
Exam results: how mindfulness can help you make better life choices
Aug 16, 2016 13:15 pm UTC| Life Health
One of the most important events in the British education calendar is approaching: A-level results day. Beyond A-levels, choosing what you want to do, or what you want to study are two of the big decisions in life. And, as...

Could friendly bacteria be used to treat cancer?
Aug 13, 2016 11:28 am UTC| Health Science
The more I learn, the more I realise how much I dont know. Albert Einstein could have written these words about himself, a complex multicellular animal. The more we learn about ourselves and other animals, the more we...

Does burnt food give you cancer?
Aug 11, 2016 01:04 am UTC| Health
If youre offered a plate of blackened barbecue food this summer, you might think twice about eating it. Its commonly thought that food that has been burnt could cause cancer. This is in part down to one particular molecule...

The flossing flap: Mind your dentist, and floss every night
Aug 10, 2016 14:07 pm UTC| Health
To floss or not to floss? has become a big question in the past week. News reports have conflicted, leading to confusion. First came a story from the Associated Press on Aug. 2 that the Departments of Agriculture and...

What is age-related macular degeneration?
Aug 10, 2016 05:16 am UTC| Health
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the main cause of blindness in Australia. One in seven people aged over 50 have some signs of macular degeneration. You are reading this article because of your macula, which is...

Medicines to treat side effects of other medicines? Sometimes less is more beneficial
Aug 09, 2016 09:10 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
About two-thirds of people who are 75 years and older take five medicines or more. This is known as polypharmacy. Many of these people are on more than ten medicines a day (hyperpolypharmacy). It can be appropriate to...

Aug 08, 2016 05:50 am UTC| Health
Having a cough can be distressing. It can disrupt sleep or even worsen urinary incontinence. So its not surprising 7% of Australians have reached for a cough or cold medicine in the last two weeks. But with so many...