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Is this the next diet gizmo?

Of all the technical gizmos that have been created in recent years to help keep us healthy, this one may just take the biscuit.

Plant medicine for stress support

Eating this simple vege twice a week could 'cut cancer risk'

Eating broccoli twice a week could lower the risk of cancer, type-two diabetes and heart disease, scientists suggest.

Squishy sofas put backs out of shape

Are you sitting comfortably? Then we'll begin. But if you're sitting on a nice squishy sofa, this might make for uncomfortable reading.

Google aims to stop terrifying you when you search medical symptoms

Even if you're not a hypochondriac by nature, jumping on Google to do some research when you have a mysterious headache or cough has been enough to make you one.

This much I know: John Mayhew

A few words from Warriors doctor and heart attack survivor, John Mayhew.

Women's body confidence at 'hate level'

New report highlights the reality that low body-esteem prevents many women from fully engaging in life

More fibre could prevent allergies - study

A lack of fibre in our diets may be causing the deadly rise in allergies, say researchers.

A relaxing spa treatment ... in sawdust

You could be forgiven for thinking it's a compost bath - but wallowing in steaming sawdust and fermented plant enzymes is the latest therapy to hit NZ.

Low-fat diets and exercise 'pointless for losing weight'

Low-fat diets and exercise are pointless for those wanting to lose weight and obese people should simply eat less, a leading surgeon has said.

Boyfriend killed girl with peanut-allergy kiss of death

Daughter's death after reportedly kissing her boyfriend, who had just eaten a peanut butter sandwich.

Our kids are future victims of today's obesity

New Zealand Health Survey showing that 31 per cent of our adults are obese and a further 35 per cent overweight.

What driving does to your waistline

Driving can give you a spare tyre and leave you more vulnerable to heart attacks and strokes, say researchers.

'If you don't vaccinate, you're an idiot'

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES. These are the horrifying pictures posted by a desperate mother who doesn't want other parents to go through the same trauma she's had to endure.

Anti-smoking Max Key on that cigarette: 'It's simply a prop'

"It's not lit, it's not in my mouth. If I was smoking it I think it's a completely different story, but an unlit cigarette, I mean people hold them all the time."

Forget fats, here's the food to avoid

Does it make sense to focus on nutrients such as fat or carbohydrates, for example, or should we reframe the question?