HEALTH

According to an Australian expert, the threat of asbestos is still around as he warns against complacency and the lethal asbestos ongoing usage in developing country.

Surgeons at St Vincent's Hospital in Darlinghurst have performed Australia's first artificial heart transplant to extend the life of a 50-year-old Sydney man suffering from total heart failure.

A recent study reveals aged garlic extract might be beneficial for health as it lowers blood pressure of the study participants who have hypertension.

Australian scientists have made a breakthrough discovery in the field of immunology as they can now explain how an important class of immune cells called T follicular helper cells is produced in the body.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard unveiled Monday in Brisbane Labor's $392 million health system modernisation plan that will see patients consulting doctors online.

China's Health Ministry on Sunday denied that a milk formula caused the premature breast growth in three baby girls due to its sex hormones.

As a fitness professional, I'm always amazed (and puzzled) with the conflict people seem to have with losing weight, yet they refuse to stop eating junk food.

According to a team of scientists at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, the link between obesity and diabetes may be explained by the inflammation-causing cells in fat tissue.

I know that all of the elliptical and treadmill worshipers are probably fuming at me now after that article headline, but the fact is, ellipticals and treadmills are one of the least effective methods of working out in existence.

A type of fluorescent shallow-water corals found at the Lord Howe Island, 400 miles east of Australia could lend vital health-beneficial clue in the development of potential cancer-fighting drugs and may shed light to the understanding of global warming, says researcher from the University of Western Sydney.

Canberra stores will be banned from displaying cigarettes and other tobacco products by the end of the year. But shopping centres in the ACT can continue displaying illegal drug paraphernalia, such as bongs and ice pipes.

Health authorities reveal a worryingly high number of young girls in WA having abortions and some are as young as 12 years old.

Two Sydney University researchers claim that the country's law requiring the wearing of bicycle helmet for protection does not work and should be repealed.

Health research based on the analysis of records from an NSW sleep clinic revealed Australian are losing sleep due to their increasing waistlines

Following the deaths of at least six horses in the northern suburbs of WA due to suspected outbreak of the infection horse disease - strangles - the stables there were forced to be in a lockdown mode.

Forty-four WA girls, some as young as 12, had an abortion last year, the state's health department reported on Sunday.

Dining out is a big part of most people's lives. Maybe you have to eat out frequently because you entertain clients at restaurants.

You see them all over the place these days... nutrition bars that claim to be healthy and good for weight loss or muscle building, but when you read the label, you see an endless list of chemicals, sugars, processed trans fats, and other harmful overly processed ingredients

According to the official web site, I-Doser is a brainwave synchronizer that emulates the use of prescription drug. The site sells iDoses that range from a price of $US2.75 for a standard heroin track to a price of $US199 for the Gates of Hades that comes with an enticing combo of Smoke and torment. Weeping and gnashing of teeth. Destruction.

The arrival of Victoria's supercomputer at the University of Melbourne marks a significant time for hundreds of thousands of Australian with glaucoma as they get to access a much more accurate data about their worsening sight.

According to the study findings gathered by medical research group Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, four out of five women ages ranging from 45 to 64 presented to their GP with dangerously high levels of bad cholesterol - LDL.

According to Brenda Green, researcher from the Menzies School of Health in Darwin, a startling high rate of Indigenous Australians die young due to rheumatic heart disease.

Scientists and environmentalists lambasted the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) on Wednesday for failing to conclude the safety review of many pesticides for as long as 17 years.

Researchers at the United Kingdom's Oxford University and the United States National Institutes of Health (USNIH) have found that stress can prevent women from getting pregnant.

A device that can detect if one has cancer or not through his or her breath alone can now also detect the type of cancer the patient has, according to scientists who developed the breath test.

You may have seen a whole new slew of advertisements online and on television trying to revamp the poor image of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). They are basically trying to promote this junk food additive as healthy.

Don't miss another powder day with an injury or weak legs that can't ski more than a half day!

Researchers believe that a link between brain activity and anxiety disorder may lead to the detection and treatment of the mental illness among children.

There have been at least three Australian patients who have contracted the new bacterial gene which is highly resistant to antibiotics, says experts.