The vast majority of Australians living with clinically severe obesity cannot access specialist healthcare in the public hospital system, a study has found. Of the small number of specialist obesity services available, patient access is[...]

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Learn the truth about the popular weight-loss method.DASH isn't just a catchy phrase - it actually stand for "Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension" and was developed by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to keep the heart in tip-top[...]

The results, from surveys of more than 10,000 young people aged 12 to 17, add to earlier evidence suggesting that e-cigarettes may be a gateway to smoking tobacco and drugs.The results, from surveys of more than 10,000 youth ages 12 to 17, add to[...]

The rate of ACL knee injuries among Australians younger than 25 has risen by 70 per cent over the last 15 years.There are calls for a greater focus on agility training in kids sports to curb an alarming rise in serious knee injuries among teenagers[...]

Even at our cleanest, we are covered in germs and we are full of germs. It's ok! That's totally normal. These microorganisms are essential to our health. Our body's largest population of beneficial microbes lives, appropriately, in[...]

Kim Kardashian has shared her pre-Met Gala 2018 diet plan via her app, which includes and intense 10-day cleanse, and a liquid fast.Kim Kardashian is ramping things up for the 2018 Met Gala, sharing her (fairly intense) diet prep with fans over the[...]

We asked five medical and sports science experts if we really need to drink eight glasses of water per day. All five experts said noKaren Dwyer, nephrologistYou only need to drink to thirst. The best gauge of your hydration level is the colour of[...]

High-intensity workouts are some of the best ways to improve health and athletic performance. If you want to make the most of a short span of time for working out, consider a high-intensity[...]

Growing up in a larger family meant that dinners were taken very seriously in my household. Everybody had different schedules since some were working, some were in college, and others were still in high[...]

Knee reconstructions for young Australians are on the rise, posing an expensive and painful public health problem in the future, a new study finds.The number of young Australians undergoing knee reconstruction surgery has risen more than 70 per cent [...]

Last year, 1127 Australians died in the worst flu season on record.Tonight in a special 60 Minutes health investigation, Director of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, Dr Antony Fauci, said that he’s confident a universal[...]

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If you've been taking the pill for a while but feel it's time to say goodbye, you'll want to be prepared for how your body may respond.&nbsp;Upon quitting, you're bound to experience a slew of symptoms, thanks to the changes in[...]