In the last 100 years there have been many diets that various people and companies have advocated – some are bizarre, some are gross and some are deadly. Here are 10 diets that you don't want to try.

Nine children - all aged under 10 - have been admitted to hospitals over the past few years for alcohol overdoses.

Clever people are more trusting than their less intelligent counterparts, researchers have claimed.

When someone takes his or her own life, their family and close friends can be left shocked at what depths of despair drove their loved one to act in this way.

Women spend 335 hours, or about two weeks each year, doing their hair and makeup, a new survey has revealed.

Tens of thousands of people have signed up to "Charlotte's Law", a petition calling on the Australian Government to introduce tougher cyber-bullying laws.

The border between sadness and depression isn't clearcut and mental health experts debate the distinctions.

Oscar-nominated actress Keisha Castle-Hughes has been praised for speaking out about her battle with mental illness after Charlotte Dawson's death.

The death of former model and television personality Charlotte Dawson will not put an end to cyber bullying, Prime Minister John Key says.

The Ministry of Education has hit back at suggestions it did not provide enough support to a school which later expelled a teenager with Asperger's.

Tanning really could be an addiction, and a sign of at least two major psychological issues, scientists have warned.

Legal action taken against a school which expelled a teenager with Asperger's should be directed against the Ministry of Education.

Under nutrition is a major problem among dementia sufferers, which can impede maintaining their health, a new report shows.

Philip Seymour Hoffman's recent death from a suspected heroin overdose unleashed the usual media coverage of deaths related to this drug.

A district health board already scrutinised for mental health service failings has been criticised by a coroner in his findings on the death of a 17-year-old.

Patients on legal highs have lashed out in violent incidents at an acute mental health facility that allows smoking.

Military chiefs have admitted they do not have a "well-developed" understanding of combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder.

A man searching for the stranger who stopped him ending his life has found the Good Samaritan.

Scientists have invented a device that warns people with Parkinson's disease when they are in danger of a bone-breaking fall.

No matter how old they are, men are much more forgetful than women - research reveals.

Male teenagers who perceive themselves as too thin or too fat when they're actually a perfectly healthy weight are more likely to develop depression, according to a new study.

Ever been unable to sleep because you can't switch off that stream of thoughts that seems to flow incessantly, mercilessly through your head?

On the eve of the launch of her new book, Suzanne Dale meets Louise Thompson in her kitchen where she’s very comfortable sharing recipes ... for life.

Do you remember your wedding day? The birth of your first child?

Sports apparel company Reebok is entering the tech world, developing computerised headwear that can detect when an athlete has sustained a damaging blow to the head.

Of those who make New Year’s resolutions, only one in 12 will achieve them. So what can we do to maximise our chances of success?

Child care law changes sought by lobby group after children denied right to family life.

A doctor who quit the United States amid controversy over an alleged affair with a patient had already been working in Hamilton for a month.

We've all felt sad, anxious or down at one time or another, but where does the normal experience of emotion end and the clinical picture of a mood or anxiety disorder begin?