Life insurers are asking people seeking insurance if they have sex with prostitutes.

Professor Richard Faull has spent 35 years studying the human brain so he can help people affected by brain disorders including Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and Huntington's disease.

Up to 20 million people in Bangladesh are at risk of suffering early deaths because of arsenic poisoning - the legacy of a well-intentioned but ill-planned water project.

The swine flu virus is being blamed for a leap in the number of pregnant women dying in New Zealand and Australia.

MPs probing the tobacco industry got personal with the family of a Maori smoking victim describing the impact of his addiction and death.

A phone call by Emily Cotton's anxious mother probably saved the little girl's life after she became ill with a rare disorder.

The grieving parents of a young boy who died following an unexpectedly severe asthma attack have spoken publicly to warn other parents about the disease.

Scientists have found that people who inherit two copies of a particular DNA variant show the biological signs of being about eight years "older" than people of the same age who carry neither genetic variant.

Scientists are investigating a possible link between a rare degenerative nerve disease and a toxic gas blamed for four Nelson port workers 'deaths.

Just under 50 per cent of Maori women smoke, compared to 20 per cent for the whole population aged 15 to 64.

The Ministry of Health has given the clearest signal yet that the Government is likely to increase the tax on cigarettes to help slash the number of people who smoke.

More Kiwis are using the internet for medical advice, but doctors say self-diagnosis often causes people to worry needlessly.

One person is dead and four others have fallen ill in a recent spate of cases of Legionnaires' Disease, which officials blame on potting mix.

A study of NZers shows kids who suffer psychological or social adversity are at greater risk of suffering long-lasting health problems.