HEALTH & WELLBEING

Our big blue backyard hosts the largest variety of marine life in the world. Whether we consider the big majestic creatures that leave us in awe, the brilliant sandy beaches, or the little flashes of colour that dart through coral reefs, there can be no doubting that our marine environment is part of our Australian identity.

Meet Frank Ferrante - a boisterous 54-year-old Sicilian from Brooklyn, NY, living in San Francisco. Frank has a love of great food, beautiful women and a good time, but he is also a former drug and alcohol addict, overweight, and fighting Hepatitis C. Estranged from his daughter, Frank is suffering from depression, has been single for many years, is taking a long list of prescription drugs just to manage his sickness symptoms.

A group of researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has declared there will be no machine that can travel through time, because they have proved that nothing can be faster than the speed of light.

You may want to start preparing some celebratory (non-animal tested) tea and (vegan) biscuits. The United Kingdom has taken a significant step toward ending tests of household products on animals.

A just published study emphasizes that the super strong Big Pharma antibiotic combo trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (dubbed TMP-SMX, for short, and marketed as Bactrim, Bethaprim, Cotrim and Septra) appears to be more effective for repeated urinary tract infections (UTIs) than the time proven natural remedy of cranberries.

Is America truly stricken with widespread mental illness? Do tens of millions need mind-altering drugs? A recent flurry of media articles lead readers to a realization that Big Pharma and the "mental health" industry have deceived Americans on a grand scale.

Physicists working with large hadron collider believe that they may be close to finding the long sought Higgs Boson, the "God particle" by 2012 or disprove its existence entirely.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has found that Coles' decision to discount house brand milk does not breach competition law.

Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) have proposed to extend country of origin labelling to unpackaged beef, sheep and chicken meat.

The Queensland Dairyfarmer's Organisation (QDO) has expressed extreme disappointment at the decision by the ACCC to not pursue Coles for predatory pricing of its house brand milk.

Not only is having a green thumb a great way to stay healthier and happier, but new research shows it can actually protect you from cancer.

Allowing your kids to play with the garden hose, filling the inflatable kiddie pool, nourishing your garden with hose water -- these all seem like harmless activities. However, research is now proving otherwise.

Peaches, nectarines, plums, apricots and almonds are all closely related fruit trees with very similar pits. In all these fruits, the pit must be broken open to reveal the almond-shaped kernel within.

A deluge of expiring drug patent is expected from now till 2016 as reported by AP. When a drug loses patent protection, often for the first six months, only one generic version is on sale. Thus, price decline may not be significant initially. Afterwards, several other generic versions will typically be available in the market, driving prices down dramatically. This generic competition will obliterate sales of brand-name drugs and slash the expenses of patients. Hence, allowing patients to improv...

That koala bear maybe holding on to something good - for you.

We are all doing our bit for the environment & cutting meat out of our diet makes a huge impact. So we bring you Meat Free Mid Week Recipes - Honey-baked pumpkin risotto

So there I was. Seated and sweating bullets. You see, I'd been asked some questions about the future by a journo of the future.

Contrary to popular belief, diet soda and other foods and beverages made with artificial sweeteners like aspartame are not healthy, and they do not bring about weight loss.

Before administering the new procedure, TSA agents will be required to attend a weekend seminar on manual breast cancer detection techniques.

While the Federal Government is making half-hearted commitments to energy efficiency, trail-blazing architecture firms like G-O Logic Homes and Victoria's own Sunpower Design are proving that sustainable housing need not cost an arm and a leg - nor necessitate the owning of a hair shirt.

(NaturalNews) Radio host Patrick Timpone, creator of One Radio Network (www.OneRadioNetwork.com) joins the NaturalNews Radio Network today with a daily broadcast of his two-hour show.

The Little Veggie Patch company is based in Melbourne and delivers recycled apple crate vegetable gardens to urban gardeners!

Agricultural production is only the first step in moving the world’s food from farm to fork, according to Nourishing the Planet, a project of the Worldwatch Institute.

The next time you are assaulted by TSA agents at the airport that try to force you through the naked body scanner or perform a full-body grope down on you, why not just grab them back?

They're a collection of interviews and teachings from Charlotte Gerson, who runs the Gerson clinics that have successfully treated thousands of cancer patients with a therapy based on cleansing, detoxification and live foods nutrition.

Rupert Murdoch's media empire News Corp. is taking a severe beating as Murdoch himself is having to address various criminal allegations, including that his News of the World tabloid illegally hacked private phone lines and committed various other crimes.

No need to wait before acting on climate: UN expert

There are more Australians suffering from flu this year than last year and experts are baffled by the rise of cases before the August and September peak seasons.

Coffee lovers who want to perk up their sex lives have been warned not to buy the caffeine-based drinks that contain a substance similar to Viagra.