Passengers who are unable to squeeze into a single aeroplane seat will have to pay 75 per cent of the cost of a second seat under the new rules.

The World Health Organisation has come out in support of a complete ban on advertising junk food to children.

Be prepared for a long retirement if medical advances continue at their current pace, says health reporter Martin Johnston.

Ground-breaking research into improving the condition of kidneys for transplantation has earned a young NZ doctor a top scholarship.

A leading doctor is set to expose the myths and fairytales surrounding some of the world's best-known food fads.

NZ Bus is trying to bar job-seekers weighing more than 115kg from its Auckland workforce.

Hundreds of thousands of Kiwis would receive subsidies to buy healthy foods under a new system proposed by a Govt commissioned study.