MEDICINE

(Reuters) - Just one sleepless night can hamper the body's ability to use insulin to process sugar in the bloodstream, according to a study which scientists say might help explain why diabetes is on the rise.

(Reuters) - U.S. inspectors found thick dust and contaminated ingredients at the Johnson & Johnson plant that produces Children's Tylenol and dozens of other products that were recalled last week.

Dr Margaret Gollagher and Associate Professor Dr Brian Nook were announced the winners of the $5000 professional development scholarships at an awards breakfast at the Art Gallery of WA this morning.

People with a spouse suffering from dementia have higher risk of developing the disease.

World Health Organization(WHO) warned tourists in South Africa especially soccer fans heading to the World Cup to guard against mosquito bites and avoid contact with raw meat due to an outbreak of Rift Valley fever.

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.

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

(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.

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

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

NEW YORK - Doctors at a California children's hospital have found the first evidence that using an electronic system to communicate their orders may save lives.

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.

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