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Quitting smoking: The health benefits

“Have a spell son; you are no good to anyone out there while you’re coughing up a lung. If you […]

Senior Woman In Discussion With Health Visitor At Home

New evidence for how exercise delays dementia

Scientists at UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute are one step closer to developing new therapies for treating dementia. QBI’s Dr Jana […]

Mandatory physical education leads to fitter students

Fifth graders in California public school districts that comply with the state’s mandatory physical education requirement are more likely to […]

Keep jogging to keep living

Undertaking regular jogging increases the life expectancy of men by 6.2 years and women by 5.6 years, reveals the latest […]

Diabetic retinopathy is the most common of all diabetic eye diseases and typically affects both eyes. It is a severe condition which may cause vision loss and is a leading cause of blindness in working age adults.

Eating and exercising your way through menopause

Healthy eating and regular physical activity are an important part of healthy living and important measure for women going through menopause. Regardless of the other treatments menopausal women choose to use, lifestyle measures to improve diet and physical activity should be...

Athletes prone to alcohol-related violence

New research has found that rates of alcohol-related aggression and antisocial behaviours are particularly high in young Australian athletes, compared […]

Couch potato or elite athlete? A happy medium keeps colds at bay!

Battling colds and doing (or pledging to do) more exercise are familiar activities for most of us in winter. But […]

The truth about diets: Detox, cleansing and fad diets versus healthy balanced n…

Many Australians want to lose weight and can improve their health by doing so. Significant proportions of Australian men (64%) women (47%) and children are overweight or obese and may be tempted to try a ‘fad’ diet which promises fast weight loss. However, weight...

Sticking to your New Year’s resolutions

The New Year is a time of good intention. However, despite good intentions, many individuals fail to fulfil their New Year’s resolutions, because changing health related behaviours is complex and often challenging.