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 ...
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Can’t take a sick day? This could be the reason why you’re at work
You’ve probably done it at least once – dragged yourself to work when you’ve woken up feeling a little under the weather. And despite coughing, sneezing, and sniffling (to say the very least), you feel the show must go on. Well, you wouldn’t be alone. In fact, there’s even a ...
Read More »Medical Marijuana Trial in Australia: What you need to know
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 ...
Read More »Domestic Violence in Australia: Why it has become an epidemic
“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 ...
Read More »Hangover Clinics Australia: Valid medical treatment or dangerous fad?
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, ...
Read More »Sex Addiction and Gambling: The medication side effects that destroyed lives
Justice in Court Rowe was the saving of the class action. From then on the courtroom was a lot fuller. A QC came in for the drug companies. More litigants came on board. In 2013, drug companies Aspen Pharmacare and Eli Lilly settled out of court. Pfizer followed in 2014. ...
Read More »Can’t leave Facebook? This is why breaking up with it is so hard
Many of us have thought about leaving Facebook, or actually gone through with it, swearing there’s no way we’ll be going back. But for some reason, a week or so later we find ourselves logging right back into that very FB account. Why? Because it has us under its spell, ...
Read More »Earbuds vs Headphones: Which causes hearing loss?
We’re living in a time where our headphones are in-ear more often than not, so it comes as no surprise that our hearing is being affected by our day-to-day listening habits. But what we really want to know is, what’s worse: earbuds or headphones? According to Medical Daily, earbuds are ...
Read More »Is your job making you fat?
We’ve heard it before – your office is making you fat. But what we’re hearing today might not be due to the feeders in the office, it’s actually your job. Sorry, guys. The Australian Bureau of Statistics recently revealed the top 10 industries with the most employees (male and female) ...
Read More »Why sleeping in on weekends is good for you
For those who manage to get through the week on 4-5 hours of shut eye a night, we’re sure we don’t need to tell you about the effects of sleep deprivation. Urgh! But what we are happy to announce is, that you might have a golden ticket to hit the ...
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