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Many herbal medicines are being sold with dodgy labelling and fail to comply with regulations, a new study has found.

Many herbal medicines are being sold with dodgy labelling and fail to comply with regulations, a new study has found.

RURAL cancer patients are more likely to die than those in urban areas, according to a study published in the Medical Journal of Australia. Although the overall risk of cancer death decreased by one per cent from 2001 to 2010, the study shows the decrease was almost twice as high in metropolitan areas compared with rural and regional areas.

We all know that exercise is good for you, but how good? While previous studies have shown the link between physical activity and a lower risk of premature mortality, the number of years of life expectancy gained among persons with different activity levels has been unclear - until now. In a new study from Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute, researchers have quantified how many years of life are gained by being physically active at different levels, among all individuals as well as among various groups having different body mass indexes (BMI).

This case study describes the outcome of a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach to healthy planning. It illustrates an example of how a regional council, on the North Coast of NSW, with modest prospects of growth can fund appropriate changes to the urban form, through the incorporation of healthy planning principles within standard planning policies and instruments.

DUBAI // Residents of the Emirates are among the happiest in the world, a study shows. We are least likely to have negative thoughts about the country we live in, according to a "societal values survey". The study asked people about their perception of life, with only 12 per cent of answers negative.

A case study on anxiety and arousal in athletes.

The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in Canberra says a plan to extend the careers of the nation's female sports stars, could lead to more active lives for Australian women. The AIS is currently studying how to prevent excessive calcium loss when exercising, which degrades the body's long-term capacity and can lead to osteoporosis.

The popular Atkins diet may be bad for the heart, doctors have found, as a study showed the introduction of the low-carbohydrate regime was linked with increased cholesterol levels.

The popular Atkins diet may be bad for the heart, doctors have found, as a study showed the introduction of the low-carbohydrate regime was linked with increased cholesterol levels.

A healthy diet and the right amount of exercise are key players in treating and preventing obesity but we still know little about the relationship both factors have with each other. A new study now reveals that an increase in physical activity is linked to an improvement in diet quality.

People who walk or jog for just a couple of hours each week are at lower risk of heart disease than those who don't exercise, suggests a new study.

The role of the built and natural environments in influencing health and wellbeing is widely acknowledged in the literature from a range of disciplines, including public health, health promotion, urban studies and planning and transport planning. A recent comprehensive review by the NSW Healthy Built Environments Program examined three domains, namely the built environment and:  getting people active,  connecting and strengthening communities, and  providing healthy food options

Healthy by Design®. A guide to planning and designing environments for active living in Tasmania aims to assist planners, urban designers and related professionals to design a built environment that enables people to incorporate incidental physical activity-such as walking and cycling for transport-into their daily routine. This resource has wide application to the planning and design of the public realm. It contains discrete chapters on design considerations, evidence, tools and case studies that can be referred to and applied to a variety of settings. The strategies within this reference document apply to Tasmania's urban environments, but also address Tasmania's unique characteristics such as its broad open spaces and hilly topography that influence physical activity on a daily basis.

This website includes: * design principles that are the foundation stones of healthier more active communities * different development types where these principles can be applied * information about how to make planning for healthier communities happen. * Australian case studies that show what is achievable and which have potentially wider application, and * links to the health and planning research and resources that support planning for active living. Planning for healthier outcomes can be applied to all parts of Australia. It is just as applicable in metropolitan areas as it is in regional cities, towns, villages and remote communities.

"Earlier this week, long time eating researcher Traci Mann and I discussed the unbecoming truth about diets. The takeaway is that they don't actually work. Over the course of her more than 20 years studying how people eat, Traci has found that willpower doesn't work quite like we imagine it will, and our bodies are predisposed to maintain a weight that often doesn't fit the ideal mold we aspire to achieve."

The cost of treating skin cancer is set to rise by more than $700 million over the next five years as the Australian population ages. A study by Epworth and St Vincent's Hospital in Melbourne has predicted a 40 per cent jump in costs, fuelled by baby boomers who were not told of the dangers when they were young.

If you are trying to eat as healthy as the government wants you to, it's going to cost you: at least $7.28 a week extra, that is. A recent update of U.S. nutritional guidelines -- what used to be known as the food pyramid and is now called "My Plate" -- calls on Americans to eat more fresh foods containing potassium, dietary fiber, vitamin D and calcium.

A great example of the use of Concentation and Attention skills and stimulus for managing anxiety. Cameron Shephard kicks from the sideline.

Contains information on a range of youth related health topics including wellbeing and safety. It has resources on developing resilience, abuse, bullying and dealing with grief and trauma.