Studies reveal your environment is impacting your eating habits in weird and wonderful ways that you aren't aware of.

Reports are trumpeting the results of a US government study that links cellphones to tumour growth. But should we believe them?

Health experts are worried that bacteria resistant to antibiotics could lead to superbugs that could cause untreatable infections.

Disgraced blogger Belle Gibson could be forced to publicly apologise for claiming to have cured her terminal cancer with healthy food and natural therapies.

For the first time, researchers have found a person in the United States carrying bacteria resistant to antibiotics of last resort.

Elspeth Muir examines the culture of binge-drinking that she, too, fell into and the deeper issues it may conceal.

A million selfies are taken every day but psychologists warn the 'cult of me' has grave consequences.

COMMENT: Pregnancy doesn't discriminate between the prepared and the utterly unsuspecting. It just happens. And thus, so does abortion.

As research has found that wearable health devices are actually only 40-80 per cent accurate.

The potato researchers are clear: they're not saying eating potatoes causes high blood pressure.

The days of feeling over the hill at 50, 60 or even 70 are long gone.

The technique is expected to help young people with sports injuries, or older people whose cartilage is wearing away from osteoarthritis.

It may sound a tad flaky but yogurt could help keep dandruff at bay.

It has long been known that cancers are caused by a combination of our genes, diet and lifestyle. Here are eight ways that are proven to lower your risk.

As genomic medicine advances, the possibility of manipulating our genetic makeup, and that of our future children, is rapidly becoming a reality.

Many adults affected by adult ADHD are misdiagnosed with different mental illnesses such as depression.

The Aids Foundation is pushing for a pill to be approved here for use in HIV prevention after a similar move was made across the Tasman.

Chances are that we all multitask. It has become easier than ever with the advent of new technologies that let us juggle screens - and even multiple things on each of those screens.

Anne Tiernan had a difficult relationship with her unhappy mother. But, she recalls, baking was the one activity with which her mother could convey her love for her.

The once-maligned spread is enjoying a renaissance. Could it - and other fats - actually be good for us, asks Anna Magee.

Having a mid-life crisis is more common than you may think with six in ten of those aged 40 to 59 admitting they might be experiencing one.

On any ranked list of nasty diseases transmitted by mosquitoes, ticks and fleas in the Western world, Borrelia burgdorferi, would have to lie near the top.

Meditation doesn't just relax the mind - it could also keep it young.

Some people swear by a morning sweat session, while others prefer later in the day, so which is best?

Marriage has long been thought to be beneficial - both in sickness and in health. But a study suggests that widows actually suffer less stress and frailty than wives whose husbands are still alive.

One in six men are unaware they have a prostate - meaning they risk missing signs of cancer.

Researchers have found that adults of 60 years or more who form strong bonds with their dogs tend to exercise more often and for longer.

People who have longer legs have a greater risk of getting colon cancer, a study has found.

Can't sleep on your first night in a hotel? Don't blame the lumpy mattress or the hard pillow - it's probably because half your brain is still awake.