Drug maker Roche splashes $750,000 on a single event for cancer doctors

The drug industry is spending $72 million a year on "educating" doctors, with Roche seeing fit to splash $750,000 on a two-day conference.

Three-quarters of public mistakenly believe coconut oil is healthy

If your daily diet includes orange juice, coconut oil and a muesli bar, don't expect a tick of approval from a nutritionist.

Tiny, 'potentially toxic' needles found in baby formula

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Looking at the soft, white powder in a baby formula tin, you wouldn't think there were strange, potentially toxic needles lurking inside.

The trouble with Tony the Tiger and the Paddle Pop Lion

More than half of kids' foods featuring cartoons have been found to be unhealthy, prompting fresh calls for such cartoons to be restricted.

Kate forced to pay 12 per cent more on her health insurance

If you delay buying health insurance, you may have to pay a penalty for 10 years. But many Australians don't seem to know or care.

The one treat that contains half the recommended daily energy intake

Here's what would happen if the health star rating system was rolled out to fast food and coffee chains across Australia.

How quickly you know you've bought a lemon

If your two-year-old Ultra HD television stopped working for no apparent reason, would you be able to get your money back?

Hep A frozen berries from same farm and plant as the 2015 recalled fruit

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Concerning links emerge between contaminated berries recall of 2015, and this latest one.

Optus admits slashing prepaid data without telling 45,000 customers

Optus has admitted to slashing the amount of data, calls and texts offered with some of its prepaid products without notifying customers and will start compensating 45,000 who are affected.