HEALTH & WELLBEING

Salicylic acid, an ingredient in aspirin, targets the proteins that cause cell death from neurodegenerative diseases.

Slim Secrets founder Sharon Thurin talks to IBT Australia about the state of the Australian supplement industry.

If GE Healthcare has its way, different doctors around the world will soon be able to see the health records of a patient at the same time – on the Cloud!

Ebola’s youngest case, a one-month-old Baby Nubia, has left the hospital in Guinea.

The study conducted by the Radiological Society of North America reports that weight loss helps slow the progression of osteoarthritis.

Prof. Susan Davis of Monash University finds the study biased and irrelevant due to a small sample size and calls it poor quality research.

Owning a dog can lower anxiety levels in children according to CDC.

Women get more access to HIV treatments, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

People who consume white vegetables such as potatoes, onions and cauliflower are third less likely to develop stomach cancer according to a study in Zheijang University.

The study by UNICEF, announced on Nov 27, claims that the number of adolescents who died from AIDS have tripled since 2000.

Experts suggest that parents should tailor their discussions about sex and pornography according to the age of their children and never ignore a child addicted to porn.

The chemical composition in sugar-free drinks is of prime importance in analysing whether it is good for the teeth or not.

A team of researchers found that after undergoing cognitive behavioural therapy, patients can receive dental treatment without fear or the need for sedation.

Chikungunya virus may lead to severe and potentially fatal infection of the brain or encephalitis according to a study.

Prisoners' health improve upon release from prison, according to the report "The health of Australia’s prisoners 2015" by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.

A study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association shows that air pollution increases risk of heart disease in women with diabetes.

According to a report by Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians are more likely to die from cardiovascular disease (CVD), diabetes, and chronic kidney disease (CKD) than non-Indigenous Australians.

A team of researchers from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln says that ADHD medications make it difficult for children to fall and stay asleep at night

FBM will donate all of the profits generated from its products to Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) and Breast Cancer Institute of Australia (BCIA).

Chrissy becomes the youngest person to have ever been diagnosed with breast cancer.

If you are in Australia and is an asthma sufferer, you are shelling $11,740 per year according to a Deloitte study commissioned by Asthma Australia and National Asthma Council Australia.

Loneliness can make people more prone to illnesses according to a report by UCLA, University of Chicago and UC Davis.

Facebook's new ‘Take a Break’ tool filters and limits the influx of photos and statuses from your ex after your relationship ends.

Arnott’s has been fined $51,000 by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) over false claims of its products’ saturated fat content.

The famous brand encourages everyone to call upon the Unicode Consortium to make a condom emoji in time for the World AIDS Day.

The legislation intended to promote immunisation rate among the Australian nationals has been passed by the Senate and will but put into effect starting next year.

Mismatch between the personal sleep schedule and the circadian rhythm of a healthy adult can increase the risk of developing coronary heart disease and Type 2 diabetes.

A group of IVF doctors warn that the new bulk-billed clinic, Primary IVF, in Melbourne may put women at higher risk of health complications.

Nina Saria found her kidney donor, Glenn Calderbank, through Craigslist.