Tue Oct 11, 2011
Embargoed lifted 7am AEDT Tue 11 Oct, 2011. The journal has advised us that the story can run in print from Wednesday International researchers have investigated a link between taking dietary supplements and an increased risk of death in older women. Data was used from the Iowa Women’s Health Study to examine the link between [...]
Fri Sep 11, 2009
From Sunday 13 September bread-making flour in Australia must have folic acid, a form of the B vitamin folate, added to it to reduce the risk of babies being born with birth defects such as spina bifida.
Fri Sep 4, 2009
EMBARGO LIFTED AT 9AM AEST FRI 4 SEPTEMBER 2009 New research out of Denmark shows men and women whose thighs are less than 60cm in circumference have a higher risk of premature death and heart disease. The study also concluded that individuals whose thighs are wider than 60cm have no added protective effect.
Tue Sep 1, 2009
The Federal Government has today released the first ever National Preventative Health Strategy – essentially three strategies at once that aim to reduce the huge real and potential burden of disease due to obesity, tobacco and the harmful use of alcohol.
Mon May 5, 2008
It is an enticing prospect. Personally tailored diets, dictated by your genetic makeup; your genes telling you what to eat and what to avoid. The growing field of nutrigeneomics looks at how our diet affects our genes and how our genes affect our diet. Anyone who has ever dieted knows we don’t all respond the [...]
Wed Mar 5, 2008
The discovery by Australian and Indonesian researchers of the remains of small human-like creatures nicknamed the ‘hobbit’ is the subject of ongoing debate. Found on the Indonesian island of Flores in 2004, the discovery was announced as a new species of human known as Homo floresiensis, however some scientists believe that the ‘hobbit’ is not [...]
Thu Feb 14, 2008
Probiotics are often promoted to be the be-all and end-all of good digestion. The are sold as yoghurts, drinks and other products containing large numbers of live ‘friendly’ bacteria. Today two new pieces of research have been published on the effects of taking probiotics.
Fri Feb 8, 2008
The South Australian Health Minister has called on all states to ban junk food TV advertising during children’s television viewing times. Several experts respond below.