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The dark sign of tanning injections

The dark side of tanning injections

Women Australia-wide are buying an illegal tanning substance and injecting themselves. They are putting their health on the line, writes Clair Weaver. When Kelly McDonnell developed a golden tan, lost weight and experienced a surge in her libido, she thought she’d found the Holy Grail of bronzing products. On the recommendation of a friend, the […]
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Fainting is genetic, says new research

Fainting is genetic, says new research

A new study suggests that fainting may run in the family and, for some, just one gene may be the cause of this phenomenon. Researchers from the University of Melbourne and Austin Health reviewed medical records of 44 families with a history of fainting. This included six families who have a large number of affected […]
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How Deborah Hutton and Rebecca Gibney keep mentally and physically fit

Why anxiety is our biggest mental health problem

Australia is in the grip of an epidemic: almost half the adult population will suffer from a mental illness at some time in their lives. Anxiety and depression are at the top of the list, but modern treatments can do much to alleviate the pain, writes Michael Sheather. At the height of her life-long battle […]
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'Normal-sized' mannequins go viral

‘Normal-sized’ mannequins go viral

Images of the “normal-sized” mannequins on display at a Swedish department store have been shared more than one million times on social networks. The size 12 figurines have been used in all 76 Ã…hléns stores since 2010, but have only appeared online in the past week, when a blogger posted a picture on Facebook. The […]
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Beyoncé regrets losing her baby weight

Beyoncé regrets losing her baby weight

She’s dropped 25kg in just three months, but Beyoncé says she regrets the pressure she put on herself to lose her baby weight so fast. The singer flaunts her slim and sexy body in the April issue of Shape Magazine, showing her dramatic weight loss after the birth of her first child, daughter Blue Ivy, […]
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Gwyneth puts her kids on no-carb, gluten-free diet

Gwyneth puts her kids on no-carb, gluten-free diet

Gwyneth Paltrow has revealed that she avoids feeding her children carbohydrates, including pasta, bread and rice, because she believes it is bad for them. The 40-year-old mother of Apple, 8, and Moses, 6, who has just launched her low-carb gluten-free cookbook It’s All Good, says, “Every single nutritionist, doctor and health-conscious person I have ever […]
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Researchers closer to ovarian cancer detection test

Early detection will help ‘horrendous’ ovarian cancer survival rate

Nineteen years after her diagnosis, ovarian cancer survivor Margaret Rose told an Ovarian Cancer Awareness Day leaders forum today the reason the disease isn’t talked about as much as other women’s health issues is because “not many of us survive”. An average of 1200 Australian women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year, and of […]
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Trainer's tips: How Beyonce got her body back

Trainer’s tips: How Beyonce got her body back

Following the birth of her daughter, Blue Ivy, 13 months ago, Beyonce Knowles stepped out looking better than ever. So how did she do it? Her trainer has revealed the secrets behind the singer’s post-baby body. After gaining 25kg during pregnancy, the 31-year-old sought help from exercise physiologist and trainer Marco Borges. He instructed the […]
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