This week's top health stories

Super bug killing young & healthy

7.30 Report - 06/01/2009
An aggressive form of golden staph, a penicillin resistant bacterium kills more than 2,000 hospital patients a year, is spreading to the wider community claiming the lives of even the young and healthy.

Pink Test to benefit all breast cancer charities

AM - 06/01/2009
While the pink dress-up day at the SCG in honour of Jane McGrath, the late wife of cricketer Glenn McGrath, raised money for the foundation set up by the couple, the CEO of the National Breast Cancer Foundation says other breast cancer charities will benefit from the increase in awareness generated by the day.

SCG goes pink for breast cancer awareness

PM - 05/01/2009
Crowds at the third cricket test have turned the SCG into a sea of pink. Sports fans were encouraged to dress up to help raise awareness in the fight against breast cancer.

Queensland scientists say they may be able to control dengue fever

AM - 02/01/2009
Queensland Professor Scott O'Neill, believes he may be able to eventually control the spread of the deadly dengue fever by halving the lifespan of mosquitoes. Professor O'Neill's team has successfully injected Wolbachia bacterium into mosquito embryos so that the insect dies before it's old enough to transmit the virus to humans.

Campaign to rid Tokyo's subways of drunks and deviants

AM - 31/12/2008
The Tokyo metro is trying to clean up the city's trains by cracking down on drunk and sleepy salary men and rude commuters who talk loudly on their mobile phones.

Haneef waiting for apology

AM - 29/12/2008
Former terrorism suspect Mohamed Haneef says he's no closer to getting an apology from the Australian government over his detention without charge. An inquiry into the arrest found no evidence to suggest Dr Haneef was involved in terrorism.

Rudely Interrupted rocks despite disabilities

7.30 Report - 26/12/2008
Touring the world is the rock and roll fantasy most musicians will only ever dream of, but a melbourne band made up of musicians with a range of disabilities has played to a capacity crowd at the United Nations in new York City.

US calls for Mugabe to step down

PM - 22/12/2008
The United States has withdrawn its backing for the power-sharing deal between the Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe, and the country's Opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai. A senior US envoy says President Mugabe now needs to step down from power.

Scientist calls for robot ethics rules

Science Online - 19/12/2008
Ethics guidelines are urgently needed to control the growing use of robots in caring for children and the elderly, says one UK robotics expert.

Leukaemia sirens seduce healthy cells

Science Online - 19/12/2008
Leukaemia cells use powerful chemical signals to lure healthy blood-forming stem cells into their cancerous lairs, where they lose their power to make healthy blood cells, say US researchers.