AAP - 26-10-2015

A group who took part in a month of abstinence lost weight and reported improvements in their concentration and sleeping as well as other health benefits.

AAP - 09-10-2015

Antiviral flu medications may work to cut deaths among patients in hospital, but researchers say they may offer little benefit to many flu sufferers.

AAP - 27-08-2015

Experts from Britain and the US say eating healthily is more important than counting calories - a view not shared by some of their peers. Doctors

AAP - 03-08-2015

As part of DonateLife Week Victorians are being urged to discuss with their families decisions to donate organs and tissue. More than 200 kidneys,

AAP - 16-07-2015

Alcohol, a busy job and living in a small town help to make Australians happier, according to a new survey. Women who live in Queensland appear

AAP - 13-07-2015

Smokers won't be allowed to light up within five metres of various public places in Queensland under the LNP's proposed changes to the Tobacco Act.

AAP - 29-06-2015

A new website aims to give Australians medically verified information on a range of health topics. There's a new doctor in town, but Australians

AAP - 24-06-2015

A Lancet medical journal report warning of the major threat to global health posed by climate change shows Australia cannot "sit back and do nothing".

AAP - 12-06-2015

Federal health minister Sussan Ley says some people misunderstand Medicare to mean free health care but what it really offers is universal access to care.

AAP - 11-06-2015

South Australia is heading for a big flu season this year after a sharp rise in the number of reported cases last year. South Australian health