HEALTH

A new study suggests that strenuous exercise appears to stop the body's cells from killing themselves as they're programmed to do.

Based on early research on contraceptive for men, University of North Carolina experts believe a blast of ultrasound to the testes can safely stop sperm production for six months.

Tasmania - Asbestos contamination in an abandoned hospital at Queenstown have raised some concerns from its residents.

AHMEDABAD: An 83-year-old Indian holy man who says he has spent 65 years without food or water has astounded a team of military doctors who studied him during a two-week observation.

Janet Wiles, a cognitive scientist and co-author of The Memory Book: Everyday Habits for a Healthy Memory says that physical activities make new brain cells.

According to the Heart Foundation, chocolate consumption or wine drinking does not offer any real cardiovascular health benefit.

The increase in the number of commercial breast imaging services, along with marketing tactics to promote them as non-invasive, safe and comfortable have raised concerns of the West Australian Cancer Council.

The WA Country Health Service is now investigating the breach of infection control procedure by an anaesthetist who treated 250 patients at hospitals across the state's north west.

Mental health has been called to be put highest priority in the national health and political agenda, by one of Australia's largest churches, Wesley Mission, following the findings of recent research stating 77 per cent of people in NSW have either experienced mental illness or knew someone who had.

The Department for Child Protection - under the new radical government policy - will seize babies from unfit mothers before they are even born.

(Reuters) - A cancer report that concludes Americans are under constant assault from carcinogenic agents has heartened activists, who hope that finally government and policymakers will pay attention to their concerns.

(Reuters) - Low condom use, needle sharing and a rise in casual sex and prostitution may unleash an HIV epidemic in the Philippines, according to a new study.

(Reuters) - The evidence is stronger than ever that pollution from industry, traffic and power generation causes strokes and heart attacks, and people should avoid breathing in smog, the American Heart Association said on Monday.

Ottawa - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a warning recalling on certain processed meat products which was contaminated with Listeria.

Taiji, Japan - The villagers of Taiji were lab tested to have dangerous high mercury levels, likely because of their fondness for dolphin and whale meat. The village has been recently depicted in the Oscar documentary titled The Cove.

Although heartburn drugs may ease digestion problems but too much of it could pose some health risks. Studies have shown that overuse of heartburn drugs can cause serious side effects and should be used with caution.

A study has found that women with fats around their waistline and a high body mass index (BMI) have an increase risk of pancreatic cancer.

The government will be reviewing the services of renal dialysis in Central Australia after it was heavily criticised for sending indigenous patients away from Alice Springs which is much closer to them.

Scientists in Australia have found that people with family history of diabetes put on extra weight from overeating compared to people with no family history of the disease.

The small pill that altered the direction of women's rights and human sexuality - introduced in the US back in 1960 and marketed in Australia six months after - turns fifty on Tuesday.

Under the new proposed amendments of the Sex Discrimination Act, those who discriminate against breastfeeding mothers would be facing serious legal actions.

The hepatitis C scandal in Victoria triggers more controversy as threats of legal actions against the state's Medical Practitioners Board, a clinic and a doctor multiplies.

Based on a worrying recent survey released by the Heart Foundation, more than half of all Australians said they would not be sure on what to do if they suddenly were experiencing a heart attack.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men who carry the virus that causes genital warts may be at increased risk of HIV infection, a study of Kenyan men suggests.

(Reuters) - Far fewer children are dying and rates of malnutrition, HIV and tuberculosis are declining thanks to good progress on health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.

(Reuters) - British scientists have found five common genetic factors linked to the risk of developing breast cancer, giving researchers a better understanding of its causes and clues for developing more treatments.

Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has confirmed plans to introduce reform to the Medicare system in Tuesday's budget.

More than 20 cases have been reported of new mothers being given wrong babies to breastfeed in the past three years.

Anyone who discriminates against breastfeeding mothers could face action under proposed changes to the Sex Discrimination Act.