Public Health

Over recent months, the news has been saturated with headlines claiming we’re experiencing a “killer flu season”. Researchers watching laboratory

Inactivity in school children has been in the news again

The federal government is seeking a review of concentrated caffeine products after a Blue Mountains man died from caffeine toxicity. Lachlan

Smoking rates in Australia are at an all-time low. And yet, nearly 11,500 people are hospitalised from smoking-related cardiovascular

A UNSW psychology experiment has shown why it can be so hard to direct our attention away from cues that might lead to behaviour we’d like to avoid, like drinking alcohol

More than 500 workers at a Sydney council have walked off the job after management allegedly refused to heed their concerns over the use of glyphosate-based weed killer

Changes to our ozone layer over the past 40 years have affected levels of UV radiation and therefore the risk of people developing skin cancer, an international study has

A coalition of Sydney community groups has partnered with a retail giant to get groceries to a drought-stricken town that had its only supermarket burn down.

Shoppers are being warned to check their milk following a recall of eight varieties sold in Victoria and NSW amid fears they may contain cleaning solution.

The Western Australian government has rolled out a plan to improve the health of men as statistics reveal a grim picture. More than 77 per

Residents taking a drag on Tasmania's north coast have sparked an unwanted title for Australia's worst suburbs when it comes to the number of people smoking.

Public health experts want Australia's food and drink health star ratings to become mandatory. Australian shoppers have embraced the

Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ (ARFNZ) marks World Smoke Free Day tomorrow with a call for more education to the public on vaping and e-cigarettes. The

Cigarette smoking rates have taken a dive in Victoria with plain packaging laws, public bans and advertising restrictions all having an impact.

Australians are ageing and coming down with more vaccine-preventable diseases meaning the public health system is under increased pressure, a report says.

Australians are still getting older, but the rate of increase is slower and obesity is partly to blame, new research has found. The slowdown

A rabbit and chicken terrine entree could be to blame for a suspected food poisoning outbreak which hit more than 30 guests at an official Anzac AFL luncheon.

People stuck at their desks six hours a day should exercise for up to 40 minutes to mitigate the risks associated with sitting too much, new research suggests.

A "bad batch" of illicit

The heaviest-drinking 10 per cent of Australians are knocking back more than half of all alcohol consumed in the country, new research has found.