
Should we eat red meat? The nutrition and the ethics
Feb 26, 2016 00:46 am UTC| Health
Many types of red meat and red meat products are available, from farmers markets, to supermarkets, to restaurants. The impacts of their production and consumption on human health, animal welfare and the environment are...

When it comes to mental health, like attracts like
Feb 25, 2016 04:45 am UTC| Health
Is it true that like attracts like? When it comes to mental health, it seems the answer is yes. A study published in JAMA Psychiatry this week sheds light on the influence of psychiatric disorders on relationships and...

Does cannabis cause mental illness?
Feb 25, 2016 04:35 am UTC| Health
Cannabis is the most commonly used illicit drug in Australia, with one in three adults using it at some point in their life. Its legal in some places around the world, and offered medicinally in others. But what does...

Clean energy could save hundreds of billions in health costs every year
Feb 24, 2016 14:31 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
In Paris late last year, the countries of the world pledged to reduce emissions to keep global warming well below a 2 degree Celsius rise in global average temperatures compared with preindustrial levels. As an advanced...
We love ready meals ... but what are they doing to our health?
Feb 24, 2016 14:18 pm UTC| Health
Who doesnt like a ready meal once in a while? People in the UK certainly do: consumption of ready meals and convenience meat products has increased five-fold over the last 40 years, according to the latest National Food...
How do we know the Zika virus will cost the world $3.5 billion?
Feb 24, 2016 09:34 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
The mosquito-borne Zika virus has been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organization. The virus not only appears to severely harm unborn children but is also hurting the...
What is Meningitis B – and why don't older children get the vaccine?
Feb 24, 2016 09:02 am UTC| Health
A petition calling for the meningitis B vaccine to be given to all children, at least up to age 11 years, has gained a record number of signatories following the high profile case of a two-year-old child who died from the...