Lifestyle
Health & wellness
Childhood gastro linked with coeliac disease, 15-year study finds
Infants who have been sick with a common intestinal virus are more likely to be allergic to gluten later in life, a study has found.
- by Anthony Colangelo
Latest
Opinion
Veganism
My advice to the Pope: take the million dollars and go vegan
If the Pope has any sense, he'll take the money and spend it on the poor.
- by Melanie McDonagh
Sexual health
The strange way practicing safe sex is good for eye health
Rates of syphilis are climbing in high income countries across the globe.
- by Justine Smith and Joao Furtado
Daily Life
'If you felt like posting pictures of your pets, that would really help'
'I was completely unprepared for what happened next. The pictures came pouring in.'
- by Jill Stark
Healthcare
Extreme low-calorie diet for teenagers could be 'linked to depression'
A group of 29 Australian and US doctors have called for an adolescent weight-loss study to be abandoned.
- by Kasey Edwards
Opinion
I used to be an anti-vaxxer, but then I changed my mind
My reasons for being against vaccines stemmed mostly from misunderstanding the ingredients in the vaccines and how they worked.
- by Rose Branigin
Nutrition
'We’ve lost our way': dietitians call for new nutrition guidelines
The National Nutrition Policy was last revised in 1992.
- by Sarah Berry
Fitness
Do we really need to take 10,000 steps a day?
The target was originally popularised as part of a marketing campaign, and has been subject to some criticism since.
Opinion
In the Western world, the trend is clear. We are on constant call
A recent British report found that Britons were online more than a day a week, which is double that of a decade ago.
- by Warwick McFadyen
Immunisation
How teens from non-vax families can become vaccinated
New laws could make it easier for young people who want to be vaccinated without the consent of their parents, Caitlin Fitzsimmons explains.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons