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IVF blunders destroy baby dreams
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:01:00 -0000
MORE than 100 patients have had their dreams of parenthood destroyed, including a couple whose sample was lost.
Singletons have higher dementia risk
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:10:00 -0000
PEOPLE who live alone in middle age face nearly double the risk of developing cognitive problems in later life compared with married or cohabiting counterparts, according to a new study.
Positive thinking can make things worse
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:45:00 -0000
REPEATING positive statements such as "I am a lovable person" or "I will succeed" makes some people feel worse about themselves instead of raising their self-esteem, a study says.
Celebrities inspire our top baby names
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:02:00 -0000
MIA has come from nowhere to be Australia's most popular girls' name, thanks to Bec and Lleyton.
Paracetamol review after liver warning
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:55:00 -0000
AUSTRALIAN authorities will review the use of the common pain-killer drug paracetamol, after concerns were raised in the United States about possible side-effects, including liver failure.
Australia breeds generation of mummies' boys
Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:01:00 -0000
WHY would young men want to leave home while their cooking and cleaning is done for them?
Proof men really do prefer food over sex
Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:01:00 -0000
Aussies asked what gives them pleasureMen rate food higher than sexWomen treasured values
Wild wedding becomes a viral sensation
Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:01:00 -0000
A SUBURBAN wedding has gone viral on the internet with pictures of the flamboyant affair being circulated by email.
Tiny baby's pacemaker is bigger than her
Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:01:00 -0000
IN a world first, tiny Taylor Gardner has been fitted with a pacemaker bigger than her fragile body.
Tough laws to make homebirths illegal
Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:01:00 -0000
THERE are fears women determined to have a homebirth will "go it alone" and the practice will be driven underground.

 

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