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Overactive bladder diet: Foods to eat and avoid
An overactive bladder (OAB) can cause considerable disruption to everyday life. People with an OAB may experience urinary incontinence and
Continue reading »Three tourists confirmed as first global cases of ‘super gonorrhoea’
Three tourists are the first global cases of a new strain of ‘super-gonorrhoea’ which is resistant to antibiotics, a new
Continue reading »How social isolation transforms the brain: A particular neural chemical is overproduced during long-term social isolation, causing increased aggression and fear
Chronic social isolation has debilitating effects on mental health in mammals — for example, it is often associated with depression
Continue reading »We look at what happens in the brain of a psychopath
Psychopathy is generally considered to be a personality disorder. Although the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) does
Continue reading »Are your children overdoing it? Too many extracurricular activities can do more harm than good
The growing demand for children to get involved in organized activities outside of school is placing unprecedented strain upon families.
Continue reading »Some cancer patients wait well over a year for treatment
Some cancer patients wait well over a year for treatment after being referred by their GP – with one enduring
Continue reading »What Is Trepanation?
Paul McCartney revealed in a 1986 interview in Musician magazine that John Lennon once asked him and his wife, Linda,
Continue reading »It’s OK to skip your period while on the pill
The pill is the most common form of contraception in Australia, with up to 60% of young women choosing this
Continue reading »La Trobe’s infection-busting discovery: Scientific discovery could led to development of new class of antibiotics
A team of scientists from Melbourne’s La Trobe University has shown a protein found in a tobacco plant has the
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