On August 29th, the office of the Hon Tanya Plibersek, Minister for Health and The Greens issued a media release announcing a $4b package, over six years, which is aimed at improving access to dental care for children, disadvantaged adults and remote communities. Dentistry hadn’t been in the news this much, well…never and the politicians filled dental clinics all across the country for some snaps with kids in dental chairs. The announcement was welcomed by the Australian Dental Association, the Public Health Association of Australia and many dentists, myself included, across the country. So, how has the benefit of a couple of weeks post-announcement affected my sentiment about it?

The shape of a beer glass may influence how drunk you get.

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Eating walnuts every day can boost a man’s sperm quality and his fertility.

When it comes to weight loss more exercise is not necessarily better.

The sports supplement DMAA has been banned for use in Australia.

Many people have a sensitivity reaction to gluten which goes by unnoticed. Intolerance to gluten can cause anything from rashes and headaches to serious diseases associated with the immune system like arthritis, celiac and Crohns disease and create symptoms similar to IBS.

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Grapefruit juice makes an anti-cancer drug work more efficiently.

A healthy diet for young kids can lead to a higher IQ in later childhood.

It’s a fact that the right amount of stress can be healthy. But when good stress turns bad, it’s good to know where you can find stress relief.

Have you had an irritated throat, runny eyes, skin rashes and irritated lungs lately? Well it could be allergies and it could all be due to global warming. Allergies don’t only happen in spring you know. Older people are even getting asthma for the first time in their lives.