Not a long time has passed when it was said that fizzy drinks have a role in rising obesity levels. Studies were carried out by drink companies, which concluded that fizzy drinks do not add much to obesity. Dr Philippe De Wals has accused the food industry of masking the real data. Wals was present at the European Congress on Obesity in Liverpool.

Rockhampton Mayor Margaret Strelow said that removal of fluoride from the local water supply in the central Queensland city was the fairest outcome. The State Government amended a mandate from the previous labor administration to remove fluoride from the water supply. This has made the Rockhampton Regional Council the 14th local government to remove fluoride from the local water supply.

In order to put a stop over the growth of regional clinics that are emphasizing bulk-billing, the Rural Doctors Association has announced to put a freeze on the Medicare rebate.

It has been announced by national president Sheilagh Cronin that with the introduction of the latest federal budget, there will be no increase in the Medicare rebate at least till July next year.

When meeting targets and making big savings is the sole responsibility of the Medicare, it becomes totally unfair to use sick people for doing same.

With the approval of a NSW parliamentary committee, cannabis can now be used legally for medical purposes. Yes, people who suffer from some of kind of terminal illness or AIDS can be treated with marijuana.

According to the committee, only 15 grams of dry cannabis or some other similar cannabis product will be allowed to such patients.

Charities are urged by the Department of Health to bid an amount of £10 million of funding to work for homeless people after they are discharged from hospital post-treatment.

Rise in measles cases in Swansea is blamed on extremely low uptake of MMR. It has been said that 20 more cases of measles have been reported in Swansea; the total number now is 1,094.

Health chiefs have warned the reduced uptake of MMR has made thing difficult for Wales. Meanwhile, the Public Health Wales (PHW) is making efforts to stop the outbreak of measles.

According to an alarming report prepared by the College of Emergency Medicine, it has been revealed that approximately 20% of casualty wards are handled by junior doctors at night.

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has raised concerns over shockingly low dementia diagnosis rate. Hunt has gone through data of different parts of the country and found all of them varying and only 33% of the sufferers were able to receive needed screening.

According to recent reports, it has been revealed that three more people have lost their lives due to novel H7N9 bird flu virus in China. Recent deaths have taken the toll to 35 and 130 people have been suffering from infections.