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Third man charged over death of war veteran, Kenneth Handford

A man has appeared in court over the death of an elderly war veteran whose medals were stolen during a violent burglary at his rural Victorian home. Creswick man Adam Rowe, 38, appeared in Ballarat Magistrates Court on Friday charged with being an ... >> view original

Stigma fear drives HIV sufferers to shun health services

THE FRONT LINE: Dr Kuong Taing from Sunshine Coast-based Clinic 87 attends to a patient in Gympie. Dr Taing says many Gympie HIV patients travel to the Sunshine Coast to avoid being labelled and judged. Renee Pilcher ... >> view original

Terminally ill Julianna Snow, 5, wants to go to 'heaven, not hospital'

Like many five-year-olds, Julianna Snow loves dressing as a princess. But each day when she wears her favourite Disney outfit, she also has to wear a mask so she can breathe. Julianna suffers from an incurable neurodegenerative disease and has grown ... >> view original

5 ways drinking beer can boost your performance in the bedroom

HEADING out for a few drinks after work today? Yeah you are, you superstar, you. Because according to your new favourite doctor, Dr. Kat Van Kirk, having a couple of brews could be the ticket to living your best sex life. It's science. While many ... >> view original

Lady Cilento Children's Hospital plagued by problems since it was announced ...

QUEENSLAND sickest kids will get world-class care at the largest children's hospital in Australia, then-premier Peter Beattie promised two weeks before the 2006 state election. The $700 million super-hospital would have 400 beds, be open by 2014 and ... >> view original

Bearded blokes more likely to 'cheat on their partner'

MEN who have beards are more likely have cheated on their partner, stolen something and been in a fight, according to a study. Eva and Censuswide surveyed 2000 people to determine attitudes towards facial hair. They found 47 per cent of men with facial ... >> view original

College football player hailed for kindness after buying girl surprise ...

We come into contact with strangers most every day, but it is rare when one does something to make a truly special impression on us. When someone we've never met, and whose name we never learn, goes out of their way to do something kind for us, we ... >> view original

General knowledge quiz: Older generation beats younger at correcting mistakes ...

While many of us go for the notion that you can't teach an old dog new tricks, it seems that older adults may be ahead of their younger counterparts when it comes to learning from their mistakes. A new study published in Psychological Science by ... >> view original

World Health Organization says meat increases cancer probilbility

If people needed anything else to worry about, the World Health Organization probably helped with that problem at the beginning of the week. To read the full story, read the print edition or subscribe to the online edition. Discuss; Print; ShareShare ... >> view original

More than 100 unvaccinated travellers develop measles or hepatitis A every ...

Alcohol and unwise use of transport are not schoolies' only worries, health experts say. Picture: Nathan Edwards. THERE are fears thousands of schoolies heading overseas to party could fuel infectious disease outbreaks back on Australian shores. >> view original