With recent data showing some specialists are charging 15 times what their peers do, leaving some patients up to $10,000 out-of-pocket, patients should investigate fees before they commit to a doctor and haggle if they can't afford it.

The financial cost of sporting injuries to teenage kids in Victoria between 2004-10 is scary, with millions of dollars being spent. But what is more scary - which isn't counted in this figure - is the financial cost in the future.

Researchers say the 10 second rule is a myth and claim a third of us are putting our health at risk of a ‘silent killer’ by eating dirty food.