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Tuck shops food for thought: poll
A majority of New Zealanders want a ban on junk food in school tuck shops but the Government says such a step isn't necessary.
A majority of New Zealanders want a ban on junk food in school tuck shops but the Government says such a step isn't necessary.
New Zealand has the highest rate of melanoma in the world yet we have no effective therapy for advanced melanoma, writes Dr Chris Jackson.
The Government ought to ensure plain packaging legislation is brought before Parliament in order to protect the health of New Zealand children.
Corazon Miller found Barrefigure testing despite her dance background.
E-cigarette marketing reaches more than two-thirds of middle and high school students in the United States.
A German carpenter has invented a valve which he claims will revolutionise contraception, by allowing a man to turn the flow of sperm on and off.
Many of us may want to forget how much pavlova we ate on Christmas Day. Now researchers have pinpointed the foods most likely to slip our minds.
Corazon Miller looked at some quirkier options to get moving after this New Year's. This time she joins the aerial yogis in their silk hammocks.
Most cases of cancer are a result of avoidable factors such as toxic chemicals and radiation, new study suggests.
A woman who discovered she had brain cancer weeks before giving birth to a baby girl has lost her battle against the disease.
The secret to happiness is to turn off your smartphone email app according to psychologists, who warn that constant updates have become a "toxic source of stress".
Jett Morris' parents were told by doctors they had no option but to abort him at 20 weeks. But they ignored the advice and say it's a lesson for other parents.
So far this year I have read a chick lit book where someone gets Jean Cocteau, Jacques Cousteau and Jean Michel Jarre mixed up.
A study has rated the best running shoes - and it turns out the top price doesn't equal the best shoe.
As for me, 2015 was great. I always intended to have a splendid year of being 50, but I never imagined how wonderful it would be, Kerre writes.
Instead of depending on resolutions, Niki writes 5 simple changes you can make so by the end of the year you will feel truly more healthy.
Experts describe exactly how two weeks of no exercise can affect your physical and emotional health.
At her heaviest, Tauranga woman Kerryn Peters weighed 122kg. Today the mum-of-four is celebrating losing more than half of that to achieve a weight of 56kg.
If you want your toddler to be a healthy weight you might control portion sizes or the frequency of their meals and snacks.
You've tried a warm bath, a hot, milky drink and even counting sheep, but you're still lying wide awake wondering why you can't fall asleep.
You've swapped chips for salad, cake for fruit and crisps for cereal bars - so why aren't you losing weight?
As competition to join Maryland's burgeoning medical-marijuana industry intensifies, some out-of-state entrepreneurs are forging partnerships with local institutions.
In most families, dinner table conversation is restricted to what happened at school or whether homework has been completed.
Average penis size revealed: Scientists attempt to find what is 'normal' to reassure concerned men.
Have you ever wondered what happens to your body after you drink a can of your favourite fizzy drink?
It's been a noisy year in the world of nutrition. Niki Bezzant rounds up the good, the bad and the controversial.