The head of anti-smoking authority Quit Victoria has echoed calls to breath-test pregnant women to check if they are smoking after Britain’s healthcare body successfully introduced the scheme. Carbon monoxide breath tests, enforced by Britain’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, are proposed to be administered by midwives at antenatal appointments. The new measures […]

The newly single fitness gurus have become inseparable – both on and off set. They both announced the end of long-term relationships within weeks of one another, and now insiders say old friends Michelle Bridges and Steve “The Commando” Willis are following their hearts and pursuing a relationship. Just weeks after Michelle admitted her marriage […]

Would you serve a pregnant woman alcohol? If not, you’d be acting illegally and could be sued, as Triana O’Keefe discovered recently. Working in a bar I am often confronted with situations of which I’m going to describe as less than ideal. To be honest the job description should have read ‘Local bar seeks tender […]

Things could be heating up between MKR’s “super villain” Sophia and “nice guy” Chris. She is one of the most hated women to ever appear on My Kitchen Rules but if social media is anything to go by, it looks like Sophia Pou may have won the heart of one of the show’s most loved […]

Veteran ABC journalist Mark Colvin is known for his storytelling and eye for a good yarn, and even he says the tale of his kidney transplant is something “you wouldn’t read about”. In late 2011, the radio journalist had been on dialysis for some time and was told a kidney transplant was just about the […]

The New Year always inspires women to shed the few extra kilos gained over Christmas, but health professionals are warning that not all diets are safe. The Dietitians Association of Australia has called on 230 members to vote on the three worst diets. The Lemon Detox Diet was rated the worst, followed by the Acid […]

New mums have been warned about the dangers of post-natal depression for years, but new research suggests they are just as susceptible to another mental illness: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. A Northwestern University study found that 11 per cent of new mothers develop OCD, as many as those affected by post-natal depression. Researchers from the Chicago […]

If you think My Kitchen Rules is unstaged and authentic, you’re in for a big surprise! Despite the show being pre-recorded, MKR’s winning team only found out they’d nabbed the grand prize at the same time as the rest of the nation – because two endings were taped! In a shock twist, it turns out […]

Geri Halliwell has been officially announced as one of four judges for the new season of Australia’s Got Talent. Formerly known as Ginger Spice, Geri will replace Scary Spice Mel B, who was originally slated to make the switch from rival talent show The X-Factor. However, her contract with the Seven Network prevented Mel from […]

Sex, Drugs and Meditation by Mary-Lou Stephens, Pan MacMillan Australia, $32.99. Anyone who read Eat Pray Love should be forgiven for never wanting to read another self-discovery book, especially not by a woman. That book was nauseating. Yes, of course, like everyone else, I inhaled it, and even gave copies to friends. It was so […]