A dose of nature could enhance your work performance
An increasing number of health professionals are dispensing green scripts: simple but effective ways to counter nature deficit disorder.
How to reduce the risk of a second heart episode
After a heart episode, rather than being cured, you are at a high risk of having another. It's time for fresh thinking on how to reduce this risk.
Growing weak at the knees? Here's what to do.
The nation's knees are collapsing and the queue for implants is growing daily. Here's how you can avoid joint replacement surgery.
The facts behind prostate cancer over-diagnosis
Australian men have a had a rough trot with at least 41 per cent of prostate cancers being are over-diagnosed – but things are improving.
Stephen Fry on how it felt to treat his prostate cancer
The British celebrity and his doctor have written about what a cancer diagnosis looks like from their perspectives.
Are you really sure this is cancer?
A diagnosis of cancer can pack a devastating punch. Now there is a movement to stop using the word 'cancer' for ultra low risk forms of the disease that are unlikely to progress.
Can kissing cause cancer? Science says yes.
How safe is French kissing in an era when oral cancer is rising because of a sexually transmitted virus?
Melanoma blazes treatment trail for other cancers
Other cancer patients will benefit if the government agrees to the early use of drugs to treat skin cancer.
How a picture can help you stave off heart attacks
Seeing is believing - a new study has found that when patients are shown images of their diseased blood vessels, they are more likely to take steps to stave off a heart attack or stroke.
The gift Napoleon Perdis gave himself
For his 40th birthday, Australian businessman Napoleon Perdis gave himself a gift – lap band surgery.
Why male infertility is still a great taboo
There is no other field of medicine in which someone without a health complaint has treatment for someone who does.
Radical obesity surgery no magic fix
When people sign up for bariatric surgery they are not signing up for a single operation, they are signing up to a program for life.
Why being fat is not your fault
A leading international expert in obesity has turned people's perception of the condition on its head, saying people are not to blame for it.
Heston Blumenthal's mission to save mankind
The mad scientist of the chef world, Heston Blumenthal, wants to investigate how your gut microbiome, DNA, emotions and memories affect your wellbeing.
Once paralysed, 3 men walk again with spinal implant
A combination of physical therapy and spinal stimulation has restored walking function to three men with chronic paraplegia. Now a start-up hopes to turn the treatment into a global rehabilitation program.
Test predicts a man's capacity to generate a pregnancy
A new test that can predict how likely a man is to generate a pregnancy is causing considerable excitement in the world of reproductive medicine.
Glimpse of hope for incurable prostate cancer
Results from the world's largest prostate cancer trial are set to change the way thousands of Australian men with an advanced form of the disease are managed.
Blood test may help cancer patients avoid chemo
A blood test after cancer surgery might be able to tell people whether they need to have chemotherapy and if so, how much.
Vitamin D industry based on hot air
Vitamin D supplements do not prevent fractures, falls or improve bone mineral density in adults, according to a major new study.
What really helps men survive prostate cancer
A thorough analysis of the available evidence shows exercise is a stand-out for men who want to improve their experience of surviving prostate cancer.
Contact lens infection in UK is a problem here too
A study has just shown the rates of a potentially blinding infection of the cornea have nearly tripled since 2011 in the southeast of England.
The bowel cancer trifecta for Australian men
Being overweight, drinking too much and having a history of smoking is the perfect trifecta to raise risk of bowel cancer, through the roof, for men.
Tough questions to ask before a colonoscopy
Colonoscopy is a complex procedure and it is vital to have a competent practitioner, so don't be too sensitive to ask for their report card.
Why weight loss makes your prostate smile
Overweight and obese men tend to have a layer of fat around the prostate that can hurt the gland's ability to fight off cancer.
Why Wayne Swan drove research into prostate cancer
Here's how a combination of Wayne Swan's personal pain and his political power drove Australia to the forefront of prostate cancer research.
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