Friday Sep 3 03:29 AEST
Dylan Lovan
| 7 hours 51 mins agoDouble hand transplant patient shows new hands
Thursday Sep 2 12:50 AEST
John von Radowitz
| 2 Sep 2010Crossword puzzles and other mentally stimulating pursuits may hide rather than prevent the progress of Alzheimer's disease, research shows.
Thursday Sep 2 12:45 AEST
2 Sep 2010The peak body for Australia's grocers has called for calm on Bisphenol A in food packaging, stating it poses no "danger to humans" at levels detected.
Thursday Sep 2 11:26 AEST
Marilynn Marchione
| 2 Sep 2010Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis with a new test that can reveal in less than two hours whether someone has the disease.
Thursday Sep 2 11:14 AEST
2 Sep 2010Contrary to international guidelines, sugar given to newborn babies does not ease pain, a study published by The Lancet says.
Thursday Sep 2 08:00 AEST
2 Sep 2010An initiative to raise awareness about cancers affecting men and urge them to take preventive action has spread to Hollywood from NZ and Australia.
Wednesday Sep 1 18:20 AEST
1 Sep 2010An outbreak of a gastrointestinal virus at Canberra Hospital has forced one ward to be closed off, in order to prevent its spread.
Wednesday Sep 1 17:28 AEST
Danny Rose | 1 Sep 2010The world's aid and charity organisations will again urge governments to pump billions of dollars into the global fight against poverty.
Wednesday Sep 1 16:36 AEST
By Danny Rose | 1 Sep 2010New restrictions on alcohol supply are needed to combat excessive drinking, rather than relying on education campaigns to reduce demand, says Tim Costello.
Wednesday Sep 1 13:09 AEST
1 Sep 2010Greec is to enforce smoking bans that have been ignored for eight years.
Wednesday Sep 1 08:58 AEST
1 Sep 2010Women with a genetic predisposition to breast or ovarian cancer can reduce their risk of developing either by undergoing preventative surgeries.
Tuesday Aug 31 22:08 AEST
31 Aug 2010About 10,000 cases of breast and bowel cancer could be avoided every year in Britain if people did a bit more walking, the World Cancer Research Fund says.
Tuesday Aug 31 19:40 AEST
By Danny Rose, Medical Writer | 31 Aug 2010The world is "off target" to meet the Millennium Development Goals, says World Vision chief Tim Costello.
Tuesday Aug 31 18:00 AEST
By ninemsn staff | 31 Aug 2010They’re known affectionately as the "zipper kids" children who required heart surgery at a young age and were left with a scar across their chest.