If a child naps at the same time every day for at least an hour, is it okay to dash up the road for a few minutes?

A video of a Melbourne chiropractor cracking a baby's back went viral, now the same practitioner is facing a temporary ban on treating anyone under 18.

She's had no luck finding her ideal man, so this former reality TV contestant has put a ring on it herself.

According to a recent study, pounding the pavements could help to ward off more than a dozen different types of cancer.

Stuck on the couch after hurting her knee, one woman was surprised she could lose so much weight simply by adjusting her diet.

A mother of three battling aggressive lung cancer married her soulmate - and died two hours later.

When is suffering so unbearable that euthanasia can be considered as the only option?

Many people talk about living their dreams a lot but ultimately very few actually do it.

A new online tool calculates how much of your life you've spent asleep - and what you could have achieved if you had been awake instead.

In the past month I have tried two edible insect products: cricket pasta and cricket flour.

Diet has been popularised by celebs who claim it boosts health and aids weight loss but expert says you shouldn't do it if you don't have coeliac disease.

Hi Sandra, I have fibromyalgia. Can you recommend anything to help with this condition?

It may sound a tad flaky but yogurt could help keep dandruff at bay.

Scientists have found that babies born to women with a common form of temporary diabetes that occurs in pregnancy gain weight early on in life.

Mother of three Sue Gaskell-Barlow is participating in groundbreaking ME Support Bay of Plenty charitable trust programme Towards Wellness.

A shop assistant who helped a blind and autistic girl who was upset has attracted praise from around the globe.

It has long been known that cancers are caused by a combination of our genes, diet and lifestyle. Here are eight ways that are proven to lower your risk.

Yoga and meditation are more effective than memory exercises for combating the mental decline that often precedes Alzheimer's, research has shown.

Waikato DHB has come up with a national first by launching a smartphone app that lets people have consultations, text their GP and schedule appointments.

OPINION: The biggest struggle for someone in a relationship with an actively addicted person is not the impact of the addiction, but to recognise the limits of the help we can provide.

As genomic medicine advances, the possibility of manipulating our genetic makeup, and that of our future children, is rapidly becoming a reality.

There's good reason visions of a relaxing holiday often include the ocean. Or why many people fantasise about retiring to the coast.

A 72-year-old Indian woman has given birth to a baby boy after undergoing IVF treatment.

Many adults affected by adult ADHD are misdiagnosed with different mental illnesses such as depression.

How are those New Year's Resolutions going? Achieved or totally forgotten about and covered in dust, never to be spoken of?

When Lara Baker is exposed to beef, nuts, shellfish and dairy, she knows straight away what will happen to her body.

The Aids Foundation is pushing for a pill to be approved here for use in HIV prevention after a similar move was made across the Tasman.