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Omega-3 fatty acids, abundant in oily fish like sardines and mackerel, offer considerable promise in cancer prevention. Other classes of marine lipids hold potential for therapeutic innovation.
The festive season can evoke feelings of loss or sadness, especially when holiday messaging focuses on being together.
A series of vaccines offered during high school protect teenagers against certain diseases, and help reduce the spread of these diseases in the community.
The debate over adding fluoride to drinking water is almost as old as the practice itself.
Some studies say menopause hormone therapy increases the risk of dementia, while others say it reduces it. Here’s how to make sense of the conflicting results.
Mindfulness – meant to support health and detachment – is becoming a tool to support the corporate bottom line.
There has been an enormous amount of misinformation about Bovaer, with concerns it could make its way to humans via milk or beef. Here’s what the science says.
Emergency, public health and climate action plans rarely mention deliberately lit fires and how to prevent them. And there are few services for offenders to stop them lighting fires again.
It’s not the same as pain tolerance, which measures how much pain someone can endure before they require relief.
A new payment system requires wealthier people to contribute more for non-clinical services. Here’s what it means for Australians planning for in-home or residential aged care.
But with a little preparation, you can make your next summer barbecue or picnic memorable for all the right reasons.
A rash may develop on your skin even if you’re not allergic to grass.
Four in five children with ADHD are prescribed medication. The most common side-effect is lack of appetite and weight loss. Here’s how parents can manage this.
The test involves taking a swab from the vagina, but otherwise is not dissimilar to a COVID test.
It’s probably less than you expect.
The Australian government has released its response to the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide. Here’s what the response delivers on, and where it falls short.
Busting for the toilet? Having a full bladder can raise your blood pressure. So make sure you go before you take a reading.
Most Australians might expect more mental health services to be delivered to those who need them the most, which would be many in the lowest income areas. We found the opposite occurs.
As the weather warms up, offices are cranking up the air conditioning. But it may be an impossible task to find a temperature that suits everyone.
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