Health

Comedian Billy Connolly discovered he had Parkinson’s disease because a concerned Tasmanian surgeon approached him after watching him walk through a hotel lobby in Los Angeles.

One day on my way to school I felt a strange rush. An intense feeling of déjà vu swept over me: first rendering me cold, and then hitting me with a searing hot flush. The entire episode lasted just half a minute, but left me feeling weak and nauseous. I was 17 at the time, […]

She shocked the world and the trainers when US Biggest Loser winner Rachel Frederickson revealed her 70.3 kilo weight loss recently. Now the 24-year-old has admitted she may have taken things a little too far. “Maybe I was a little too enthusiastic in my training to get to the finale,” she revealed to People. Rachel […]

Here, the 28-year-old from Perth, who is the face of David Jones, reveals some of the secrets to her success. FOOD Jessica eats to nourish rather than deprive herself and is a big fan of brown rice, green vegetables and quinoa. Here’s a typical day of meals: Breakfast: Blueberries or sliced mango with Greek yoghurt […]

Mother of four Christine Durham finally felt like her life was on the up when a negligent driver slammed into her car, leaving her with devastating brain injuries. The crash forced Christine’s vehicle into a telegraph pole, smashing her ribs in dozens of places and unable to read, write or communicate. “It took 40 minutes […]

Thanks to praise from Gwyneth Paltrow and Heidi Klum, everyone knows Kale is the ‘it’ super food, but this humble green is more than just a gimmick – it’s here to stay! From healthy bones to immune boosting qualities, Kale is certainly the leafy green you should stock up on and here’s why: Natural digestive […]

Kim Kardashian has hit back at her critics in a big way! The reality TV star has posed for the first time in a bikini since she shed her baby weight… and she looks amazing! After shedding 22kg following the birth of her daughter North West just six months ago, she’s strutting her stuff on […]

In Australia, the final decision about the donation of organs rests with the family, even if a patient is a registered organ donor. More often than not, shock and grief leave family members unable to uphold the wishes of their loved one whose loss they are still trying to accept. Here, two mothers – one […]

Lead researcher and geriatrician Associate Professor Jacqueline Close writes about what we need to do to ensure equality in care for these patients whose voices often go unheard. Having had the privilege of practicing medicine and providing care to some of the most frail members of our society for 20 years, I never cease to […]

A study carried out by University of New South Wales researchers showed that if fathers and grandfathers ate a high fat diet and were obese, their grandsons were more likely to be overweight. Research conducted on rats, led by Professor Margaret Morris, found that sons and grandsons of fat fathers had worse outcomes than those […]