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Joseph Kim

  • Alcohol poisoning cause of 6 deaths daily, data reveals

    Six people died on a daily basis from alcohol poisoning during the period between 2010 and 2012, the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed.

  • 'Difficult year' predicted for Australian economy

    Multinational financial services giant Morgan Stanley has predicted a year of slow economic growth for the nation. According to the report, the Australian economy will display its slowest expansion since 2009.

  • GST on food, health, education labelled 'unfinished business' by Abbott backbencher

    A country Liberal National Party (LNP) member said Monday that the Abbott government must complete the \"unfinished business\" that was left outstanding by the turn-of-the-century agreement.

  • Jamie Oliver lashes out at soft drink corporations amd sugar

    English celebrity chef Jamie Oliver was forthright in a recent interview regarding the impact of soft drink brands in South America, based on his experiences during a trip to Mexico.

  • 2014 the hottest year in recorded history?

    The Japan Meteorological Association declared Monday that 2014 was the hottest year since humans have been recording temperature data.

  • Stephen Fry's confirms engagement to 27-year-old Elliot Spencer

    Just after Tuesday officially began, British comedian and writer, Stephen Fry, confirmed the announcement of his engagement to 27-year-old Elliot Spencer on social media.

  • Qld Premier Campbell Newman criticised for snap election date

    Catching both colleagues and the public off-guard, Queensland\'s political leader and Liberal National Party (LNP) representative, Campbell Newman, announced January 31 as the date for the state\'s election—nearly a month before the expected announcement date. Mr Newman tweeted the news at 8:20am on Tuesday after a meeting with with the Acting Governor.

  • Temperature identified as significant factor during exercise

    After study data was released by Scotland\'s University of Aberdeen at the start of the new year, lifestyle and health reporter Sarah Berry concluded that \"the temperature during exercise also affects our appetite and how we are likely to eat once we\'ve worked out.\"

  • NSW medical marijuana trials will 'allow the truth to emerge'

    Dr John Lawson, a child neurologist at Sydney Children\'s Hospital, told the Australian Financial Review on Monday that the jury remains out on whether the plant-based drug is effective in the treatment of child epilepsy. The doctor also stressed the importance of not merely equating anything that is from nature as good.

  • 'Five worst diets of 2015' gain attention post-holiday

    National nutritionists and dieting experts have joined forces to stand together in support of a list of the five diets that Australians should avoid this year. Originally produced by the British Dietetic Association, the selection is indisputably relevant to a nation trying to shed holiday-season kilograms and implement new-year resolutions.