Australia is experiencing its worst influenza outbreak in years, and experts warn the worst is yet to come. Nearly 5000 cases of the influenza virus were reported nationwide in June alone. To put that in perspective, during the 2009 global swine flu pandemic there were 15,623 cases reported in Australia in ...

A new drug that stops the devastating symptoms of Alzheimer’s diseaseis being developed by scientists. Early trials have shown it holds back memory loss, confusion and the inability to carry out daily tasks for three years. At present, the small number of drugs available can only treat the symptoms and ...

Researchers say sedentary, non-active lifestyles are responsible for a whopping 5.3 million deaths worldwide, and the issue should be treated as a pandemic. The study, which was published in medical journal The Lancet, claims that people in higher income countries are the least active of all. Lead researcher Dr I-Min ...