Resilience at work | Shrinking with age | The shady truth

Editor's choice   Resilience in the workplace Does your post-holiday glow fade all too fast when you return to work? There's much you can do to build your resistance to the negative effects of excessive pressures and work demands. Do people shrink with age? Are we all destined to become shorter as we age, or is that just a myth? The shady truth about shade If you've ever been sunburnt after spending time under a covered grandstand or beach umbrella, you'll know all shade is not equal. How do you spot the safest shade? Should alternative therapies be covered by private health insurance? On this episode of the Health Quarter, a special update on Ebola from Africa and should alternative therapies be covered by private health insurance? Healthy Living Healthy Eating Weight loss diets: what you need to know When you've got kilos to shed, there's no shortage of diets to try. But are any weight loss diets worthwhile and if so, how do you spot them? Healthy ideas for your next barbecue If you're going to catch up with friends or family for a BBQ this weekend, then check out some of our healthy barbie recipes. This week's health tip Using your microwave to heat food generally means fewer nutrients are lost – especially the water soluble vitamins B and C. more >> News Gene sweep finds variants that make your brain unique (Science Online - 22/01/2015) Doctors set to tell Government to stop attacks on Medicare (ABC News Online - 21/01/2015) E-health helping young people in distress (AM - 21/01/2015) Health advocates call for greater use of technology to fight mental illness (ABC News Online - 21/01/2015) Ketamine researchers report 75pc success rate in treating depression (7.30 - 21/01/2015) SA suffers spike in mumps cases, public urged to check vaccinations (ABC News Online - 21/01/2015) Obesity Coalition: make health star rating compulsory (ABC News Online - 20/01/2015) Organs once considered 'high risk' now being used to extend people's lives (PM - 20/01/2015) Stomach ulcer bacteria cuts multiple sclerosis risk: WA study (ABC News Online - 20/01/2015) New report links asthma and poor mental health (ABC News Online - 20/01/2015) Weight loss secret could be all in the mind, researchers say (ABC News Online - 16/01/2015) more health news >> Online analysis and opinion Hockey walks a fine line on Medicare changes The Drum After a horror week for the Government on Medicare, why has Joe Hockey still dug in on moves to cut health spending and encourage a co-payment? Darrin Barnett writes. Nature v Nurture ABC Open What family traits did I inherit? Well first you need to know that I'm adopted and this isn't as straight forward for me as it is for some. more analysis and opinion>> Audio and video Are you an emotional eater? Feeding your feelings  (Life Matters, ABC RN) Research finds fish oil supplements ineffective  (Breakfast, ABC RN) Unexplained medical symptoms  (Health Report, ABC RN) Keeping indigenous people out of prison  (Law Report, ABC RN) Mental health on Manus Island  (Breakfast, ABC RN) Dreams - windows to the mind  (All in The Mind, ABC RN) Cystic fibrosis  (Science Extra, ABC RN) A stranger in my own body: Dr Domenico De Ceglie  (Life Matters, ABC RN) Making Australia happy: Episode 2  (Documentary) more audio and video >> ABC Science 2015 Aussie sky guide A lunar eclipse, planetary encounters, comets and meteor showers top Ian Musgrave's list of what to see in the sky this year. more ABC Science >>