According to research in the United States, middle-aged men and women who engage in high levels of physical activity may be unknowingly causing damage to their knees and increasing their risk for osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease that causes pain, swelling and stiffness. The US study showed MRI evidence of knee abnormalities, including…Read More
Healthier outlook for expectant mothers
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November 30, 2009 By
Researchers in Sydney have made a scientific breakthrough with preeclampsia, a serious medical condition that effects up to 10% of expectant mothers in Australia. The discovery reinforces the theory that preeclampsia might involve the rejection of the fetus by its mother’s immune system. Published today in the Journal of Immunology, the paper explains for the…Read More
Book Review: Masterchef – The Cookbook
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November 30, 2009 By
BREAKING NEWS: MasterChef Australia: The Cookbook Volume 1 is the best-selling book in Australia after its first full week on sale, making it the fastest selling illustrated cookbook opening week ever recorded on Nielsen BookScan (stats released by Random House Australia). Yes, I was thoroughly addicted, glued to the television screen with my novice-chef glass of wine and…Read More
Hottest 100 Female Songs of All Time
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November 30, 2009 By
According to a national poll, the hottest female song of all time as voted by Australian Internet users, is Aretha’s Franklin’s Respect. Creators of the Hummingbird 100 Hottest Female Songs said the national poll addresses an oversight by the Triple J Hottest 100 of all time in July this year, where not a single female…Read More
Q & A with Vanessa Stubbs of TreasureBags
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November 29, 2009 By
When brand new entrepreneur Vanessa Stubbs scoured the stores for attractive gift bags last Christmas, she took her search online – a search that yielded a questionable range of “…tie-dyed or organza drawstring bags, library-book style bags or good ol’ paper-based bags…” Disillusioned, she dragged out the sewing machine and made her own re-usable gift…Read More
Dangerous children’s toys stopped at the border
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November 27, 2009 By
Thousands of children’s toys containing dangerous levels of lead have been intercepted and seized in Melbourne as part of a joint agency operation by Australian Customs and the ACCC. The toys were bound for weekend markets and discount stores when they were intercepted by the Customs and Border Protection Service. In the lead up to…Read More
Get the Look: Shapewear a big hit at American Music Awards
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November 26, 2009 By
Shapewear as Outerwear was big on stage at this year’s American Music Awards with Fergie, J Lo and Carrie Underwood giving the look their own special twist while Lady Gaga (pictured) took the fashion she pioneered to a new level. The style, first championed by daring fashionista Lady Gaga, is now regularly seen on starlets…Read More
Book Review: Friendship Family Love & Laughter
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November 26, 2009 By
If friendship, family, love and laughter aren’t consciously placed at the top of your Christmas Wish List, you may well have your head blindly implanted in the stress of the pre-Christmas rush, smothered under a freshly delivered topsoil of work, or even buried deeply in the bah humbug resentment that skirts loosely around the edges of…Read More
Australian women do the limbo dance for breast cancer research
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November 25, 2009 By
The makers of the Venus razor for women, gathered more than one hundred and fifty Australian women together at First Fleet Park in Circular Quay yesterday, in an attempt to break the world record for the biggest ever limbo dance, and raise funds for breast cancer research. Originally setting out to beat the current world…Read More
Australia’s first all abilities playground opens in Sydney
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November 25, 2009 By
When Sydney children of all ages and abilities were finally able to play side-by-side thanks to the opening of Livvi’s Place, Australia’s very first all abilities playground, actor and father of 8, Jay Laga’aia (pictured) was there, celebrating alongside Justine and John Perkins, founders of the Touched by Olivia Foundation. Located at Timbrell Park at…Read More
