Two out of three women of child-bearing age are not getting enough of the vital mineral iodine needed for a baby's healthy brain development, research shows.
A team of US researchers has found that searching the internet stimulates brain activity in the elderly and middle-aged and may help keep their minds sharp.
Scientists have pinpointed a key brain chemical involved in dealing with the sudden loss or long-term separation of a partner.
Two more people have fallen ill in Japan from eating frozen green beans imported from China, a health official said.
The number of complaints to the private health insurance watchdog about gap fees for hospital treatment is small, the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman says.
A doctor has dipped into his own pocket to buy equipment for patient tests as supply shortages reach crisis point at a western NSW hospital.
Declining investment in Australia's nursing homes could foreshadow a bleak future for the sector, a national survey says.
China has ordered all milk products more than a month old to be pulled from store shelves for testing as another child in Hong Kong developed kidney stones.
A report has found that 434,000 Australians will be diagnosed with non-melanoma skin cancer this year, a finding Cancer Council Australia says is unacceptable.
A typhoid outbreak in a Papua New Guinea township has left 11 villagers dead with many more sick and in need of treatment.
The health benefits of a glass of red wine are well known, but new research has found a tipple of white could also protect the heart.
Radiation medicine is proving to be a lifesaving tool for detecting hidden time bombs in the human body.
About 2.5 million Australians aged 15 years and over care for someone at home because of a disability or old age, new statistics show.
Financial pressures are having a major impact on people's relationships in Australia, a study has shown.
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