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Buzz on coffee gets sweeter

2 hours 59 min ago
After years of research, a big study has found coffee drinkers are a little more likely to live longer.

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Breastfeeding halves SIDS risk

4 hours 13 min ago
Breastfeeding halves the chances of a baby dying suddenly, according to a child health group.

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Chemicals 'may reduce sperm count'

16 May 2012 - 8:51pm
A study says exposure to everyday chemicals in the environment may affect a man's sperm count.

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Britain bedeviled by binge drinking

15 May 2012 - 8:45am
Binge drinking in Britain is costing the National Health Service STG2.7 billion ($A4.36 billion) a year.

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Fast food giants facing 'fat tax'

15 May 2012 - 8:45am
Fast food giants face local govt rate increases in a bid to tackle the nation's obesity epidemic.

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Diabates sufferers suffer depression

14 May 2012 - 8:52pm
Diabetes Australia has accused the govt of putting a budget surplus above the health of diabetes sufferers.

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Pregnant obese women face birth risks

14 May 2012 - 8:40pm
Australian and NZ pregnant women who are obese are at greater risk of complications when pregnant.

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Mentally ill carers are suffering

14 May 2012 - 12:07pm
A study finds the role for mentally ill carers impacts their relationships, employment and finances.

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Free blood pressure checks across Vic

14 May 2012 - 9:29am
Free blood pressure checks will be available at pharmacies as part of a campaign against strokes.

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Footy codes warned on head injuries

14 May 2012 - 9:14am
Experts say Aussie football codes must investigate head injuries to ensure the safety of players.

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Some likely to be awake in operations

13 May 2012 - 5:13pm
Some patients could be more likely to be awake during operations due to a genetic resistance to anaesthesia.

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Diabetes Awareness on Mother's Day

13 May 2012 - 10:27am
The Australian Diabetes Council is using this Mothers Day to highlight gestational diabetes.

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Mother's Day fun runs raise millions

13 May 2012 - 10:13am
Thousands of Australians have run through streets to raise money for breast cancer on Mother's Day.

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Oakeshott admits to battling disease

13 May 2012 - 10:06am
MP Rob Oakeshott has revealed he is fighting a battle after being diagnosed with Graves' disease in 2010.

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Sleep deprivation common in Australia

13 May 2012 - 9:56am
Australian's are filing for more than five million prescriptions for sleeping pills each year - study.

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Eggs worth hundreds of pounds

13 May 2012 - 8:05am
Female students at Cambridge University say they have been offered hundreds of pounds to become egg donors.

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Hypnosis could work like an anaesthetic

12 May 2012 - 11:07pm
A psychiatrist says hypnosis could be more widely used for pain relief as an alternative to anaesthesia.

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VO2 max test to aid weight loss

12 May 2012 - 6:47am
A simple test has shown that people can work out less and still lose weight.

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Health advisers back pill to block HIV

12 May 2012 - 5:48am
A panel of US health advisers has endorsed the first drug to prevent HIV infection in healthy people.

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Indigenous obesity could 'widen the gap'

11 May 2012 - 1:00pm
AMA Queensland says spiraling obesity rates in remote Aboriginal communities could 'widen the gap'.

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