Te Hamua Nikora is the Maori men's posterboy for what not to do about your health - but he's still a ridiculously handsome one, he reckons.

Almost three-quarters of people who think they have olive skin actually only have fair skin, according to a University of Otago study.

Parents mourning the loss of their 22-month-old daughter to suspected meningococcal disease say the illness came without warning.

A new vaccine therapy, derived from rabbit calicivirus disease (RCD), could offer hope for colorectal cancer sufferers, researchers say.

A cancer vaccine approved in the US is potentially paving the way for effective treatments to become widely available in two or three years.

Papua New Guinea's prolonged cholera outbreak has surfaced in the capital Port Moresby, claiming three lives.

Elton John says he's been sober for 20 years, since shortly after the death of an Indiana teen with Aids who the musician credits with inspiring him to turn his life around.

Australia is poised to introduce the world's harshest anti-smoking laws, with tobacco companies forced to sell cigarettes in plain packets resembling prescription drug packs.

Results from the pig-cell trial so far indicate improved control of blood-sugar levels and reduced need for insulin injections.

Smoking, drinking too much, inactivity and poor diet can collectively age you by 12 years.

Medical researchers have begun to elucidate the complex role of genes in human health.