Women who eat too much red meat in early adulthood may be at increased risk of developing breast cancer later in life, according to new Harvard University research. In the study, researchers analysed data collected from 89,000 premenopausal women over a 20 year period, and found that women who consumed ...

Whenever associate professor Belinda Beck hears of another school that’s banned kids from doing cartwheels or playing on the monkey bars, she despairs. Why? Because for every child who suffers an injury from such activities, 10,000 more will benefit in terms of reducing their future risk of osteoporosis just by ...

Australia’s over 50s aren’t exercising as much as they used to and are at risk of physical decline due to inactivity, according to new research by health insurer Apia. In the report, it was revealed 77 per cent of ageing Aussies are committed to living a healthy and active lifestyle, but ...