Social jet lag | Being a 'guinea pig' in a clinical trial | Teeth facts

29 January 2015 Welcome to this week's ABC Health & Wellbeing Updates where you'll find the most interesting and inspiring health stories from across the ABC.

Editor's choice

Social jet lag behind back to work and school grind Getting your brain back into gear for work or school is especially tough when your post-holiday body clock is 'out of synch' with the hours you now need to keep.

Being a 'guinea pig' in a clinical trial Effective drugs or other treatments often depend on patients taking part in research studies known as clinical trials. What are the pros and cons of being in a clinical trial?

Chew on this: facts and fallacies about your teeth We tend not to think of our teeth, until they cause us trouble. But knowing fact from fiction can help you keep your pearly whites in top condition (and keep you out of the dentist's chair).

Marvellous mango recipes Few fruits say summer quite like a mango. So why not grab yourself a few, or even a whole tray, and try out some of our spectacular mango recipes.

Healthy Living Healthy Eating Is eating too much wheat bad for your health? For people with certain medical conditions, gluten-free and wheat-free foods are essential. But do the rest of us need to avoid eating too much wheat? Healthy lunch ideas Coming up with healthy lunch ideas can be tricky, but with a little planning and creativity you can enjoy tasty and nutritious lunches every day.

This week's health tip

To fight insomnia, try visualising something repetitive but not too stimulating - like coloured fish slowly swimming by. more >>

News

Dermatologist warns against tanning injections (ABC Local Radio - 28/01/2015) Cure for peanut allergies a step closer thanks to Australian scientists (ABC News Online - 28/01/2015) Blood clot death sparks GP contraceptive pill warning (ABC News Online - 28/01/2015) Childhood cancer survivor gives hope to younger sufferers (ABC News Online - 28/01/2015) 'Resilience is the ability to bounce back from adversity' (ABC News Online - 27/01/2015) Australia in the grip of an ice epidemic; makeshift labs leaving a toxic legacy (ABC News Online - 25/01/2015) The revolving door of mental health wards (PM - 23/01/2015) Whooping cough outbreak may be imminent, doctors warn (ABC News Online - 22/01/2015) Video-based therapy may help babies at risk of autism (Science Online - 22/01/2015 ) Townsville's Eliminate Dengue project makes progress (ABC News Online - 22/01/2015) Genetic therapy offers hope to people facing fatal diseases (7.30 - 22/01/2015) Tweets can show heart disease risk: study (ABC News Online - 22/01/2015)

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Online analysis and opinion

Losing my mum ABC Open For many of us, our mother is the first person we call in times of triumph and trouble. So what happens when she is no longer here?

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Audio and video

Are we prepared for the rise of heart disease?  (Life Matters, ABC RN) Heartache, hope and happiness  (ABC Local Radio) How to build your resilience  (Life Matters, ABC RN) Sensible shoes: what to wear running  (Afternoons, ABC RN) The tick-tock of the biological clock  (Health Report, ABC RN) Dreams - the lucid experience  (All in The Mind, ABC RN) The too hard basket  (360documentaries, ABC RN) Toilet anxiety  (Sunday Extra, ABC RN) To hell and back  (Life Matters, ABC RN) Don't give me eggs that bounce - fine dining for people with Alzheimer's  (Life Matters, ABC RN) Save Your Life Tonight: Lungs  (Documentary)

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ABC Science

Colour me chemical Colour is all around us, but almost all pure compounds are white. That's not surprising when you know what it takes to make a thing coloured, writes Theodore Gray.

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