A Mount Gambier man was released without penalty after chaining himself to a gate in a last ditched effort to stop construction of a fluoride plant at the edge of the city's Blue Lake....

Former South East doctor Margaret Taylor is pioneering a new type of treatment, to help ease back pain and regenerate tendons and ligaments....

A planned end to 24-hour trading in some pubs and clubs and introducing a licence fee on venues to help tackle drunken violence have been proposed in South Australia....

The State Government says expanding Mount Gambier Hospital's emergency department isn't the only remedy to ease the pressure caused by increased demand. Minister John Hill was in town yesterday for talks about the issue and he says getting more GPs to the Blue Lake City is the key to taking the heat ...

A new report to be released shortly will tell the State's health department what many locals already know, that Mount Gambier Hospital's Emergency Department must be expanded to cope with growing demand. Waiting times for treatment at the hospital's emergency department have been highlighted ...

In an ageing society, with science improving medical care, should we have the right to choose voluntary euthanasia? What about those who are not sick, but simply too tired of life to go on? And when should doctors withdraw the treatment keeping the dying alive? ABC Radio National's Paul Barclay ...

Alex McDonald presents this weekly summary of events from Africa...

Garlic has many benefits in raw form but how well does it work in tablet form?...

As old as the state of Queensland itself, Goodna Mental Hospital became Australia's largest asylum, housing 50,000 people over its lifetime. During a time of major institutional and cultural upheaval, the Office of the Patient's Friend opened its doors in 1977, the first patient advocacy ...

A short film project that allows people with intellectual disabilities to make films, has given them a creative output and a voice in their community....