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...
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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 list at 179 with a life expectancy of under 40...
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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 ill health.
This year, not surprisingly, the Mexican or swine flu...
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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 of fibre and vitamins – especially vitamin C, but some other vitamins and minerals as well. In the fibre department, apples contain both soluble fibre...
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