am UTC| Health
It is estimated that antibiotics add an average of 20 years to all of our lives. However, their overuse, misuse and inappropriate use has encouraged microbes to evolve resistance, resulting in the emergence of untreatable...
Game therapy: serious video games can help children with cerebral palsy
Feb 17, 2017 17:32 pm UTC| Health
Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common childhood physical disability, affecting more than 34,000 Australians, and more than 17 million people worldwide. The condition results when there is an injury to the developing...
Population versus targeted – which approach is best for preventing heart disease?
Feb 17, 2017 00:42 am UTC| Health
Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer worldwide and the second biggest killer in the UK. However, most cases of heart disease can be prevented by managing risk factors. The risk of getting heart disease in...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects