Fitspo: how strong became the new skinny
Health has become fetishised on social media by ‘fitspiration’ devotees posting pictures of ‘clean’ food and gym-tight abs. But does...
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Melanoma drug keeping patients alive, signals ‘significant time’ in cancer research
A new melanoma drug that tricks the body into destroying cancer cells is keeping patients alive for years longer than...
New bowel cancer screening ‘could save 90,000 lives over 40 years’
A new bowel cancer screening program has the potential to save the lives of 90,000 Australians over the next four...
Down syndrome could be treated in womb with concentrated antioxidants pill: researchers
Researchers in America hope to improve the quality of life of children with Down syndrome by treating them with a...
National strategy aims to address rise in allergic diseases
The rise in the number of people with allergies in Australia prompts a new national strategy to help address the...
Hobart artist and pathologist discover diseases through art
Bones, bladder stones, and body parts are the subject of a collaboration between an artist and a pathologist on display...
A collection of images from Lauren Black and Dr Sorrel Standish-White have found diseases through art
A collection of images from Lauren Black and Dr Sorrel Standish-White have found diseases through art SOURCE: Medical Research -...
Human trials begin on new HIV treatment using cloned human antibodies
Australian researchers and people with HIV welcome a new treatment that uses cloned human antibodies to fight the virus. SOURCE:...
Volunteers recruited to trial treatment to Hendra virus
A human trial of a treatment for the potentially deadly Hendra virus is about to begin in Brisbane. SOURCE: Medical...
French Ban on Too-Skinny Models Passes
How many more fashion model deaths will it take before America passes legislation to ensure healthy-sized runway walkers? SOURCE: Eating...
Lost and Found
Yesterday, I took my daughter to church for the first time to see (or rather to sleep through) her sweet...
