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From kale to carrots here’s what your body really needs – and why you might want to rethink your relationship with liver.
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Neither welfare nor work is designed for people who are sometimes well and sometimes sick.
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This year’s flu season has been unusually severe – and COVID is still sending some people to hospital, too.
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Using cells from a donor egg doesn’t create three ‘parents’. And while DNA is important, it’s not the defining feature of rainbow families.
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A new study shows many steroids used in Australia are mislabeled or laced with toxic metals such as lead and arsenic, exposing people to long-term health risks.
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Hearing loss isn’t just caused by loud noise – some medicines can harm your ears from the inside out.
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Ageing well isn’t about luck – it’s about habits.
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One tray of lasagne. Twenty strangers. Shared spoons. What could go wrong? Here’s what every buffet-goer should know.
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Semen, sperm, pre-cum, seminal fluid. These terms are sometimes used interchangeably – here’s the difference.
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Some NDIS participants use all their funds before their plan clicks over, while others don’t use all of theirs. But will shorter funding periods address this?
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About one in four people have to go back to have corrective surgery after their implant, new research shows.
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CLL can mean fatigue, fear and years of waiting but new research shows that staying active helps people feel better – and live better.
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Listening to sunscreen misinformation risks sunburn, skin damage and cancer risk – so why does this content keep going viral?
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Chronic venous insufficiency is a disease of the veins, where blood doesn’t flow as well as it should from the legs up to the heart.
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Some men struggle to cope with the stress of a relationship breakdown.
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Mattel’s new Barbie comes equipped with an insulin pump and wears a continuous glucose monitor on her arm.
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These Ayurvedic ingredients may support digestion, diabetes and hormones - but they’re not without risks.
The U.S. has nearly 1 million oil and natural gas wells. Some, like the one here in Commerce City, Colo., are within a few thousand feet of schools and neighborhoods.
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As overall cancer rates in the US decline, childhood acute lymphocytic leukemia continues to rise.
Tenants who complain to landlords about housing conditions can risk eviction.
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If housing violations arise, it’s on tenants to defend their rights. It’s a system that may not be effective at preventing poor health.
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Who gets to sleep, and for how long, is a complex mix of biology, psychology and society. Here’s what we know so far.