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Are you spending hundreds of dollars on running shoes that are more likely to hurt you and slow you down? A NSW team of researchers wants to find out.

WA's health minister Kim Hames says child care centres should have the right to refuse entry to anti-vaccinated children - but it does not need to be law.

Teenagers aren't doing nearly enough exercise, Dr Louise Naylor from University of WA warns.

The death toll in Saudi Arabia fom a SARS-like virus has risen to 16, its health ministry has announced.

Research at Cambridge University could prove useful in the work to try to combat dementia-related diseases.

Sleepiness is associated with attention lapses and slowed reaction time, according to research that shows young drivers are putting themselves at risk.

Ongoing unexplained pain in children is often misdiagnosed and misunderstood, according to an Australian paediatric pain and joint specialist.

Chief vets from all states will hold a teleconference on Tuesday to discuss the death of a horse in Queensland from the deadly lyssavirus.

Far too many psychiatric patients are being restrained and put into seclusion, according to the National Mental Health Commission.

A new survey has found many Australians are having problems accessing palliative care services for loved ones.