Flu
Believe it: man flu is real
Bridie Smith SCIENCE has confirmed what men around the world have always known to be true: the man cold is real.
Researchers ferret out a flu cure
John Mangan THE cure for winter flu epidemics could could soon come in the shape of a small lozenge, if research lives up to expectations.
The good food
Ginger up
Graham Osborne This humble root is a veritable elixr in plant form. Just ask the ancient Romans.
A winning edge with veg
Paula Goodyer Why a vegan diet can help elite athletes attain peak performance.
How to get rid of those voice-box wrinkles and breathe easier
Kate Hagan AUSTRALIAN doctors will inject botox into the larynx of patients with severe asthma in an effort to relax muscle spasms that may be causing them difficulty breathing.
Herbal healing
Do hippies do it better?
Luke Malone Which natural cold and flu remedies work and why.
Health alert
Superbug fears in antibiotic overuse
Rachel Browne AUSTRALIANS spooked by the swine flu pandemic have driven a rise in the use of antibiotics in the past two years, undoing the work of health campaigns and prompting concerns about the rise of...
Chinese medicines mushroom due to disasters, speculation
Kelly Burke A TIBETAN fungus that feeds on the corpse of the caterpillar host it invades has become the latest victim of speculation on the Chinese market.
Cold comfort
Despite promising signs, a cure for the sniffles is not here yet. But science is learning more about the illness, writes Amy Corderoy.
Side effects worse than the disease
Amy Corderoy HEALTH PUBLIC health experts have called for an independent body to monitor drug safety after it emerged that young children were more likely to end up in hospital because of side effects from a flu vaccine...
Hospital wants state to pay for transplants
Kate Benson ONE of Sydney's biggest hospitals is more than $5 million in debt because the state government has refused to fund its world-renowned heart transplant program - even though the country's three other...
