A popular inhaled drug used to treat asthma makes children shorter, a new study has found. Budesonide, marketed in Australia as Rhinocort and Pulmicort, stunts children’s growth, cutting about 1.2cm off their height permanently. Related: Formula feeding ‘like AIDS’, mums told The new research is based on a previous study, which showed that budesonide was […]

Each year, one in five Australians suffers from the influenza virus, with more than 2.5 million people taking time off work to overcome their symptoms. Although we are now heading towards warmer days, health professionals warn that this is not the time to let your guard down. Pharmacist Gerald Quigley says the change of season […]

While yoyo dieting may not be the ideal way to lose weight, new US research has found that it doesn’t stop you losing the weight for good. While some researchers had feared that yoyo dieting was detrimental to our health, new research from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle has found that it […]

The trimmed down star turns her back on Hollywood fad diets as she drops 15kg on a spicy new eating plan. Oprah Winfrey has made no secret of her lifelong “war on wobble” with the scales fluctuating wildly throughout her career. But now the talk show queen has found a groundbreaking — and delicious — […]

A leading researcher has urged people to stop drinking fizzy beverages immediately or risk serious health problems. Dr Hans-Peter Kubis has just finished a study of how soft drinks affect our bodies and has reached some shocking conclusions. Kubis has now sworn off “evil” fizzy drinks, and thinks everyone else should do the same. Related: […]

Kirstie Alley is being sued by a woman who claims that the star’s Organic Liaison weight loss program is bogus. Plaintiff Marina Abramyan has accused the 61-year-old actress of lying about how she dramatically lost 45kg. Abramyan says that Kirstie’s diet product is not the reason behind her weight loss, but the result of her […]

While research into how many hours we spend in front of the TV and how this affects our health are usually focussed on children, a new study has found that seniors are the ones most affected. A study by The University of Queensland found that Australians aged 60 and over spend more time watching TV […]

Heart disease kills more women than any other disease and it is estimated that around one-third of us have already developed some form of it, most often high blood pressure or elevated cholesterol. The good news? There are so many things you can do to reduce your risk. Start with the basics: You can probably […]

Want to stop snacking? Try eating off a red plate. According to a research team from the Institute of Psychology at Basel University, people drink less from red cups and eat less when snacks are served to them on red plates. In their first experiment, the team asked study participants to drink sweet drinks from […]