Bloating 101: Why You Feel Bloated

Your trousers fit when you put them on in the morning. But come mid-afternoon, they’re uncomfortably tight — and you didn’t even overdo it at lunchtime. Sound familiar? Around one in six people without a health problem and three in four people […]

East Timor’s Contraceptive Ban

A draft family-planning policy before the Government in Dili would force unmarried women and girls to use only natural methods which many argue increase the risks of unwanted pregnancy, particularly among young and poorly educated women. In a country where teenage pregnancy […]

Contraception Causes Alarm

There are growing fears about serious side-effects from two popular contraceptive devices on the market with claims they are being glossed over by pharmaceutical companies, according to a report on ABC radio. An ABC investigation has found women around the country are […]