Public Health

There is now overwhelming scientific evidence that central obesity, as opposed to total obesity assessed by body mass index (BMI), is associated with the most health risks

In men, being overweight was blamed for 136,000 new cases, and in women, 345,000 cancer diagnoses, most of them of the colon, kidney and breast.

A bid to ban tobacco sales in a US town has been reversed. Health officials in a US town have voted to withdraw a proposal that would have

Obesity is costing 2.8 per cent of the global gross domestic product, or $US2 trillion, according to a McKinsey Global Institute report. A new report shows

More than two-thirds of adults and a quarter of children in Queensland are overweight or obese, a new report says. Queenslanders are the fattest

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Brain training can boost memory and thinking skills but not when done alone at home, a study has found. Computer-based "brain training"

More than a thousand health professionals have applied to join the Australian Government’s response to the Ebola

Smoking is to be banned in all 860 national parks in NSW, Environment Minister Rob Stokes has announced. Smoking is to be banned in NSW national

Fewer Australian teenagers are willing to bake themselves in the hot sun for the sake of a tan compared to 10 years ago, a Cancer Council survey has found.

The Australian government is paying little attention to the health effects of the nation's reliance on coal, health organisations and unions warn.

Scientists are hoping a new method for diagnosing eye disease will allow doctors to spot glaucoma early enough to save a patient's sight.

A protein named after the Hershey Kiss chocolate which stimulates a surge in testosterone is what causes male brains to develop differently from females.

The number of notifications made about nurses and midwives, optometrists, physiotherapists, psychologists, osteopaths and medical radiation practitioners has increased in

Hundreds of Australian nurses and midwives want to join the fight against the deadly Ebola

The Queensland Premier says he's "comforted" by the early detection of a glitch in a medication software that had the potential to kill patients.

Timing is an important but often ignored factor in drug effectiveness, scientists say. A body-clock "atlas" mapping the 24-hour activity

Common childhood illnesses such as tonsillitis and ear infections can cause hearing loss later in life, according to results from a UK study.

Libby Bowell was walking to the supermarket when a woman collapsed in front of her. As a nurse of 30 years, normally Libby would stop and render assistance.[subscribe]

A jump in the number of people dying of liver disease has been triggered by an increase in alcohol consumption, Public Health England says.