Alcohol consumption has been linked to many things, including abusive texts, hangovers, slurred words, loss of vision and most importantly, violence. However, academics are vigorously questioning claims published in a 2015 scientific report, citing the link between alcohol and violence. In January, 2015, British Anthropologist, Anne Fox, and her research team published a report entitled, Understanding behaviour in…

VIVA! Principal, Kirsten Bruce and Managing Director, Paul Jans, are beginning to pack their bags in preparation for an exciting trip to GLOBALHealthPR’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), in Mumbai, India from February 17 – 19, 2016. GLOBALHealthPR, for which VIVA! Communications represents Australia exclusively, is the largest, independent partnership of health and science communication agencies,…

Your daily ritual of indulging in a delicious brekkie muffin, a greasy lunchtime burger or cheap buffet dinner, may explain why you’re failing to get a good night’s sleep. New research conducted by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine on January 14, 2016, indicates a diet…

According to recent media reports, 2015 saw a spike in drug-induced harm at Australian music festivals, including 120 people treated for drug-related issues, and the passing of Sydney pharmacist, Sylvia Choi, 25 at Stereosonic. These events have served to fuel the debate on pill testing at music festivals. Pill testing, which indicates the content of…

As you slowly wake up on the train, your first instinct is to scroll through Instagram. Later, you find yourself traipsing through the city, checking your Facebook channel for updates. To finish the day, you flick through snapchat in bed. Enter the dawn of the ‘iHunch’ – a malady of the 21st century. The term…