February 16, 2013 AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD boy is in a coma after catching the bat lyssavirus - only the third ever confirmed case in Australia.

February 16, 2013 Kids' games like skipping and jumping have benefits for grown-up bones, too.

February 16, 2013 Kerryn Phelps never baulks at a battle, but her own ill health brought some fundamental changes.

February 16, 2013 JACK MacMILLAN drowned in a metre of water in his backyard, a short distance from his mother, who never let him or his sisters in the pool unsupervised.

February 15, 2013 A federal court ruling that human genes can be controlled by private companies has led cancer advocates to call on the federal government to intervene.

February 15, 2013 More patents over human genetic material could be granted after a landmark ruling in the federal court in Sydney on Friday morning.

February 15, 2013 POLITICIANS are using the future of the Electrolux plant as a political football after Duty Senator for Calare Matt Thistlethwaite yesterday accused member for Calare John Cobb of whipping up fear in response to a review of the Orange plant.  

February 13, 2013 Could an Indian herb or an extract from the bark of a French pine tree help keep our brains in good nick as we age?

February 13, 2013 ALCOHOL and processed food companies are employing the same tactics as Big Tobacco to increase their profits at the expense of people's lives, health experts say.

February 13, 2013 Drinking too much Coke killed mother of eight Natasha Harris, a New Zealand coroner has found.