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Health rated below looking good

When it comes to college-age individuals taking care of their bodies, appearance is more important than health, research conducted at the University of Missouri suggests. Maria Len-Rios, an associate professor of strategic communication; Suzanne Burgoyne, a professor of theatre; and ...

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The great sugar debate

Remember economist Rory Robertson who bet Doomsday forecaster Steve Keen a walk to Mt Kosciuszko over house prices not crashing during the GFC? Well he’s at it again and this time he’s taking on University of Sydney nutritionists Jennie Brand-Miller ...

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Supersize takes on the skinny brigade

Research coming from the nation that introduced fast food to the world, saying it’s better to be fat than thin, has reignited the weight war. Antonia Maiolo reports An Australian scientist has criticised as “confusing” a US study that found ...

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Vitamin D: supplement veto?

New research warns that too much of the sunshine vitamin may cause more harm than good to an individual’s health.  A new study from Copenhagen found rates of death were 40 per cent higher in people with excess levels of ...

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Apple peels boost calorie-burning

Researchers from the University of Iowa have found that urasolic acid – the waxy substance found in apple peel – can reduce obesity and its associated problems. The findings suggest that urasolic acid increases muscle and brown fat – two ...

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Positive thinking cures depression

New research reveals how sufferers of depression can beat the blues by harnessing positive thoughts A recent study by Cardiff University has found a technique that could be used to ease depression. The technique known as neurofeedback involves patients entering ...

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UQ in fight for international students med rights

International students in Australia should enjoy the same rights to access public healthcare as citizens, says University of Queensland deputy vice-chancellor (international) Dr Anna Ciccarelli. Ciccarelli told Campus Review she supported international students who were fighting a controversial Queensland government ...

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Riding out graduate supply in nursing

Australia is currently experiencing a boom in tertiary nursing enrolments. Federal government figures released in September show new commencements in nursing rose by 9.2 per cent in 2010. As a national priority area, the Commonwealth is investing millions of dollars ...

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