HEALTH & WELLBEING

New Zealand families have reason to celebrate when the government announced a policy turnaround on synthetic drugs. According to a statement, the New Zealand government has imposed a ban on all synthetic drugs or "legal highs" until they are proven to be "low-risk."

Marijuana admirers have long been sharing their opinions regarding the herb's medical uses. Sarah Wilkinson, a Canadian mother, has good claims about marijuana's effect on her disabled daughter.

A new research claimed that looking after horses and horseback riding can help lessen stress and anxiety among teenagers.

A research team from New York University is utilising hallucinogenic knowledge to relieve patients' idea of death.

The addition of 11 new cases of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), including a first in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, is starting to alarm officials at the World Health Organization (WHO).

"Google" Smart Contact Lens project has finally secured 2 patents last week for its new in-eye wearable sensors technologies. The patents acquired provide precise details on how the contact lenses will help future wearers with diabetes.

Unbeaten American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr has some advice for men, not on how to knockout their opponent in the ring but on how to prevent their testicles from hanging low.

Several months after the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa which killed over a hundred in Guinea and Liberia, local and international health organizations have taken huge steps to prevent the spread of the disease.

Timothy Ray Brown's HIV "cured" status lead to more talks regarding an effective cure against the virus. However, a leading scientist say that HIV cure can look differently as it may only be "temporary" eradication of the virus.

Google has filed a new patent application with the U.S. Patent Office for a contact lens, which comes embedded with a tiny camera.

Imagine a scenario when a totally incapacitated man with blood all over him, suddenly walks up to you. Will you scream because of so much blood or will you actually pity him and maybe even extend some help? But check first for this might just be fake blood.

What was once perceived as casual marijuana smoking may not be so casual at all with the effects of the drug to one's brain.

Young men, beware of the consequences of teen pranks such as squeezing your pal's testicles. In the case of a 17-year-old Irish student, the joke gone bad led to the doctors treating him to place the youth in a state of induced coma.

Imagine sitting on your lunch table one day enjoying your meal and discovers that your fish is stuffed with dildo inside? How would you feel?

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is parents' worst nightmare. But researchers from Adelaide University might have identified the leading cause of this deceitful syndrome.

The Divinyls’ classic “I Touch Myself” is now the anthem for breast cancer awareness. Olivia Newton-John, Sarah McLeod, and Connie Mitchell join Australian artists in recording a new version of the band’s hit song.

The Guardian for Children and Young People reports that South Australia’s troubled children are being physically restrained an average of 20 times a month.

The first component eliminates the physical cravings to drugs and alcohol by utilizing the drug Naltrexone implant, an opiate antagonist, administered by a trained licensed medical professional under local anesthetic.

A rural doctor in New Zealand has been found guilty of supplying ulcer drugs to "desperate" women who wanted to end their pregnancies.

Australian supermarket chain Coles has recalled its Easter eggs after a boy from Central Coast suffered an allergic reaction from eating one of the eggs. The packaging failed to declare it contains traces of "tree nuts."

A healthy baby boy was born to Australian blogger Loni Jane Anthony despite the criticisms she received for strictly following a diet of raw fruits during her pregnancy. The health and lifestyle blogger gave birth to her son, Rowdy Nash, on March 2. Ms Anthony told her critics that she is living proof that a woman does not have to be a "whale" during pregnancy.

Viagra has been found to increase the risk of melanoma. According to a new study, men who regularly use the impotence drug are 84 per cent more likely to develop melanoma. Even men who only took Viagra once would have doubled their risk of skin cancer. U.S. researchers have discovered that those who have taken sildenafil or more commonly known as Viagra had a higher chance of developing the deadly melanoma. Viagra has been thought to affect the same genetic mechanism that allows skin cancer to....

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday urged global governments as well as the world's numerous pharmaceuticals to lower down and make affordable the prices of cure pills for the hepatitis C virus (HCV) as the agency released its first ever global Hepatitis C treatment guidelines.

A woman is now cancer-free thanks to her pet dog. Maureen Burns owns a dog that acted strange when his owner started worrying. Ms Burns said her pet collie named Max may be ill. She thought her dog was showing signs of aging since he was already 9 years old. However, as it turned out, Ms Burns was the one who was sick and not the dog.

Ebola virus disease (EVD) has started to spread in Africa after its outbreak earlier this year in forested areas in southeastern part of Guinea.

New Zealand has finally approved the sale of female condoms in the country.

A researcher from Otago University in Wellington has proposed a public smoking ban. A new study identified the areas in Wellington where the most smokers are outside bars and cafes. According to the new research, Cuba Street and Courtenay PI were the worst.

New study has revealed strategies to create new defense against AIDS-causing HIV in the form of a transplant drug which is normally used to prevent rejection of transplanted organs that could unlock a working cure.

Residents off North Queensland coast are being advised to brace for tropical Cyclone Ita which has left 16 people dead as well as massive floods in Solomon Islands.