Five ways Christmas affects your brain
Dec 21, 2016 10:56 am UTC| Health
Christmas is a time of year like no other; gifts are exchanged, little-spoken-to relatives are contacted, and appetising treats are consumed with great gusto. Christmas can be both a time of stress and a time of...
Another reason to exercise every day during the holidays
Dec 21, 2016 05:37 am UTC| Health
Yes, of course we all know we should exercise every day during the holiday season to help counter the onslaught of excess calories that started on Thanksgiving and will mercifully end with a New Years toast. We may even...

Will I damage my eyes if I don't wear sunglasses?
Dec 21, 2016 05:30 am UTC| Health
The iconic Slip Slop Slap campaign was launched in Australia in 1981. Sid the Seagull encouraged people to slip on a shirt, slop on sunscreen and slap on a hat to minimise ultraviolet (UV) radiation exposure and reduce the...

How your Christmas turkey arrives already stuffed – with antibiotics
Dec 17, 2016 06:14 am UTC| Health
You may consider the turkey to be a traditional part of your Christmas celebrations. But however you cook it, something about this festive bird is changing its getting fatter. The average turkey now weighs in at more...

Lack of education doubles the chance of heart attack and stroke
Dec 17, 2016 06:02 am UTC| Health
Leaving school early more than doubles your risk of heart attack and stroke, according to a new Australian study. The research, published in the International Journal for Equity in Health, found those with no education...

Can looking at art make for better doctors?
Dec 17, 2016 06:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
In 1984, artist Jon Cattapans sister Adriana died in a car accident. His painting, titled Sister, and some accompanying drawings, were a response to this tragedy. Sister depicts a grey-shrouded body lying on a bright red...

Why are young women without wrinkles using Botox?
Dec 17, 2016 03:00 am UTC| Health
The battle against wrinkles has lasted for centuries. Long before surgical facelifts, people ingested powders and potions, stretched their faces using thread and tape, and rubbed their skin with Crisco, acid and animal...