HEALTH

Experts say that energy saving light bulbs are good for the environment but can be bad for your health.

TWO doctors at a private Melbourne hospital are denying responsibility for the death of a patient from a condition they failed to diagnose.

Australia's mental health sector receives good and bad news on how patients with mental sickness visit their GPs.

In Western Australia, diabetes -the country's rapid-growing chronic disease - is currently affecting a total of 90,000 people in WA even though health experts have been alerting the public about its dangerous health implications.

According to the Australian Medical Association of Queensland (AMAQ), the health department of the state is not telling the truth regarding waiting time duration for cancer treatments.

The flu vaccine program handled by the state is now under review by the West Australian government.

The Royal Melbourne Hospital's department of diabetes and endocrinology has been leading the country in its battle with diabetes for more than a decade.

Based on the lives of Australia's oldest citizens, the secrets to longevity have been uncovered and shared by Professor Robyn Richmond at the International Federation on Ageing conference, in Melbourne.

A man named Rafael from Spain had a successful face transplant and has came out from the hospital to thank his surgeons.

Skull patient suffered 3 years in waiting to get an operation.

(Reuters) - Mammograms detect few cancers in women under the age of 40 but cause expense and anxiety because women frequently get false positives that require follow-up to rule out cancer, researchers reported on Monday.

Human growth hormone enhances sprint ability of athletes and not their strength or fitness.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A daily dose of electricity delivered to a specific part of the brain can lift depression, new research confirms, even for people who've already tried multiple antidepressants to no avail.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The childhood obesity epidemic is hitting some states much harder than others, threatening to further worsen geographic disparities in health, new research shows.

Senator Nick Minchin has encouraged smokers to keep up their habit, saying smokers who die early save the health system money.

A cafe in Sydney's inner-west has been fined for stocking a recalled batch of Bonsoy milk.

It has become a requirement in Indonesia Papua's police force that an applicant will be disqualified if they had penis enlargement before.

Gold Coast - After three years of waiting for a surgery to prevent him from being a paraplegic, Mr. Andrew Lamble has given up on the public health system.

Tasmania has been reported as one of the nation's highest rates of heart disease.

A recent study published in the online issue of Neurology shows that smoking increases the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) in people who carry certain established risk factors for the disease.

The development of salt tolerant durum wheat with a yield percentage 25 per cent higher than its parent breed by CSIRO scientists, a significant breakthrough that proves to be beneficial for farmers in salt-affected regions in Australia.

According to an Australian three-year study, pet owners have reduced blood pressure and cholesterol levels than those without pets.

A survey found 42 per cent of swine flu vaccine doses distributed to a number of GPs, end up fast in the bin, with more than 7.5 million of the 19 million doses of the vaccine bought by the federal government at a cost of more than $100 million could be wasted.

Mothers going back to work at the NSW public services have been granted a right to breastfeed their babies or express milk in the comfort of their private space at work.

Multiple implantation of embryos in women may lead to fivefold risks but couples take the odds due to financial crisis.

(Reuters) - The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday urged consumers to stop using liquid Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl and Zyrtec medicines for children and infants after a broad recall announced by the manufacturer, although it said the chance of serious problems was remote.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Obese children in grades 3 through 6 are more apt to be bullied by their classmates than children who are trim, regardless of their gender, race, social skills, or academic achievement, a study published today in Pediatrics shows.

Heart Foundation urged Tasmanians to be aware of simple symptoms of heart attack where almost half of there population die from the deadly disease.

Beautiful woman causes cortisol levels of men to rise leading them to numerous health risks.