The last time 11-year-old Auckland schoolboy Harris Barfoot saw his friend James Slyfield they were both in Starship hospital battling leukaemia.

Richard Edwards and Janet Hoek suggest the next targets in the campaign against smoking should be dairies and other outlets selling tobacco products.

Health and fitness website Greatist.com tested hundreds of health and fitness apps to come up with its list of the best of 2016.

It might be a bit scary to make a little change and test the edges of the comfort zone, but really if you genuinely don't like having the problem then that really is the choice you need to make.

The finger-prick test, which could be available at GP surgeries or even chemists, looks for molecules in the blood that indicate diabetes is developing.

You could be forgiven for thinking it's a compost bath - but wallowing in steaming sawdust and fermented plant enzymes is the latest therapy to hit NZ.

Almost two years on from taking the first step towards health, Simone spoke to the Herald about setting goals, staying active, and the new man in her life.

Every year my boyfriend comes down with bad man-flu. How can I help him stave off the sickness this year?

It was the most expensive cold I've ever had. It might also prove to be the most auspicious.

She was told to terminate her pregnancy because her baby had Down Syndrome. But keeping her was the best thing this woman ever did.

OPINION: Health and fitness expert Lee-Anne Wann reveals why stomach fat is so hard to lose, and shares her top tips for combating it.

Daughter's death after reportedly kissing her boyfriend, who had just eaten a peanut butter sandwich.

New Zealand Health Survey showing that 31 per cent of our adults are obese and a further 35 per cent overweight.

Driving can give you a spare tyre and leave you more vulnerable to heart attacks and strokes, say researchers.

Richard McGhee fought cancer and won. But what happened next left his family scared and confused.

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES. These are the horrifying pictures posted by a desperate mother who doesn't want other parents to go through the same trauma she's had to endure.

"It's not lit, it's not in my mouth. If I was smoking it I think it's a completely different story, but an unlit cigarette, I mean people hold them all the time."

COMMENT: In many developing countries, undernutrition is only slowly declining while obesity is rapidly increasing.

The Human Rights Commission will bring an international expert to New Zealand to investigate the country's use of seclusion after repeatedly raising concerns.

The lack of clarity around patient seclusion has emerged after the Herald revealed the case of autistic man Ashley Peacock, who has been keep in isolation for years.

Scientists reveal how one gender is almost twice as likely to suffer from stress compared to the other.

If you can feel the day unravelling, here are four quick ways to switch up your mood and get back on track.

A popular blogger reveals her battle to her 108,000 Facebook followers.

Cardiovascular health is an important topic for everyone, especially as we age.

Anna Magee looks beyond botox to the future of anti-ageing.

How to make sure you're not blowing precious warmth and money out the window.

130 scientists, entrepreneurs and policy leaders held an invitation-only, closed-door meeting at Harvard University to discuss an ambitious plan to create synthetic human genomes.

Does it make sense to focus on nutrients such as fat or carbohydrates, for example, or should we reframe the question?

Kiwi researchers experimenting with a bitter plant extract have developed a potential appetite suppressant, they have told an obesity conference.

Despite massive government, medical and individual efforts to win the war on obesity, 71 per cent of Americans are overweight.