MEDICINE

Sharon Osbourne says she's having her breast implants removed this summer and will give them to her husband, rocker Ozzy Osbourne, as a paperweight.

Following the announcement of an outbreak of dengue in the north Queensland city last week, a third Townsville resident is believed to have contracted the virus.

New study results of recent colon cancer research called 'A multilevel study of the determinants of area-level inequalities in colorectal cancer survival,' published in BMC Cancer may provide new insights on colon cancer therapy.

(Reuters) - Making simple changes like getting people to take their medicines exactly as directed or to refill their prescriptions on time could save employers and their workers as much as $163 billion a year in healthcare costs, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

Australia's obesity epidemic is at crisis point, say researchers who can now measure how losing just six kilograms results in a major health gain.

Olaparib, an experimental drug from AstraZeneca found to have shrank or stabilized tumors in around half of ovarian cancer patients with an inherited gene mutation in early-stage clinical tests.

According to the Crosby/Textor poll of 800 people across Australia, only 24 per cent adults thought healthy food options were a genuine attempt by fast food outlets to improve the eating habits of customers.

According to an expert, the jury is still out on whether multi-vitamins have any positive or negative effects on a person's risk for developing cancer.

According to new study led by a team of North American and European scientists, a new class of drugs called telaprevir which are protease inhibitors significantly improved cure rates and cut down treatment times in people suffering from hepatitis C.

A major Australian study offers new insights into the loss of brain structures and the potential link with Alzheimer's disease.

(Reuters) - A brain implant made partly of silk can melt onto the surface of the brain, providing an intimate connection for recording signals, researchers reported on Sunday.

Young people were advised by health experts to get free and safe vaccinations to be protected against the second blow of swine flu disease.

Food cravings play a big role in people's food consumption and ultimately their body weight. If we can beat the cravings without the need for willpower or conscious control of behaviour, then weight loss is also possible.

Old age people are prone to accident risk in their own home. Changes in vision, hearing, muscle strength, co-ordination and reflexes make older people vulnerable to falls; they may fall on a staircase because of poor lighting, sprained their muscles when lifting heavy things or burn themselves while using the kitchen. While these accidents may be small for young people but for the aged, special ai...

According to scientists, the new antiplatelet drug appears to be activated at low temperatures, making it potentially the first to protect against clotting during therapeutic hypothermia without provoking bleeding at rewarming.

Women who take multi-vitamin pill daily are nearly 20 per cent more likely to develop breast cancer, revealed a major study.

A crew member off a foreign ship remains quarantined at Wollongong Hospital with suspected leprosy, while health experts await test results.

Taking multivitamin supplements during the late periods of pregnancy of a woman can place soon to be mothers at an increased risk of premature labor.

Researchers found out that human breast milk and coconut oil can cure acne skin problems.

Intake of multivitamins on a daily basis causes higher risk to the development of breast cancer.

Too much television and being driven to school have seen links to cause obesity to young children.