Obese does not necessarily mean unhealthy

Feb 15, 2017 09:35 am UTC| Health

Self-proclaimed weight loss hypnosis master Steve Miller has announced a campaign to see all overweight NHS staff wearing badges that read Im fat, but Im losing it. He also wants all restaurant menus to carry the warning...

How best to prepare for epidemics? Strengthen primary care

Feb 15, 2017 06:30 am UTC| Health

In global public health, 2016 was a year defined by the end of two important emergencies: Ebola and Zika. But that doesnt mean the risk either of these viruses pose has gone away. Zika transmission continues despite the...

Before pregnancy even starts, healthy weight in mums and dads lowers obesity risk in children

Feb 15, 2017 06:23 am UTC| Health

Children born to obese women have double the chance of being obese themselves by age two, compared to children born to women of a recommended body mass index (BMI). Childhood obesity is also strongly linked with obesity in...

Immunity During Pregnancy Determined By Baby’s Sex, Study States

Feb 14, 2017 05:34 am UTC| Science Health

The immune system of pregnant women fluctuate throughout the course of the nine months carrying the child or children, this is an established fact. However, the sex of the baby as the factor has always been more of...

Goosebumps, tears and tenderness: what it means to be moved

Feb 09, 2017 12:52 pm UTC| Health

Emotion embodies motion. When we experience emotions were are agitated and stirred, transported and animated. Motion is at the root of the word itself: emotion comes from the Latin, meaning to move out or away. Many...

Are over-the-counter painkillers a waste of money?

Feb 06, 2017 17:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Simple painkillers (such as aspirin, paracetamol and ibuprofen) are widely bought over the counter and prescribed by doctors. But the stark truth is that most of these medicines dont work very well. Professionals cant...

Ouch! The drugs don't work for back pain, but here's what does

Feb 06, 2017 08:18 am UTC| Health

Hows your back? About a quarter of Australias population experience a back pain episode at any point in time, and nearly all of us (around 85%) will have at least one lifetime experience with back pain. But treating it...