Health
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Your Dog Can Smell Your Stress
Dogs have a long history alongside humans, giving them an amazing ability to read human cues. Dogs also possess an incredible sense of smell, which enables them to detect diseases, such as COVID and lung cancer, in humans from odour alone. Whether dogs’ capabilities extend to detecting odours associated with psychological states has been explored…
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12 Little-Known Things That Can Reduce Your Dementia Risk
Dementia is a leading cause of death in Australia. Although dementia mainly affects older people, it is an avoidable part of ageing. In fact, we all have the power to reduce our risk of developing dementia, no matter your age. Research shows your risk of developing dementia could be reduced by up to 40% (and…
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Australia’s COVID-19 Rules Have Changed (Yes, Again), Here’s What You Need to Know
UPDATE: On September 30, it was announced that rules regarding mandatory isolation for positive COVID-19 cases would be scrapped across Australia as of October 14. The ABC has reported that National Cabinet announced it would be dropping the recently-reduced isolation period of 5 days, as we covered below, and stated that individual states and territories…
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Expert Tips For Dealing With Hay Fever This Spring
Nearly one in five Australians are affected by hay fever. If you’re one of the unlucky ones, you’ll know how troublesome the symptoms can be.