Has any video game series been subject to as much scientific scrutiny as Pokémon?

A quick Pub Med search reveals 161 studies that reference the world’s highest- grossing game franchise.

The field

The young woman was only slightly overweight, with a BMI of 28, but she seemed really wound up about her need for me to continue the phentermine her previous doctor out of state had started her on.

Many years ago, I did a share trading course based on the work of William Gann, reputed to be the most successful Wall Street trader ever.

His approach was to study past cycles to predict future ones

Bowel cancer mostly affects people over the age of 50, but recent evidence suggests it’s on the rise among younger Australians.

Our study, published recently in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and

What’s an okay cause of death? Not everyone agrees.

I must have been absent the day the good professor taught us would-be doctors how to fill in a death certificate.

“Now, ladies and gentleman, we

As the next election edges ever-closer, here are five key messages that politicians should keep firmly in mind.

1. We have one of the best health systems in the world, including standards, access and

Eye contact is one of the most basic mammalian traits that signals an interaction. Anybody who has a dog or cat at home sees on a daily basis how much animals value eye contact (and with dogs, it

Watching cricket on TV, one expects a certain flavour to the ads between overs — the vibe is typically Victoria Bitter, Holden cars or tradie underwear.

This summer, however, the usual fare has been

Thirty deaths, essentially one a day ... that's the number of coroner's cases I attended between the second of December and second of January.

They didn't arrive in digestible one-a-day doses, mind

Real-time prescription monitoring enjoys rare unified support from doctors, pharmacists and patients, but there is not a huge evidence base for it.

Despite this, Australia is taking steps towards