A new review recommends lifting the ban on seven complementary therapies. Nine others remain prohibited.
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Here’s how your body might respond when you turn your clock back an hour on Saturday night.
Do you get a throbbing pain on both sides of your head after strenuous exercise? Here’s what might be happening.
Infection with Australian bat lyssavirus is serious but extraordinarily rare, and there are effective treatments. So there’s no need to panic.
Hunger is setting in for Alone Australia contestants. Here’s what’s going on in the body and the mind.
A big freckle or a sunspot? A flat mole or a dark freckle? Here’s how to tell the difference between the three – and when to get a spot checked for skin cancer.
Kmart recently pulled a ‘hyaluronic acid cleansing balm’ from its shelves after a teenager was hospitalised with eye pain. But hyaluronic acid itself is usually safe.
Many are surprised by the depth of sad yearning they feel after selling the childhood home. The grief can be especially profound if it coincides with a parent dying.
The nocebo effect is the opposite of the placebo effect. And it can affect what we think of medicines, and the side-effects we report.
There’s no firm evidence eating eggs causes constipation. In fact, eggs may have the opposite effect. Here’s what’s really going on in your gut.
Many falls are preventable. So exercise that targets balance and strength is crucial.
Slinda is safe for women who are breastfeeding and also has a longer ‘missed pill’ window.
Japanese encephalitis spreads via mosquitoes. It has been detected in Brisbane’s eastern suburbs and claimed two lives in NSW. Here’s what you need to know about it.
And how should you store them in between wears?
Ice baths are an effective way to accelerate recovery after exercise. However, their general health benefits are less clear.
You might have a vague idea that wholemeal or wholegrain bread is healthy. But is one better for you than the other?
Sexual assault services provide more than just medical forensic examination, and in a recent study, 75% of people who used one found the process reassuring.
School’s back and that means head lice will once again plague households with primary school-aged children. Here’s what you can to do to bust those nits.
87% of posts mentioned the benefits of the tests, while only 15% mentioned potential harms.
If Australia followed England’s lead and listed drugs such as Wegovy on the PBS for weight loss, this could bring the cost down from around $500 a month to $31.60.
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Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer in Exercise Science, Adelaide University
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Accredited Practising Dietitian and Lecturer, Southern Cross University
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Program Director of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Accredited Practising Dietitian, Adelaide University
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Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Macquarie University
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Clinical Trials Director, Department of Endocrinology, RPA Hospital, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, Nutrition, Swinburne University of Technology
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Clinical Associate Professor, School of Medical Science & Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute; Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in Physiotherapy, Adelaide University
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Associate Professor and Clinical Academic Gastroenterologist, Western Sydney University
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Research Fellow in Public Health, The University of Queensland
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Sleep Researcher, Appleton Institute, HealthWise Research Group, CQUniversity Australia
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Evidence and Translation Lead, National Allergy Centre of Excellence; Chief Investigator, Centre of Food Allergy Research; Associate Professor and Group Leader, Childhood Allergy & Epidemiology Group, Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Child Health Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle