Health & Wellbeing
That’s how we roll
Ross Bilton It may tone your tummy, but will it maintain your dignity?
Holidays hold hidden perils
SEAN PARNELL School holidays are coming up, so is summer, and with all this time and open air comes a greater risk of accidents.
Ghoul Fest
Ruth Ostrow The appetite for horror is increasing rapidly in these uncertain days — for women almost as much as men.
Sweet dreams of happiness
GREG HURST When it comes to wellbeing, a British survey finds that sleeping well far outweighs a pay rise or a spicier sex life.
Take a diet break to shed kilos
Australian researchers have found dieters who take a two weeks on, two weeks off approach lose more weight.
Liberty, egality, nudity
ADAM SAGE Parisians are getting their kits off in a trial taking place in a reserved parcel of one of the city’s parks.
The stumbling block to dieting
When it comes to losing weight, one in four Australians are coming unstuck because of one food.
Knee rehab ‘wastes money’
Sean Parnell A new study has found that in-hospital rehabilitation after knee surgery is a waste of money.
Myths run to ground
PETA BEE The effort and money spent on ensuring you purchase the most suitable pair of running shoes might be for nothing.
Start-ups soar at UQ
MICHAEL MCKENNA Health drinks, vaccines and non-pesticide crop protection paint a profitable future for the UQ’s commercial arm.
Your lapses ruin my laps
JEFF NORTHAM The rhythm of a swim allows the mind to find peace.
Hip, hip hooray for no pain
Jason Gagliardi It’s a fine line between pleasure and pain, say the Divinyls. But there’s a gaping chasm between pain and no pain.
Experts admit flu vaccine fail
MATTHEW DENHOLM Health experts confirm what many of us suspected about the effectiveness of this year’s flu jab.
Seven-day trip to your inner self
RUTH OSTROW A retreat with no phones, coffee or alcohol lets attendees break from their fears, trauma and negative mindsets.
Diabetes poses growing challenge
SEAN PARNELL Diabetes is the fastest growing chronic condition in Australia and the three types of diabetes are all increasing.
You feel better having more sex
Ruth Ostrow It’s a question we all have to face at one point or another in our lives: “Is bad or average sex better than no sex?”
‘Sorry for the group email...’
Andrew McMillen When her husband — a brilliant doctor — took his own life, Susan Bryant got tired of explaining. So she did the unthinkable.
A gentle parting eases the pain
Clara Pirani Palliative care workers can facilitate a peaceful death.
Growing up just as hard as ever
SEAN PARNELL Kids have never had it so good. Or at least that’s what angry old folks would have you believe.
Dying of embarrassment
Chris Smyth Scientists show cardiac arrest is four times more likely to be fatal during sex, because partners are too afraid to get help.
