Eating this diet can help reduce risk of one of worst types of breast cancer by 40 per cent.

Gwyneth Paltrow consumed nothing but goat's milk for eight days.

If you're still struggling to shift those extra kilos, an outspoken weightloss expert believes he's found the answer.

"Many girls believe their bodies are purging evil spirits": Actress Meghan Markle speaks out against the shame surrounding menstruation.

Scientists analyse a Neanderthal's microbiome for the first time and find differences in what they ate.

Pregnant women warned against using hairspray, as evidence suggests chemicals may be linked to genital birth defect in boys.

Two young Aucklanders will get the chance to spread more of their message of hope after receiving $30,000 in Jetstar's Flying Start grant programme.

Our natural health guru on how our gut bacteria are so influential to our health.

Water, water everywhere, way too much to drink.

On the eve of Auckland's annual Round the Bays run, NZ On Screen's Nicky Harrop revisits some fitness trends gone by.

No-one's immune from Melanoma. 69,000 Kiwis will get skin cancer annually and more than 300 of us will die of it.

My how you've changed! Kiwi Nicola Robinson looks drastically different as her one year anniversary with Pete Evans approaches.

Late-night eating is a habit we have the power to change.

A pill powered by your own stomach acid will send health data from inside your body to your phone.

A small study of 16 people with severe anorexia has found that implanting stimulation electrodes into the brains of patients could ease their anxiety and help them gain weight.

The inability to get out of bed may be a symptom rather than a cause of dementia.

Optometrists have issued a warning that virtual reality could be damaging people's eyes.

Researchers believe this is a big discovery as the findings suggest that fructose is likely to alter brain function.

Let's talk about period sex like adults.

There is a clear 'tipping point' at which exercise starts to ruin your sex life.

It's the catchy fitness principle followed by a generation of fitness fanatics but the idea that you should take 10,000 steps a day may not be as helpful as it once seemed.

COMMENT: The story in the UK papers ran like this: have we all been cooking our rice wrong? Are we poisoning ourselves? It's a classic scary food story.

The key to getting rid of that adult acne you're embarrassed about could be as simple as adopting a diet based on real whole foods.

Tea and sympathy traditionally accompany bereavement but soon you could also have cake, cheese toasties and frankness about mortality at Death Cafe.

Scientists worry that a little-known sexually transmitted infection is becoming resistant to treatment.

Hormones which are crucial in developing a mother-child bond are also present in men, a new study has discovered.

A cooling cap worn during chemotherapy could spare thousands of women with breast cancer from losing their hair, researchers announced yesterday.

A new set of lungs gave Santana Daniels Pakau a second chance at life and she was determined to make the most of it.

When his doctor handed him the mirror, Andy Sandness stared at his image and absorbed the enormity of it: He had a new face, one that had belonged to another man.

Falls could be predicted in older people three weeks before they happen, according to new research using sensors in the home to monitor the occupants' gait.