Growing up, Grace Marriott struggled with her weight. But after dropping 34kg, she has found a new sense of confidence and new pursuit.

Got a wrap for lunch? Here's why you may have actually been better off with a sandwich.

Are there any plant medicines to keep croup in children at bay?

Gendi, an Otago University student whose condition is more advanced than her brother's, is fundraising to go to America to see specialists.

Experts reveal the subtle ways you could be upping your calorie intake without even realising.

A mum whose stress levels went through the roof sitting in traffic jams each morning says she found the miracle cure.

Scientists reveal the best ways to eat, absorb and enhance the health boosts we can get from everyday foods.

UK scientists have found the secret of making men temporarily infertile - by "switching off" sperm's ability to swim.

"Once you're free of the messiness, of the frustrations, of the stains, you're more likely to talk about ... your period."

New Zealand has some of the highest rates of childhood asthma, with more than one in four children diagnosed with some form.

Eleanor Ainge Roy steels herself for what she knows lies ahead.

Many of us have ditched our favourite sugary drinks for their diet alternative, but it seems that diet drinks can be just as bad for you.

Both sides of an ugly stand-off over abortions in Thames are vowing to continue their weekly protests, despite growing concern from women who want terminations. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

With any form of body modification, there are risks. But a clinic in the New York says there's one piercing it refuses to do.

Nutritionist May Simpkin reveals the six mistakes that can be encouraging weight gain.

Summer's coming so ZM host PJ has decided it's time to get her run on. Keep up with PJ as she works through adidas RunClub's new programme.

Ever wondered just how many germs are living on your office keyboards?

Shin splints are caused by repeated trauma to the muscles where they attach to the shin.

Doctors, scientists and our loved ones all remind us of the need to drink eight glasses of water each day. But is there any truth behind the tale that it's good for us?

Changes undermine value of national bowel screening programme, expert says.

When a child's immune system takes a hit, how can you help build it back up again?

Film writer and beauty blogger Helene Ravlich has had a mastectomy after breast cancer returned.

A major study has found the cause of seven in 10 deaths.

Ten lingerie mistakes that could signal an overhaul of your underwear draw.

And five that should be avoided.

Summer's coming so ZM host PJ has decided it's time to get her run on. Keep up with PJ as she works through adidas RunClub's new programme.

How does your brain shape up in the memory stakes? Take this short test, devised to assess how good your memory really is.

Will we get arthritis like our parents used to tell us?

Bacterial infection cause of death, post-mortem finds.

And help shed those winter kilos.