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How much gambling is 'too much'? - expert explains

Gambling products are only harmful when people consume too much of them. Gambling is like alcohol: occasional use is generally safe, this expert explains.

More than a million Kiwis disabled

An ageing population has contributed to the rise in the number of disabled people in New Zealand, which last year rose to over one million - almost a quarter of the population.

How much screen time is okay for teens? - research

Louise Thompson: Why you don't feel inner peace

Assaults leave nurses fearful

Mental health nurses are speaking out against brutal violence inflicted by their patients, including being punched, kicked, burnt and stabbed and choked.

Jill Goldson: How to be alone, not lonely

For many of us, the thought of being alone can trigger an anxious response - even from when we do not normally feel anxiety, writes Jill Goldson.

'Thin-shaming' Instagram trend

It seems that no matter what your size, you can come under fire - as a new Instagram trend dubbed "thin shaming" proves.

How Elle beat the muffin top

Elle Macpherson is telling an audience of women at Selfridges, London, what it feels like to struggle with a muffin top, fatigue and finding herself so irritable she shouted at the kids.

A belly ache can cause mental health issues - expert

It is well known that stress can cause a stomach ache, but the relationship works both ways, says a pediatrician.

Mum meets baby after cutting her throat

A mother who cut her baby's throat was reunited just months later with the child inside the psychiatric facility where she was being treated.

All Black trio help Cure Kids launch

All Blacks Dane Coles, Tony Woodcock and Sam Whitelock have helped announce a multi-million-dollar investment in research into child and teenage mental health.

Millions for kids' mental health study

An international search has begun for a researcher to delve into child and teenage mental health after Cure Kids received a multi-million-dollar private donation.

Addiction: To hell and back

With the news that researchers believe they have discovered a compound that could revolutionise the treatments of addiction, Greg Dixon asks why only some people become addicts and why society seems to view some addictions as ‘worse’ than others.

Is motherhood 'contagious'?

A study has found that women are more likely to have a baby after they discover friends from high school have become mothers.

Cynics at risk of dementia

People who display high levels of "cynical distrust" are three times more likely to develop Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia.

NZ listed in top 20 happiest countries

New Zealand is among the 20 happiest countries in the world, with a new index ranking us alongside Canada, Australia and the UAE.

Study: Depression as deadly as smoking

Mental health problems including anorexia and recurrent depression are as deadly as smoking, research suggests.

Google first call for upset young Kiwis

A survey has found Google now beats talking to friends for young Kiwis wanting to know about sex, drugs, alcohol, depression, stress or their health.