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If you’re a fan of hitting up Maccas for a Big Mac hit here and there (or maybe more) this infographic released by Fast Food Menu Price may make you think twice. A Big Mac according to the graphic comes in at a whopping 540 calories, however the Aussie version ...

For years we have been told red meat is good for our health, but as it stands what we might know about this iron-rich food source (and diets like the paleo) could be all wrong. The World Health Organisation (WHO)released a statement (today, Oct 26) in The Lancet declaring processed ...

Despite its lengthy history of medicinal applications, it’s fair to suggest that many of us have a fairly elementary view of cannabis use, and, more often than not, equate it with the band The Grateful Dead and fast-food munchies. But our perceptions of the hallucinogenic drug could be about to ...

“We were in the lounge room when we heard Mum scream. We ran into her bedroom and saw him beating her with a baseball bat. Mum was on the ground and he was on top of her, hitting her over and over. We tried to stop him but he swung ...

Picture this: You’ve pulled an all-night bender fuelled by liquor and now you have to front up for work feeling well below par. On the way in to the office you stop off at a clinic, which hooks you up to a drip and, voila, no more hangover. For Sydneysiders, ...

In 1969, The Australian Women’s Weekly published a story about Nancy Richardson, under the headline “Real Fatty”. Nancy described the moment she realised she needed to lose weight. She was visiting her parents and noticed that her father was avoiding her. “Finally I asked what was wrong,” she told the ...

Coexist, a community interest company in Bristol, has a mostly female workforce and plans to “tap into its employees natural cycle to create a happier and healthier working environment”. “As a manager of staff I have seen women really suffer with their periods and I have found them doubled over ...

Every now and then we are reminded of how special life can be and today, this story of 7-month-old little Lincoln who received a heart just in the nick of time, has done exactly that. Lincoln Seay who has a rare condition, called Heterotaxy Syndrome, meant his organs developed on ...

If you think your job is getting in the way of your fitness goals, then you may want to reconsider your work place. Yep, companies all over the world have started handing out dollars and fitness trackers to keep their employees’ health in-check. For Vitality, a South African disease and ...

Tyson Foods Inc., makers of popular chicken products, is recalling approximately 52,486 pounds of chicken wing product that may be adulterated because of having an “off odor” scent, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The fully cooked buffalo style chicken wing section item ...