COMMENT: If you are starting to worry about your receding hairline, thinning crown or bald spot, you are not alone.

Norma Cook, woman whose friendship with her neighbor melted hearts across the nation, died in Los Angeles on Wednesday morning.

New research suggests those choosing to follow the gluten-free trend are exposed to high levels of two toxic metals.

Science has proven that some obese people with high levels of fat can also be in good physical health. Here's how.

Trainers are more interested in measuring your body composition which doesn't discriminate between fat and muscle.

New super-strength antibiotics could be developed to kill drug-resistant bacteria in minutes, a study has found.

Entering a new phase in life can be anxiety inducing for anyone, regardless of age. Here are some natural remedies for helping manage those back to school jitters.

COMMENT: The alternative facts tend to be presented in emotional, although often plausible, language.

If you have more than two children you're at risk of heart disease, new research suggests.

Sitting at a desk all day will make your bottom flat, flabby, and saggy.

Falling in love with, and creating a life with, someone much older or younger than you creates unique challenges, writes Emily Winstanley.

COMMENT: Hard-working, taxpaying Kiwis are left injured and in pain, waiting for months for surgery that will get them back to work.

An obese Minties addict who ate 4,000 calories of the chewy treat every day, looks unrecognisable after losing 70kgs and her 'flappy' excess skin.

A new study has found a link between breakfast and heart disease.

People are flocking to this weight-loss page. Here's why.

Olivia Agnew weighed just 630g when she made her premature arrival into the world last October - almost a year to the day her brother passed away.

Restaurants in France face prosecution if they offer unlimited fizzy drinks to customers in the latest Gallic crackdown on obesity.

Medical herbalist Sandra Clair offers some natural remedies for a common problem.

Kiwi teenagers are having cosmetic surgery on their genitals because of concerns they do not look "normal".

No doubt you've spent the first few weeks of 2017 bombarded by different diets.Scientifically speaking, though, there's only one weight-loss tip you really need.

Movement at centre of failed US lawsuits rejects 'cult' claims.

Research shows that consuming plenty of fruit and vegetables, olive oil and wine could slow shrinking of the brain among people in their 70s.

A sleep doctor has revealed these are the two things that you definitely want to avoid doing if you want to get some extra kip.

Head of Nutrition at Healthspan, busts common carb myths - and reveals the smart way to incorporate them into your diet.

A gynaecologist has called Gwyneth Paltrow's latest recommendation for women "the biggest load of garbage" since Goop claimed bras cause cancer.

Cannabis-laced chewing gum could cure irritable bowel syndrome, scientists believe.

UK Government has been accused of "massively overreacting" by telling people not to eat roast potatoes despite no scientific proof of a link to cancer.

Weight gain, health problems and violent mood swings - one chronic sufferer reveals the toll of the epidemic no one is talking about.

COMMENT: The big picture is important. The idea is to have a super diet, not to eat super food.

Think twice before using your toothbrush... it's covered in millions of different germs - including faeces.