You've been told for decades that saturated fat will kill you. Even medical and health professionals have believed this was a fact
IBT Staff Reporter
Aug 19, 2010
American researchers have found that Vitamin D may treat or prevent allergy to a common mold that complicates asthma and cystic fibrosis.
IBT Staff Reporter
Aug 19, 2010
Researchers at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI) in Melbourne have discovered that macrophages or white blood cells inflame fat tissues in obese people and trigger their resistance to insulin, which leads to diabetes and heart disease.
IBT Staff Reporter
Aug 19, 2010
n an effort to improve the diet of Australian kids, Avocado growers have just launched eat-healthy kits funded by the government for early childhood educators to encourage and promote healthier eating habits among 3 to 5 years old.
IBT Staff Reporter
Aug 18, 2010
U.S. researchers have found that real and fake acupuncture can relieve knee arthritis pain.
IBT Staff Reporter
Aug 18, 2010
Cardiac surgeons at St Vincent's Hospital, where Australia's first heart transplant operation was done in 1968, continue to urge the state government to fund its costly heart-lung transplant program.
IBT Staff Reporter
Aug 18, 2010
A report by the Institute of Health and Welfare reveals there has been a spike of 70 per cent in the number of Australians being admitted to the hospital for kidney dialysis.
IBT Staff Reporter
Aug 18, 2010
European and U.S. health authorities have banned a flu vaccine for children made by Australian biopharmaceutical CSL Biotherapies Australia.
IBT Staff Reporter
Aug 18, 2010
Your odds of going under the knife may depend on whether or not your orthopedic surgeon has a financial stake in your treatment center, suggests a new study.
IBT Staff Reporter
Aug 18, 2010
Cigarette smoking has been clearly linked to increased risks of a number of cancers, including cancers of the lungs, colon, pancreas and bladder. But studies have yielded conflicting results as to whether smoking may boost a woman's odds of developing breast cancer.
IBT Staff Reporter
Aug 18, 2010
A 20-year study of patients with sleeping disorders revealed that those who are more obese have severe breathing difficulty while sleeping.
IBT Staff Reporter
Aug 18, 2010
Scientists at England's University of Liverpool have created a synthetic anti-malaria drug by copying the chemical structure of artemisinin, the plant-derived ingredient of existing medicine against the mosquito-borne disease.
IBT Staff Reporter
Aug 18, 2010
Starting dialysis treatment early to arrest the progression of chronic kidney disease was found to be of no benefit to patients with CKD, according to a study conducted by researchers at the Department of Renal Medicine of NSW.
IBT Staff Reporter
Aug 18, 2010
One million of the 1.2 million Australians hospitalised in 2007 to 2008 underwent regular dialysis treatment making the diabetes therapy the most common reason for hospitalisation in Australia during that period.
IBT Staff Reporter
Aug 18, 2010
Cancer costs the world economy $895 billion per year, according to a study on the economic cost of causes of deaths conducted by the American Cancer Society (ACS) and LIVESTRONG.
IBT Staff Reporter
Aug 17, 2010
There has been so much confusion about the topic of good carbohydrates and bad carbohydrates in recent years... I wanted to help clear up some of that confusion for you and set you on a clearer path to lifelong fat loss success and healthier eating.
IBT Staff Reporter
Aug 16, 2010
According to research presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB), there are significant differences between obese and lean men in how they respond to the taste of fat
IBT Staff Reporter
Aug 16, 2010
According to an Australian expert, the threat of asbestos is still around as he warns against complacency and the lethal asbestos ongoing usage in developing country.
IBT Staff Reporter
Aug 16, 2010
Surgeons at St Vincent's Hospital in Darlinghurst have performed Australia's first artificial heart transplant to extend the life of a 50-year-old Sydney man suffering from total heart failure.
IBT Staff Reporter
Aug 16, 2010
A recent study reveals aged garlic extract might be beneficial for health as it lowers blood pressure of the study participants who have hypertension.
IBT Staff Reporter
Aug 16, 2010
According to a team of scientists at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, the link between obesity and diabetes may be explained by the inflammation-causing cells in fat tissue.
IBT Staff Reporter
Aug 15, 2010
Health research based on the analysis of records from an NSW sleep clinic revealed Australian are losing sleep due to their increasing waistlines
IBT Staff Reporter
Aug 15, 2010
