COMMENT: The only winners here are the diet promoters, who are laughing all the way to the bank.

UK scientists have found the secret of making men temporarily infertile - by "switching off" sperm's ability to swim.

A PR campaign where light bulbs were sent to female journalists has sparked social media outrage.

"Once you're free of the messiness, of the frustrations, of the stains, you're more likely to talk about ... your period."

Research has uncovered the startling relationship between the number of ads seen by youngsters and the amount of breakfast products they consumed as a result.

It may feel like a new lease of life, but those who divorce in their latter years and move into another relationship are seriously risking their health.

New Zealand has some of the highest rates of childhood asthma, with more than one in four children diagnosed with some form.

Kiwis keen to shape up for summer are spending up to $99 a day on detox programmes, but experts warn there is little evidence they work.

Eleanor Ainge Roy steels herself for what she knows lies ahead.

She was a lifelong chocolate fan, but after ballooning to 183kg, this Auckland mum dropped 10 dress sizes.

Both sides of an ugly stand-off over abortions in Thames are vowing to continue their weekly protests, despite growing concern from women who want terminations. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

With any form of body modification, there are risks. But a clinic in the New York says there's one piercing it refuses to do.

Nutritionist May Simpkin reveals the six mistakes that can be encouraging weight gain.

An autistic boy who cannot be touched has struck up a special bond with a service dog he flew thousands of miles to meet.

A London student has received massive backlash over the reason he thinks tampons shouldn't be free. Here's what he says women should do instead.

Summer's coming so ZM host PJ has decided it's time to get her run on. Keep up with PJ as she works through adidas RunClub's new programme.

The plastic plague: Report reveals hormone-disrupting chemicals found in everyday items like water bottles cause cancer, diabetes, ADHD and autism.

Figures released by a major meth-testing company have laid bare the scourge of P contamination in New Zealand rental homes.

Global interest in a Kiwi company's anti-aging drug is ramping up, with three major clinical trials now under way to test it against a range of ailments.

Twenty-five years after it was first launched, The Heart Foundation Tick programme will be phased out. Here's why.

The powerful combination of two vitamins could be a hidden key to curing human diseases through regenerative medicine.

A walk after a meal could help people with type-2 diabetes better manage their blood-sugar levels, new research has found.

A nutritionist reveals the cuisine and its five staple elements that could help us live longer.

When Sophie Hughes flew 16,000 kilometres to visit her tiny nephew Oscar, she arrived with a special present - the gift of life.

Ever wondered just how many germs are living on your office keyboards?

COMMENT: It may make you uncomfortable, you may feel embarrassed but in the end you'd never forgive yourself if you dropped dead when you didn't have to.

Last week we dipped into the uncomfortable but all-too-familiar sensation of life envy. That "grass is greener, why is it so easy

Kiwi parents are getting behind a growing trend - using colourful knitted or crochet umbilical cord ties instead of medical clamps.

Rich Bell made headlines when he started playing Pokemon Go. In a single month, the 29-year-old lost more than 4kg chasing Zubats and Spearows.

Shin splints are caused by repeated trauma to the muscles where they attach to the shin.