Australia
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Passive smoking risk to children’s arteries
Passive smoking in childhood can cause irreversible damage to children’s arteries, researchers warned yesterday. Read more
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HPV vaccine ‘effective’
The HPV vaccination programme successfully protects young women against cervical abnormalities, according to a new study published today. Read more
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Acupuncture needles flawed
Acupuncture is a popular alternative medicine, widely used in its country of origin – but the quality of needles has not kept pace with modern manufacturing techniques, experts say today. Read more
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Sexual assault ‘endemic’ worldwide
Women around the world suffer high rates of sexual assault from men who are not their partners, researchers said yesterday. Read more
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Roll your own warning as millions quit
Roll your own cigarettes are just as harmful as factory rolled cigarettes, researchers say today. Read more
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Vitamin D supplements – ‘no health benefits’
Vitamin D supplements probably provide little, if any, health benefits, a New Zealand study has concluded. Read more
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New row over home birth risks
Women who choose to give birth at home are not given full information about all the risks, it was claimed today. Read more
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Google clue to disease outbreaks
Internet search engines could help public health specialists identify disease outbreaks in their early stages, according to an Australian expert. Read more
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Celebrities impact public health – not always for good
Doctors should take the influence of celebrities on their patients more seriously as it affects their health behaviours, doctors say today. Read more
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Lifestyle link to ease of pregnancy
Living a healthy lifestyle before becoming pregnant can help women have uncomplicated pregnancies, according to a major new study today. Read more