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Senate rejects controversial rebate removal for over 65s

By Michelle Grattan The Senate has rejected the government’s controversial budget measure to remove the higher private health insurance rebate for people 65 and

Loneliness can steal six years of healthy living

Loneliness has been found to reduce a person’s healthy life by nearly six years. The finding is worrying in a world where people have fewer friends and are mostly

Exercise more effective than common pain meds

Exercise can be 60 percent more effective than common pain relief medication, a new comprehensive Adelaide University study of 221,279 participants has

Daily chronic stress a time bomb for heart health

Chronic stress is believed to be creating hidden inflammation in the hearts of million of people – changing the organ’s structure and causing long term damage. A new

Late flu spike reflects changing winter illness patterns

By Allen Cheng The weather is warming up and the hay fever season has begun, but more people are experiencing cases of influenza than expected for spring. In the two

Data centre health concerns move to centre stage

By Marion Burgess and John Davy In the United States, areas such as Michigan have been hotspots for residents pushing back against data centre construction in their

Anxious parents are overprotecting their children

Social media and perceived world threats are encouraging overprotective and anxious parenting, according to new research. The Griffith University research surveyed 909

Depression found to have strong link to gut health

Queensland researchers have discovered a strong link between gut health and depression. A study by Brisbane-based QIMR Berghofer looked at the genetic relationship

Sugar tax could ‘prolong life and prevent cavities’

A new study shows a 20 percent sugar tax could add years to human life and prevent millions of tooth cavities. Griffith University researchers say the tax could prevent

Grim threshold crossed in spread of bird flu

By Jane Younger Australia has crossed another grim threshold in its H5N1 bird flu outbreak. For the first time, the virus has infected an Australian mainland mammal: a

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