Scientists in Australia speculate that the number of mesothelioma cases reported there will rise rapidly over the next 15 years, reaching a disturbing peak of 900 deaths from mesothelioma cancer a year. The Australian workforce once relied heavily on jobs from asbestos-related processing and construction companies and now is finding that they are becoming victims of their one-time employment. [...]

High cholesterol is one of the biggest killers in the western world today. Heart problems are clearly linked to the wrong diet, lack of exercise and incorrect lifestyle but for some of us even making the right choices doesn’t reduce the risk of heart disease. High cholesterol and blood platelet aggregation can be as much about who you are as what you do and hereditary heart disease is often accepted [...]