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Keep up to date with the latest health issues that affect your life in our weekly health and medical news column with Peter Lavelle.
This week's Pulse
Sleepwalking: the twilight zone
03/07/2008
Don't be alarmed by the glassy stare: sleepwalking is simply due to a disruption to sleep patterns, say Canadian researchers.
Confident kids, healthy adults
26/06/2008
Kids with high levels of confidence and self-control are more likely to be healthy in adulthood, say UK researchers.
Joining the 100 club
19/06/2008
Forget the baby boom, the fastest growing age segment in Australia's population is those aged 100 and over. How can you make it - and in good health?
Mate, you're early
12/06/2008
Premature ejaculation is the most common of all male sexual complaints. Most men are loath to talk about it, but it can be effectively treated.
Goodbye to the puffer?
05/06/2008
Breathing exercises lessen the need for asthma medication, and Australian researchers have produced an online video showing how to do them.
The fags or the friends?
29/05/2008
Peer group pressure - from friends family and work mates - is what ultimately forces people to quit smoking, say US researchers.
Old men, brittle bones
22/05/2008
We usually think of osteoporosis as a woman's disease. But it's common in men too, and often more serious. The solution is to screen men at risk and treat them.
Private health cover: sliced and diced?
15/05/2008
A structural adjustment, or an assault on private health cover? Moves to diminish incentives for private heath cover may be the thin end of the wedge.
The winter flu jab
08/05/2008
Winter's here, and it's time to think about getting the flu shot - especially for 'at risk' groups, and that includes younger children.
The genetically modified smile
01/05/2008
Half all happiness is in the genes, say psychologists. But even if you're naturally a misery-guts, you can change.
Look mum, no mouth
24/04/2008
The kiss of life is less important than chest compressions in resuscitating someone with a cardiac arrest, say American experts. But Australian experts are not so sure.