Black Sapote Nice Cream

The black sapote is a member of the persimmon family, with flesh that resembles chocolate pudding. Make sure you let your black sapotes ripen until very soft before cutting them open. Ingredients: 4 black sapotes, fully ripened2 ripe bananas, peeled and frozen for at least 24 hoursDesiccated coconut, for garnish Method: Scoop out black sapote…

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Asymptomatic carriers of SARS-CoV-2: What is the evidence?

Both the media and public health officials have engaged in considerable fear-mongering over the possibility that so-called asymptomatic carriers of SARS-CoV-2 are driving the spread of the virus, but the evidence for this is scant.

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Can getting in the green help beat COVID-19?

Spending time in nature offers many benefits, and not least among them are improvements in immune function.

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New study on screening mammography shows more harms than benefits

The notion that ‘early detection is your best protection’ is a cruel hoax, according to a detailed analysis of data from Victoria’s BreastScreen program.

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COVID-19: To test or not to test

Should you get tested for SARS-CoV-2? Probably not, and here’s why.

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Healthy mum, healthy baby: Part 3

Breastfeeding offers wide-ranging and lifelong health benefits to both mum and bub.

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Healthy mum, healthy baby: Part 2

What to do – and what not to do – for the healthiest pregnancy and best birth outcomes

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Healthy mum, healthy baby: Part 1

For the best chances of trouble-free pregnancy and birth and a healthy baby, mothers-to-be should start preparing well before they become pregnant.

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Hearts, minds and bodies on fire: Loneliness, social isolation, inflammation and COVID-19

Social isolation kills. New research shows that loneliness and social isolation increase inflammation, which increase the risk of a dangerous ‘cytokine storm’ if we become infected with SARS-CoV-2.

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Duelling coronaviruses: The intriguing possibility of cross-immunity

Newly published research provides insight into why children are largely immune from COVID-19, and how social distancing may remove that protection.

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