Health Articles
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Smoking "worse than previously thought"
The Cancer Council's tobacco control manager, Scott Walsberger, said it was never too late to stop smoking "no matter what your age or how much you smoke".
Healthy Heart, Healthy Life
90% of Australians have at least one risk factor for heart disease.
Dementia
In Australia, 10% of people over the age of 65 and 30% over the age of 85 have some form of dementia – more than 320,000 Australians.
Wake up call on Cancer
Cancer was the largest contributor to "years of life" lost in 2010.
Probiotics may help treat Diabetes
Science may be one step closer to treating diabetes with a human probiotic pill, according to new Cornell University research.
