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How to stay cool in Sydney's big heat

A mass of hot air settles over NSW causing heatwave conditions this week.

As Sydney comes up for air after enduring its first heatwave of 2017, the true extent of the negative health effects caused by soaring temperatures won't be known for some time, health experts say.

No clear air for government's pollution proposals

Australia's fuel quality and emissions standards are the worst in the developed world.

Doctors and health experts have criticised a government review of vehicle emissions and air pollution for underreporting the health risks, sidelining the Minister for Health, and potentially putting thousands of Australians' lives at risk.

Here's a new year diet that might actually work

It's almost as if our weight wants to be maintained.

This year you are going to lose weight. Really. Not like last year, when you tried to eat less and exercise more and ended up no lighter, but by approaching the problem differently. Because calories in and calories out is probably the worst way to think about it.

Breast implant cancer warning as three women die

Women with breast implants are advised to monitor for any changes, after 46 cases of a rare cancer in Australia were ...

Women who have had breast implants have been advised to talk to their doctor if they notice any changes in their breasts, after 46 Australian cases of rare anaplastic large cell lymphoma were linked to implants, three of which led to death.