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Man power lost as obesity grows

As men get fatter their bones and muscles get weaker, a Deakin University study has found. A research team with […]
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Top 10 positive New Year's Resolutions

As a new year approaches, many Victorians will consider making sweeping changes to better their health and wellbeing. Making ‘resolutions’ […]
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Sport’s concussion has long term impact on the brain

In an Australian first, Deakin University research has found that sports concussions do have a long term, negative, impact on […]
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Long-term economic benefits of rotator cuff surgery

Each year, close to 2 million people in the United States visit their doctor for shoulder pain associated with a […]

Housework isn’t as healthy as people think

Claiming housework as exercise may be a mistake finds research in BioMed Central’s open access journal BMC Public Health. For […]
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High-intensity interval training combined with Mediterranean diet “supers…

Lifestyle programs focused on high-intensity interval training combined with nutritional counselling on the Mediterranean diet have shown dramatic results for […]
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Yoga accessible for the blind with new Kinect-based program

In a typical yoga class, students watch an instructor to learn how to properly hold a position. But for people […]
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Fear feeds the pain

People suffering from lumbago do not move as healthy people do. The pain and the fear of it change their […]
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Lighten up for summer…and reduce your cancer risk

Warmer weather is typically a trigger to get in shape but if that isn’t enough incentive, what about getting healthy […]
Asthma

Asthma score calculator

Calculate your asthma score to determine how well your treatments are controlling your asthma. The test is suitable for over 12 year olds. It considers how often you experience asthma symptoms and use medications to control them, as well as the severity of symptoms and how they...