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If Britain leaves the EU, it will likely have an inter-connected impact on regulation and trade.
Australia’s 44th parliament may be coming to an end, but there will be plenty of political action before the 45th can start.
To what extent would the ABCC and Registered Organisations bills actually deal with union corruption or criminality if passed?
Why a show about village life in a fictional town somewhere in middle England has been making headline news.
Research has found a relationship between pretend play and a child’s developing creativity, understanding of others and social competence with peers.
The city of Manchester now has control over it’s NHS budget, but what does this mean in real terms?
Why putting a price ceiling on rent is not the answer to a city’s housing problems.
Restless leg syndrome is a common affliction characterised by uncomfortable feelings in the legs accompanied by an irresistible urge to move the legs to relieve the sensations.
Lynch syndrome is a common, inherited condition that affects thousands of Australians and greatly increases their risk of developing cancer. Yet 95% of those who have it don’t know about it.
The relationship between insomnia and mental illness is bidirectional: about 50% of adults with insomnia have a mental health problem; up to 90% of adults with depression have sleep problems.
Birthmark is the term used to describe common skin marks that are present at birth or appear soon afterwards. It doesn’t mean they were caused by the physical process of birth.
After many weeks of speculation, the government has laid down the challenge for the Senate and smoothed the path for a double-dissolution election.
Last summer, 2.4 million Australian adults were getting sunburnt each weekend. But what’s actually happening in the skin during a sunburn?
A panic attack is a sudden, intense feeling of fear or discomfort. For some people, a panic attack can come out of nowhere, like a sudden thunderstorm from a clear blue sky.
The potential harms associated with using cannabis depend, above all others, on two things: the age at which you first begin to use cannabis and the frequency, dose and duration of use.
Aedes aegypti is adapted to live in close proximity with humans, and this close association likely contributes to the severity of the Zika outbreak.
People with eczema essentially have sensitive skin that is easily irritated.
As the longest-running avant-garde movement of the 20th century, Surrealism’s scope and richness is perhaps unparalleled in its influence of modern art and culture.
Poetic terminology can be alienating, off-putting. Whispering “dactylic hexameter” in people’s ears won’t necessarily tempt them into reading heroic verse. But there is hope – and poetry – for us all.
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