Australia
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Does paracetamol ease back pain?
Paracetamol is not as effective as previously thought for spinal pain, researchers say today. Read more
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Kidney failure kills two million a year
More than two million people across the world die prematurely from kidney failure every year because they cannot access life-saving dialysis or transplantation. Read more
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‘Tobacco-free world’ achievable by 2040
The United Nations should lead a “turbo-charged” effort to rid the world of tobacco sale and consumption by 2040, an international group of health experts will say today. Read more
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How tobacco kills its users
Two in three smokers are dying because of their habit, finds a new study from Australia. Read more
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Screening over-diagnosis okay for most
Participants in cancer screening are willing to accept some risk of wrong diagnosis, according to a new study. Read more
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Anger link to heart attack
People who suffer intense anger face a massively increased risk of heart attack, researchers warned today. Read more
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No benefit of naps after age two
Toddlers who nap in the daytime may have a reduced quality of sleep at night, researchers warn today. Read more
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Rethink call on child screen time
A two hour limit on children’s daily exposure to television and computer games may have become unrealistic, researchers have warned today. Read more
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Evaporating seasonal fat – but not through cartoons or game machines?
Many people will seek to lose weight in the New Year – but few will realise where their body fat goes, scientists claims today. Read more
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New UK plea on tobacco packaging
Two major UK research charities today call on the government to keep a pledge to standardise tobacco packaging "as a matter of urgency" to dissuade children from taking up smoking. Read more