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What causes man boobs?

Man boobs are an embarrassing condition that's becoming more and more common. Up to 10 percent of the male population — that's a million Australian blokes — will develop man boobs at some stage in their life.

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What's the healthiest way to get to work?

How do you travel to work? The statistics say over five million Australians commute by car. But is that the safest way to travel? Our reporter Michael Slater...

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Do non-surgical face-lift treatments work?

The search to look as good as we can, for as long as we can, is as strong today as it's always been. In our bid to iron out the wrinkles we spend billions...

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How old are you really?

Have you ever woken up and felt a lot older than you really are? You look 24 but you feel 64 — and suddenly you know what it's like to be old before...

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How to avoid food poisoning

You tuck into a nice bit of chicken and then about four or five hours later, the headache and the cramps start. Before you know it, you're spending the rest of...

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The healing power of music

There's nothing quite like the feeling of just switching off and giving yourself over to the power of music — it can stir our emotions, trigger our...

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The terrible twos

Is there anything cuter than a bunch of toddlers exploring, just doing their thing? But as any parent can tell you, growing up comes at a cost. Little angels...

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Can alcohol make people appear more beautiful?

Is it really true that beauty is in the eye of the beer-holder?

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Can you increase your IQ?

Right from the very start it's obvious some people are very, very smart — but could there be a Mozart or an Einstein locked in all of us?

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Is plastic safe?

It wasn't so long ago we wrapped our sandwiches in greaseproof paper but now, everything comes wrapped in plastic. We cook with it, we eat from it, we store...

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Is too much exercise doing you harm?

We all know that exercise is good for us but how much exercise do you do? Once a month, once a week, three hours a day? Or are you a "whenever you can kind of...

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Teenage dieting

It's tough being a teenager. The pressure to look good is enormous and it doesn't help that all the Hollywood starlets seem to be super slim. So what is the...

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Asthma — does the Buteyko method work?

More than two million Australians now suffer from asthma. It's usually controlled with drugs but we're going to look at an alternative treatment — it's...

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Butter versus margarine — which is better for you?

We're always being told that natural is best and it would seem that milk from cows is, well, natural. So, what about the butter made from that milk? Shopping...

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How to chop onions without crying

When you see a professional chef chop onions it looks so easy — no mess, no fuss and most importantly, no tears.

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Left hand versus right hand

Did you know that many of the world's great artists, leaders and thinkers are left-handed? Yet lefties only make up around 10 percent of the population. So...

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Are water bottles safe to be reused?

Experts tell us that to stay healthy we need to drink lots of water each day.
In order to do this, it helps to have a water bottle on the go all day —...

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Does exercise make you hungry?

Anyone serious about getting healthy knows that exercise is a vital part of the equation, but have you found that working out also brings on a serious...

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Top tips for living longer

As a nation, we're living longer and healthier lives because of improved medical care and better social conditions.

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What really lives under the nails we chew?

Our fingernails can be a bit of a guide to what we're like as people — colourful, traditional, or when they're chewed down, stressed out. You may prefer...

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