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New 24 Hour Unplanned Pregnancy and Sexual Health Hotline

Marie Stopes International have launched a 24 hour hotline to provide Australians with free advice and support for unplanned pregnancy and sexual health issues. “When women are faced with an unplanned pregnancy, it is vital that they have access to accurate information, help and procedure aftercare – regardless of what time of day it is,” said Jill…Read More


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Is 54 too old to have a baby?

How old is too old to conceive a child?  A Victorian woman will give birth to her first child later this year at the age of 54.  Most IVF clinics will not treat women over the age of 50 and in this case, doctors insisted the un-named woman use a donor egg for the procedure.…Read More


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WICKED The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz

After a very successful run on Broadway, WICKED The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz will premiere at Melbourne’s Regent Theatre in July 2008.  Long before Dorothy drops in, two other girls meet in the land of Oz.  WICKED tells the story of their remarkable odyssey, how these two unlikely friends grow to become the…Read More


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Women suffer from memory loss after childbirth

If you want to compete in a man’s world, you better not have a baby.  The Science Faculty of the University of New South Wales says they can prove women experience significant deficits in memory for a year or more after childbirth.  Apparently this memory deficit significantly impairs the ability of mothers to perform complex and multiple tasks.  Not only…Read More


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Aussie Celebrities Entertain our Troops in Timor-Leste

Aussie entertainers have returned from an eight day tour of Dili and remote areas of Timor-Leste.  Among those entertaining Australian troops were Krystal Forscutt (pictured) from Big Brother, country music star Paul Costal, comedian Fred Lang, and all female punk rock group Legless. In a statement released to the media today a spokesperson from the Department of…Read More


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New quit smoking drug Champix linked to suicide and violence

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating claims the new quit smoking drug Chantix, released under the name Champix in Australia, is the cause of suicidal thoughts and related erratic behaviour in some patients. At least 100 cases of smokers experiencing psychiatric symptoms whilst taking the drug are being investigated in the United States.  Patients claim that within…Read More


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Cyber bullying is a real problem in Australia

The suicide of 13 year old Megan Meiers (pictured) made headlines around the world when it was revealed the teenager had been tormented on MySpace by adult neighbour Lori Drew.   But in a decision which angered many close to the case, no charges could be laid against the 47 year old mother for harassing the teenager on MySpace,…Read More


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Does your front entrance welcome wealth or turn it away?

If you were to ask me which was the most important energetic location in your home from a Feng Shui perspective I would answer there are actually two; your bedroom and your front entrance followed a close third by the centre. Michael_ photo Energetically your front entrance is a very potent location. It is the…Read More


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