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Banned 'barbie drug' orders surge online
Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:00:00 -0000
EXPERTS are alarmed at the booming trade in an artificial tanning drug that promises to make you "tanned, thin and turned on".
Fashion for mums can't be a stretch
Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:00:00 -0000
NEW York Fashion Week is set to unveil a catwalk collection featuring clothes specificall designed for the "busy mum".
Asthma drug can fight fat
Sat, 04 Jun 2011 23:15:12 -0000
A COMMON asthma drug may hold the key to addressing the nation's obesity epidemic.
'No plan' to force smokers to be licensed
Sun, 22 May 2011 03:07:18 -0000
ANTI-SMOKING campaigners call for introduction of licence to light up, but minister says plain packaging is the real answer.
'Hyper-scheduled' kids at risk of stress
Mon, 16 May 2011 05:13:54 -0000
HYPER-SCHEDULING by parents is running children ragged and can seriously harm their development, says the NSW minister for family and community services.
Menstruation lifts injury risk, pill protects
Wed, 27 Apr 2011 23:26:34 -0000
RESEARCHERS have found a woman's risk of injuring her knees, feet and ankles is significantly heightened at the beginning and middle of her period, but there is better news for women on the pill.
Did I really promise you that?
Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:00:00 -0000
GROUP of politicians score worse in an online memory test than general public and confirm what many have long suspected.
Cannabis triggers earlier mental illness
Mon, 07 Feb 2011 21:28:26 -0000
THE latest research shows cannabis can hasten the onset of schizophrenia by several years.
Romantic love eases the pain
Sat, 08 Jan 2011 13:12:56 -0000
WE have all heard that love hurts, but research shows romantic love can be a potent natural painkiller.
Call for sunscreen transparency
Mon, 27 Sep 2010 03:17:47 -0000
A CONSUMER group is calling for more transparency on what goes into sunscreen, after many leading brands were found to contain nanoparticles.

 

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