Large daily doses of B vitamins could delay, or even halt, the onset of Alzheimer's disease, a study suggests.

Queensland Health Minister Paul Lucas says the Government did not want to have a dispute with the state's top doctors over an employment agreement.

The Northern Territory Government has attributed a reduction in assaults in Alice Springs to alcohol restrictions in place in the town.

The Australian Medical Association is concerned the Federal Government's new funding arrangements will not improve outcomes for remote Northern Territory Aboriginal communities.

A new program will be introduced in remote Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory to help build parents' confidence caring for their children.

The Health Minister has announced a record 265 graduate doctors will start internships in WA's teaching hospitals from January.

The Health Department says it has exhausted nearly every avenue to work out why some Royal Adelaide Show patrons got sore eyes.

Chief Minister Paul Henderson says it would not be appropriate to restrict the hours when takeaway alcohol can be sold in Darwin.

A couple from Cairns in far north Queensland on a medical mission in Pakistan say there is a huge demand for medical care in the flood-ravaged country.

The cause of eye irritations at the Royal Adelaide Show remains under investigation.

A mother has accused authorities of wanting to hide all the consequences of a Tasmanian school science experiment that resulted in HIV and hepatitis testing on high school children.

The Australian Government is warning the dengue fever outbreak in New Delhi could get worse during the Commonwealth Games.

Parents are shocked at how a group of Tasmanian students may have been put at risk of contracting blood-borne diseases during a class experiment.

Cardiology researchers say Indigenous people hospitalised with a common heart disorder are on average 20 years younger than non-Indigenous people.

Questions have been raised about safety protocols in Tasmania's public schools amid fears a science experiment has exposed some students to blood-borne diseases.

In August, Lateline revealed the existence of a tobacco industry-funded campaign to fight back against a looming ban on logos and branding on cigarette packets.

In August, Lateline revealed the existence of a tobacco industry-funded campaign to fight back against a looming ban on logos and branding on cigarette packets.

As Florida officials worried about public safety surrounding a small church's plan to burn the Koran, US President Barack Obama added his voice to the chorus of opposition to the church's intention to burn copies of Islam's holiest book.

A major flood warning has been issued for the Lower Goulburn River in Victoria's north.

Federal independent MP Rob Oakeshott is expected to announce today if he will accept a regional affairs ministry in the Gillard Government.