HEALTH & WELLBEING

Cancer Society Criticises Hike of New Zealand Tobacco Export to Australia

The Cancer Society is against the planned increase of New Zealand export of tobacco products to Australia. While the hiked production of cigarettes would lead to the creation of 50 new jobs in the next 24 months, it would also cause the loss of 20,000 lives yearly in Australia, Cancer Society Health Promotion Manager Jan Pearson said.

High-Fat Diet May Cause Less Weight Gain, New Brain Cell Growth

Scientists gave mice a high fat diet, after which, the mice showed growth of new brain cells and less weight gain. "We really don't understand the function of these neurons in the normal brain," study researcher Seth Blackshaw, an associate professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, told LiveScience.

Biomarkers for Autism Discovered

An important step towards developing a rapid, inexpensive diagnostic method for autism has been take by Uppsala University, among other universities.
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Starbucks Enters the Energy Drink Market

Starbucks is about to bump heads into the Red Bull. Yes, Starbucks is eager to dip its influential, if not omnipresent coffee mug now into the $8 billion energy drink category. Starbucks, the world's largest coffee chain announced at its annual meeting in Seattle that it plans to roll out in April a new line of "natural" energy drinks, Starbucks Refreshers, to be sold at grocers, convenience stores and Starbucks stores.

When Women Stop Breastfeeding Linked to Child Care Options, Study Shows

CHAMPAIGN, lll. — Mothers participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition program for Women, Infants and Children, known as WIC, are more likely to discontinue breastfeeding their infants before 6 months of age than non-WIC mothers, especially if they rely upon relatives to provide child care, according to a new study by Juhee Kim, a professor of kinesiology and community health at the University of Illinois.

Only 1 in 10 Children Ride to School

Only one in ten children ride to school, even though 80% of parents think it would improve their kids' health, according to a new survey released today by the Cycling Promotion Fund and the National Heart Foundation of Australia.

WHO: Antibiotics are Overused

The overuse of antibiotics could lead to a time when it would be so ineffective that a normal infection could kill, according to the World Health Organization.

Recover from ADD, ADHD, and Depression Without Drugs

Chances are you've been prescribed antidepressants or know someone who has. According to the Centers for Disease Control, eleven percent of Americans over the age of 12 take antidepressants. Between 1996 and 2005 alone, the number of people taking antidepressants doubled to 27 million.

Jalneti: cleaning the nasal path

In yoga, it has been used for its extremely powerful physical, psychological and spiritual benefits. However, in the modern world - fed on an attitude of immediate gains - jalaneti has gained immense popularity because of its dramatic effect on the sinuses.

The Dangers of Plastic Surgery

A facelift can lead to your eyes or mouth not opening and closing properly. Absence of lower eyelid resting against the eyeball can result after facial surgery. Breast implants might result in oddly shaped breasts. And post-surgical infection is a risk, as is severe psychiatric injury.

High CO2 Levels Cause of Obesity, Researchers Say

Junk food, lack of exercise and now even the air you breathe could contribute to you gaining weight. Danish researchers have proposed a theory that steadily rising levels of carbon dioxide in the air maybe increasing appetite and could explain the rising obesity rate.

Deprived of Sex, Jilted Flies Drink More Alcohol

Sexually deprived male fruit flies exhibit a pattern of behavior that seems ripped from the pages of a sad-sack Raymond Carver story: when female fruit flies reject their sexual advances, the males are driven to excessive alcohol consumption, drinking far more than comparable, sexually satisfied male flies.

New Board Launches Alcohol Name, Shame Ad Campaign

Health campaign groups in Australia launched on Friday the independent Alcohol Advertising Review Board. The main task of the new board would be to name and shame alcohol firms with advertising campaigns that violate international alcohol advertising regulations.

Wellington Teacher with Undiagnosed Brain Tumour Dies while Asleep

A Wellington teacher died in her sleep on Monday from an undiagnosed brain tumour, Dominion Post reports. Thirty-nine year old Lorena Henriquez, a single mother and a positively popular teacher among her students, had felt flu-like symptoms for three days before succumbing to cancer while sleeping.

Scientists Turning to Baby Brains to Make Computers Smarter

While the most advanced computers today can perform the most complicated tasks and calculations than average humans but computers still fall short in learning ability. However scientists are looking to remedy this by learning from "the greatest learning machines in the universe": human babies.

New Study Warns 1 in 3 Young Aussies to Acquire Diabetes

A new study released on Wednesday warned of the growing menace of diabetes among young Australians. The report by Diabetes Australia said one in three of young Aussies will likely acquire the chronic ailment, which has no known cure.

The 5 Best Snacks for Grown-ups

There is a healthy way to snack, which means choosing healthy options and forgoing late-night snacks, according to the Mayo Clinic.ng is the key to keeping weight off — but only if you eat the right kind of snacks.

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