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Third arrest over Wollongong shooting

Police have apprehended and arrested a third man over a shooting at Oak Flats in June this year. A 39-year old was shot at close range with a shot gun on June 20, at a house in Brigadoon Circuit. The bullet went into his left elbow area and scattered ... >> view original

Spending by individuals sets pace on health expenditure

Sarah-Jane Tasker has been a journalist for nearly 20 years, having started her career on The Sunday Times in Perth. Her previous roles include deputy editor of the Kalgoorlie Miner in regional Western Australia and deputy editor of a financial ... >> view original

Female genital cutting is based on private values rather than social norms

Worldwide an estimated 125 million girls and women are cut despite the fact that female genital cutting leads to serious health problems throughout life. Development agencies spend millions of dollars every year on interventions promoting the ... >> view original

Novel approach promises easier way to detect protein fibers implicated in ... - News

Liquid crystals are familiar to most of us as the somewhat humdrum stuff used to make computer displays and TVs. Even for scientists, it has not been easy to find other ways of using them. Now a group of researchers at the University of Chicago's ... >> view original

Teenage bodybuilder Andrej Gadjos dies after an artery in his heart exploded ...

news.com.au. Share; Share on Facebook; Share on Twitter; Share on Google+; Share on Reddit; Email a friend. A NORMAL human heart weighs close to 400g, but when bodybuilder Andrej Gajdos' heart finally ruptured, it weighed a staggering 680g. >> view original

Three Queensland vets face prosecution over how they managed Hendra cases

Three Queensland vets are being prosecuted by Workplace Health and Safety over how they handled cases of Hendra virus in horses. Media player: "Space" to play, "M" to mute, "left" and "right" to seek. >> view original

Dylan Walker and Aaron Gray released from hospital after severe reaction to ...

The South Sydney Rabbitohs will be the first NRL club to trial hair-follicle testing for illicit and prescription drugs after two of their players suffered from a suspected overdose of pain killers this week. Dylan Walker and Aaron Gray were released ... >> view original

Naracoorte doctors end stoush with Country Health SA

Naracoorte doctors say they have accepted Country Health SA "won't budge" on a long-running contract dispute and have reached an agreement to work at the hospital. Doctors at Kincraig Medical Clinic (KMC) in South Australia's south-east said they were ... >> view original

Hate Treadmills? This Video Explains Everything

If you think time on the treadmill counts as cruel and unusual punishment, you'll get a kick out of this TED video that breaks down the history of this common gym machine. You probably don't know that its initial intended purpose was not to blast ... >> view original

Brazilian breast implant maker Silimed insists products are safe following ...

A Brazilian manufacturer of breast implants has insisted its products are safe following the decision of several countries, including Australia, to suspend sales following reports of contamination. The Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA ... >> view original