Recreational use of prescription stimulants at new peak, research finds
People who use illicit stimulants are increasingly turning to diverted ADHD drugs, a national survey suggests. Some 54% of people who regularly used ecstasy or…
Tag: Lifestyle / Behavioural
Low-carb diets may raise risk of diabetes: Aussie study
Low-carb diets — long touted as the answer to curbing weight gain — may raise a patient’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 20%,…
Are doctors and illicit drugs an innately dangerous mix? This GP says no
Should regularly using illicit drugs away from work automatically disqualify you from practising medicine? Some argue that doctors using recreational drugs hurts the medical profession’s…
What time of day appears best to exercise for glycaemic control?
People trying to control their blood glucose levels might do best to work out in the evening, a study suggests. Exercise performed between 6pm and…
Manage hirsutism in PCOS with laser and light-based therapies, doctors say
Laser and light-based therapies, either alone or combined with medication, can effectively reduce hirsutism severity among women with polycystic ovary syndrome, Australian doctors say. Their…
A third of Everest climbers can add cardiac arrhythmias to their list of dangers
Between hypothermia and hypoxia — not to mention the risk of an avalanche and rockfalls — summiting Mount Everest pushes the human body to its…
GP defends prescribing vapes for $40 based on online questionnaires
A GP offering $40 email consultations to prescribe nicotine vapes has defended her telehealth website, arguing that the alternative is more deaths from smoking. Melbourne…
Time-restricted dieting tied to higher CV mortality in ‘surprise’ findings
Adults who restrict their food intake to eight hours or less per day are almost twice as likely to die from heart disease than those…
Assume all vapers, even kids, are highly nicotine dependent: smoking cessation expert
Editor’s note: The headline has been updated. It previously stated that Professor Renee Bittoun was a medical doctor, but this was incorrect. She has a…
Difficulty walking? It could be an ‘early warning sign’ for fractures
Over-45s who struggle to walk for one kilometre are up to three times more likely to experience fractures than those without such limitations, Australian doctors…
