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01/21/2012 05:00 AM
Fashion for mums can't be a stretch
NEW York Fashion Week is set to unveil a catwalk collection featuring clothes specificall designed for the "busy mum".

01/21/2012 05:00 AM
Banned 'barbie drug' orders surge online
EXPERTS are alarmed at the booming trade in an artificial tanning drug that promises to make you "tanned, thin and turned on".

06/04/2011 04:15 PM
Asthma drug can fight fat
A COMMON asthma drug may hold the key to addressing the nation's obesity epidemic.

05/21/2011 08:07 PM
'No plan' to force smokers to be licensed
ANTI-SMOKING campaigners call for introduction of licence to light up, but minister says plain packaging is the real answer.

05/15/2011 10:13 PM
'Hyper-scheduled' kids at risk of stress
HYPER-SCHEDULING by parents is running children ragged and can seriously harm their development, says the NSW minister for family and community services.

04/27/2011 04:26 PM
Menstruation lifts injury risk, pill protects
RESEARCHERS have found a woman's risk of injuring her knees, feet and ankles is significantly heightened at the beginning and middle of her period, but there is better news for women on the pill.

03/21/2011 06:00 AM
Did I really promise you that?
GROUP of politicians score worse in an online memory test than general public and confirm what many have long suspected.

02/07/2011 01:28 PM
Cannabis triggers earlier mental illness
THE latest research shows cannabis can hasten the onset of schizophrenia by several years.

01/08/2011 05:12 AM
Romantic love eases the pain
WE have all heard that love hurts, but research shows romantic love can be a potent natural painkiller.

09/26/2010 08:17 PM
Call for sunscreen transparency
A CONSUMER group is calling for more transparency on what goes into sunscreen, after many leading brands were found to contain nanoparticles.