Hot drinks to keep cool | Skin myths | Dengue fever

5 February 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

Can a hot drink help keep you cool in hot weather? A steaming cup of tea is the last thing most of us feel like on a hot day. But could it actually help cool you down?

Seven skin myths put to the test There's plenty of myths and misinformation about the largest organ in our body, the skin. Here, experts with years of experience and knowledge offer the low-down on seven popular beliefs about skin.

Dengue fever Dengue fever is a mosquito-transmitted virus that occurs in the tropics or subtropics. Every year there are outbreaks of the disease in parts of north Queensland.

Healthy Living Healthy Eating Ovarian cancer symptoms every woman should know Ovarian cancer has been called a silent killer. But most women diagnosed with the disease experience symptoms, it's just they don't link them to cancer. Fresh herb, ricotta and zucchini terrine You can serve this light and tasty meal at any time of day.

This week's health tip

To get more vegies into your diet, try adding chopped mushrooms and carrots to a pasta sauce, or stirring leafy greens like rocket into mashed potato. more >>

News

Australian scientists develop new class of antibiotics (AM - 05/02/2015) Angry faces may forecast mental health risk (Science Online - 05/02/2015) Cancer Council concerned about higher rates of sunburn (PM - 04/02/2015) Stay or stray? Stats hint at different sexual styles (Science Online - 04/02/2015) Cocaine addiction treatment targets immune system (ABC News Online - 04/02/2015) First measles case diagnosed on Mid North Coast since 2013 (ABC News Online - 04/02/2015) Australian discovery could lead to treatment breakthrough for triple-negative breast cancer(The World Today - 03/02/2015) Vaccination row stirs up US presidential race (ABC News Online - 04/02/2015) Screen time affects teens' sleep, study finds (ABC News Online - 03/02/2015) Raising awareness of ovarian cancer (ABC News Online - 03/02/2015) AMA warns against letting chemists give flu shots (ABC News Online - 02/02/2015) Brain's binge eating circuit revealed (Science Online - 30/01/2015) The emotional aftermath of a heart attack (ABC News Online - 30/01/2015)

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Online analysis and opinion

Cyberspace, sticks and giant stones ABC Open I shut down my blog. I removed myself completely from cyberspace. The trolls had won. I killed my online self, writes Kodie. What we need now Abbott's PPL is gone The Drum Tony Abbott has ditched his ambitious paid parental leave plan, but we still have a functioning scheme in place. What we need now is better childcare and real change in the norms of work, writes Catherine Fox.

more analysis and opinion>>

Audio and video

What makes a grown man cry?  (Life Matters, ABC RN) "Three-parent" IVF laws aim to halt genetic disease  (Drive, ABC RN) New hope in melanoma treatment  (Breakfast, ABC RN) Protecting Australia against measles  (Drive, ABC RN) Oral contraceptive use and mortality  (Health Report, ABC RN) Treatment of skin sores in children  (Health Report, ABC RN) Health risks of using cannabis  (Health Report, ABC RN) Brian Owler, Australian Medical Association president  (Sunday Profile, ABC RN) Dementia: A tale of two organs  (Ockhams Razor, ABC RN) Aussie kids performing worse at throwing, catching, and kicking  (Breakfast, ABC RN) Research Filter: early menopause, cure for baldness and dangerous sex  (Drive, ABC RN) Ebola vaccine trial begins in Liberia  (Drive, ABC RN) Plant based medicine  (Catalyst) Making couples happy: Series 2  (iview)

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ABC Science

What's the story with fat? Where does fat go when you put it on, and where does it go when you're getting rid of it? Dr Karl has some unexpected answers to these questions.

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