A clinical trial of a drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease has been stopped after US researchers found the drug was actually making patients worse.

Australian health specialists warn consumers that non-prescription weight loss pills are ‘dangerous’ and do not result in long-term weight loss. Miran Hosny reports.

Banning the sale of cask wine is the latest recommendation to help curb dangerous drinking levels in Australia’s Northern Territory. Nastasia Campanella reports.

Medical tourists go great lengths for cheap treatment, but with the rise of new ‘super bugs’ they may get more than they bargained for. Alice Downey reports.

Doctors are prescribing antibiotics for the common cold despite wide acceptance and research showing that the drugs have no effect on viral infections. Rita Mu reports.

The Victorian Government has taken steps in the battle of the bulge to try and make consumers more aware about the food they are eating. Nastasia Campanella reports.

As Diabetes Awareness week commences around the nation, Lauren Said-Moorhouse takes a closer look at the disease described as the epidemic of the 21st century.

Over 40 people are dying every year from melanoma after using sunbeds and while there are strict legislations to restrict their usage, there is a call to ban sunbeds altogether.

An estimated 8.8 million children worldwide die before their fifth birthday, with most deaths caused by preventable diseases, a new World Health Organisation report shows writes Rita Mu.

With the number of dementia patients predicted to rise to one million by 2050, British psychiatrist Professor Julian Hughes says care needs to become more person-centred. By Annie Hastwel.