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It’s a paradox that has flummoxed women for generations – their apparent ability to store fat more efficiently than men, despite eating proportionally fewer calories.
Packing a healthy school lunch box is not simple, according to Dr Karena Burke of CQUniversity’s Institute for Health and Social Science Research…
The M5 Project is a bold new national campaign that will encourage men to talk about their health with their GP and to make their health a priority, was launched on March 5, by The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP).
The South Australian State Government has announced details of a push to improve the health of young South Australians - helping mums, dads and families to eat well, move more and live longer.
Wellness programmes at the workplace are quickly becoming a necessity for businesses looking to maximise efficiencies and optimise the productivity, and health, of their employees.
The National Prescribing Service Limited (NPS) is advising health professionals to consider aspirin for primary stroke prevention in those at high cardiovascular risk, to prevent recurrent stroke by using antiplatelet therapy and to use warfarin in those with atrial fibrillation at higher risk of stroke.
Australians are getting older, heavier and less active, putting themselves at greater risk of cardiovascular disease, according to the Heart Foundation, which this week marks its 50th anniversary as Australia’s leading voice on heart health.
The Rudd Government will invest $58.3 million to help tackle eye and ear diseases in Indigenous communities including diseases rarely seen outside the third world.
Barack Obama’s injection of US$10 billion into health and medical research as part of a new stimulus package is a signpost for Australian efforts to stimulate our economy.
The Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, encourages men of all ages and backgrounds to take part in the Australian Government’s Men’s Health community forums to be held around the country.
Many studies have shown that breastfeeding appears to reduce the chance of children developing asthma. But a newly published study led by a University of Alberta professor has found that eating fast food more than once or twice a week negated the beneficial effects that breastfeeding has in protecting children from the respiratory disease.
Countless people will continue to suffer and die needlessly unless Australia makes radical changes to its health system, Australian General Practice Network CEO David Butt has said.
More than 850 Australian women will lose their battle with ovarian cancer in 2008-09. Ovarian cancer is the ninth highest cause of death in Australian females.
The Australian Physiotherapy Association welcomes the Rudd Government’s moves towards reform in some areas of the health system with the release of the National Health and Hospitals
Reform Commission’s interim report - A Healthier Future for All Australians.
The 2009-10 Budget is an opportunity to use health and medical research as a national stimulus, creating highly-skilled jobs and the knowledge we need to respond to health challenges.
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