We’re pretty spoilt for sport in Australia. Whether you participate or spectate, there’s almost an endless number of choices. During the winter, football dominates the media. The primary local codes of AFL and rugby league take most newspaper column inches. But with the third game with the oval ball presenting a more international image by... »
The most recent statistics available indicate that children born in Australia in 2007 could expect to live 81 years. For longevity we rate number four in the world, just behind Japan, Iceland and Switzerland, and well ahead of Swaziland which comes last on the... »
In Geneva each year, the World Health Organisation (WHO) hosts a meeting of health ministers, health bureaucrats and delegates from non-governmental agencies. The aim of this so-called World Health Assembly is to discuss and develop strategies to more effectively prevent and better manage disease and... »
Keeping the doctor away is not always the best thing to do; nevertheless, the health benefits of fresh fruit and vegetables are now well known. Apples are a good source... »
The first Tuesday of May each year has been designated as World Asthma Day; simply to increase awareness of the prevention and treatment strategies of this all-too-common chronic condition. This... »
More than a century after his death the famous artist Vincent van Gogh is back in the news – not for his art but because of a new theory... »
Whilst in Australia each year we are commemorating ANZAC Day, the World Health Organisation (WHO) is raising awareness of a disease that affects about 40% of the world’s population... »
At some time in our lives, almost every one of us will be confronted with a fungal infection. Fortunately, they only rarely occur on the face; but they do... »
Once again this year thousands of people gathered in cities and country towns throughout Australia to commemorate Anzac Day. In fact Anzac Day ceremonies were conducted in many other... »