HEALTH & WELLBEING

U.S researchers have discovered that rapamycin; a drug that has been called the "forever young" drug was created from a chemical found in the soil of the remote Easter Island.

Waistline watchers beware: drinking diet soda won't help you lose weight. According to data presented to the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Scientific Sessions diet soda may actually contribute to weight gain and Type 2 diabetes.

Australian smokers continue to have little understanding on the impact of tar on their lungs, despite it posing a major threat to lung health new data show.

As we age, our bodies produce less androgen (testosterone), estrogen and progesterone. By age 40, women produce about half the testosterone we did in our twenties. These levels drop further still with the onset of menopause or for women who have had their ovaries removed.

As we age, our bodies produce less androgen (testosterone), estrogen and progesterone. By age 40, women produce about half the testosterone we did in our twenties. These levels drop further still with the onset of menopause or for women who have had their ovaries removed.

A moderate exercise program that includes low-impact aerobics and power and strength training has benefits for all women, even if exercise does not slow down the disease (osteoarthritis) progression.

Heartburn or Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) means acid indigestion. This occurs when the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) does not close properly and the stomach contents reflux or return into the esophagus.

Asthma patients can now find relief for their condition and have a wrinkle-free voice box at the same time. Australian doctors are trying a radical new treatment for patients with severe asthma by injecting botox into the larynx in an effort to relax the muscle spasms that cause difficulties in breathing.

From July 10-13, the Australasian food manufacturing industry will descend upon Sydney for the much anticipated triennial iconic event: Foodpro.

The Australasian Sandwich Association continues its search for Australia's best sandwich maker, with Matt Wilkinson of Pope Joan in Brunswick East, Melbourne, crowned the winner of the Southern Final of the Great Australian Sandwichship.

Health officials are investigating a fresh outbreak of E. coli in France, with a possible link to UK seed firm Thompson and Morgan.

A new study by Harvard researchers has comprehensively shown how much weight gain is associated with eating certain food groups.

Not all consumers share the same attitudes toward animal cloning, but the latest research from Professor Sean Fox of Kansas State University, a professor of agricultural economics, shows that Americans may be more accepting of consuming cloned animal products than Europeans.

Researchers from the University of Newcastle have found that applying a cream used to treat angina could increase the survival chances of snakebite victims. Glyceryl trinitrate a compound commonly found in the cream slows the venom toxins by 50 percent before it could enter the bloodstream.

The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has called on the federal government to ban fast food ads to help solve the problem of childhood obesity in Australia.

Environment campaigners in Japan are asking the public to plant sunflowers to help decontaminate the soil of whatever radioactive material that seeped through the ground.

The Senate has passed an amendment to the Food Act requiring that products containing palm oil be explicitly labelled, rather than described as 'vegetable oil'.

A Geelong-based researcher has found that, while there have been significant advances in the treatment and prevention of fractures from osteoporosis in Australian women, the same is not true of men.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration released an updated safety data on silicone gel-filled breast implants, including preliminary data culled from studies conducted by two breast implant manufacturers (Allergan and Mentor) as a condition of their November 2006 approval. Included in the recently released report are summary and analysis of adverse events received over the years by the FDA, and a comprehensive review and analysis of recent scientific publications that discuss the safety and effective...

The Melbourne based drug manufacturer CSL has been accused by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for not doing enough to investigate why its flu vaccine caused fever and convulsions in children.

Flat bench press is the best Chest muscle builder. It is a power exercise and is one of the Big 3 (other 2 being Squats and Deadlifts)

Such inward growth of eyelashes tend to irritate the cornea or conjunctiva, thereby scarring the cornea and may lead to vision loss.

Such inward growth of eyelashes tend to irritate the cornea or conjunctiva, thereby scarring the cornea and may lead to vision loss.

A recent study from the University of Sydney shows that mothers who expose their unborn child to smoking increases the chances of an eventual heart attack and strokes by 20%. This is caused by a decrease in the amount of good cholesterol, high- density lipoprotein (HDL), which protects against heart disease.

It seems like a far-fetched dream this time but we could soon have an everlasting battery in our electronics. In a recent study by researchers from RMIT University in Melbourne, piezoelectric thin films are able to turn mechanical pressure into electricity. The study is published in the June issue of Advanced Functional Materials.

Botox's stranglehold on the 'de-wrinkling' market may have found a match. A new randomized study published online in the Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, has found that Botox's competitor Dysport is better at treating crow's feet.

Imagine a future where recharging your iPhone, iPad or Macbook could be as easy as typing a tweet. Impossible? Think again.

At the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics, Professor Hiromitsu Nakauchi, director of the center for stem cell biology and regenerative medicine at the University of Tokyo in Japan, led the new stem cell research breakthrough. Professor Nakauchi called the new technique as blastocyst complementation.

Food Standards Australia New Zealand has announced the withdrawl of one product from Australian shelves, an asparagus juice, having been identified as one of the products made with plasticiser-contaminated emulsifiers in Taiwan.