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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 ...

Australians are missing out on life-saving medicines that are readily available to most of the world, according to a new report from Medicines Australia. The Compare (Comparison Of Access And Reimbursement Environments) report reveals that Australia is ranked 18 out of 20 countries in the Organisation For Economic Co-operation And ...

What is osteopenia? Osteopenia is a condition in which your bone mineral density is lower than normal, resulting in a weaker skeletal system. It’s one step shy ofosteoporosis, which can cause debilitating bone fractures, particularly later in life, and experts say it should be treated as an early warning sign. ...

This might not be the news you’d like to wake up to, but with new research out today stating about half of all Australians have a chronic disease, it’s definitely got us sitting up a little straighter. So what does it all mean? The diseases affecting us Aussies the most ...

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 ...