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Seven tips to add more wellness to your workday
For the majority of our lives, we spend most of our lives at work. Creating healthy habits at work is key to a healthy lifestyle. Cementing healthy working habits take approximately 21 days. Instigating the following small healthy habits are easy ways to improve your quality of life in both the short and long-term. Drink…
Read MoreA ‘Ballsy’ quest
A 31-year-old American testicular cancer survivor is on a mission to stamp out the devastating disease through early detection and diagnosis. Diagnosed with stage three testicular cancer in 2009, Thomas Cantley has been in remission from testicular cancer for the past four years due to early detection, and is, right-now rolling a six-foot inflatable testicle…
Read MoreR U Ok?
“When it is darkest, we can see the stars” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Sadly the media has been really saturated with tales of suicide, depression and silent suffering lately. The tragedy surrounding the death of world-renowned comedian and actor, Robin Williams last month (August, 2014), followed more recently by the sad death of 25 year…
Read MoreVacciDate your children
The Queensland government has released an app called VacciDate, which manages vaccination dates for children aged four and over. The app is typically designed for families to help them stay up-to-date with their children’s vaccinations. The app is an immunisation tool that tells you how frequently each vaccination should occur and offers facts and bust…
Read MoreScientists grow world’s-first fully functioning organ
In a world-first, scientists from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, led by Professor Clare Blackburn, have successfully created a fully functional organ. Scientists were able to grow a fully functioning thymus gland, a vital regulator of the entire immune system, located near the heart, by reprogramming and then injecting cells into living mice. The thymus…
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