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How to beat the midlife blues
Midlife crisis? What crisis? Suzanne McFadden meets three women in their 40s reinventing their lives.
Midlife crisis? What crisis? Suzanne McFadden meets three women in their 40s reinventing their lives.
We tell 10 lies every week — but what’s the reasoning behind so many untruths, asks Olivia Goldhill.
Experts say that cravings are the body's way of telling us that something is missing. But what do our desires for certain foods mean?
Are neck, hand or forearm cooling, ice-cube sucking or cold showers effective ways to lose heat on those dog days of summer? Can sports clothing keep you cool by wicking away sweat?
Having heartburn most days for three weeks or more can be a sign of cancer, according to a British health campaign.
When I cried in public, I refused to hide it - not at funerals, not at the movies when the house lights came up...
Australian researchers have found a possible cure for people with potentially fatal peanut allergies.
There’s always one in a crowd, a person mosquitoes seem to target more than others. What is it about these unlucky chosen few that makes them mosquito magnets?
Cannabis might provide more relief from chronic pain than prescription drugs, new research suggests.
From Dolly Parton's smelly cabbage soup to Liz Taylor's stinky dip, behind most stars is a mad, fad diet. Writer Rebecca Harrington tried them all.
Recent research suggests carbohydrate-rich foods may not be helping exercise recovery as previously thought and their potential link with metabolic diseases are raising questions.
A simple blood test costing about $10 could help doctors spot twice as many heart attacks in women, a study has claimed.
Hair loss is no longer an inevitable march to baldness. Medical advances over recent decades mean male hair loss can be treated. So, what are the treatment options?
A trial with 220 Auckland children has proved that a “smart inhaler” that beeps when you forget to puff from it can dramatically reduce asthma.
Kale, quinoa and kombucha ruled the trendy healthful-food scene in 2014. But what will take center stage in 2015?
A study by Public Health Wales found the rate of fatalities where parents smoked was "alarmingly high".
Scientists have discovered that having up to seven drinks a week may give you a better chance of avoiding heart failure than people who abstain from alcohol completely.
For those of us not in positions to make decisions that could stop the wave of non-communicable diseases, here are seven key lessons from this latest update.
When Ethiopians need an iron health boost, they don't turn to supplements - they eat kitfo, says Bebeta Asfaw.
Artificial arteries designed like gun barrels could revolutionise heart bypass surgery and save health services millions, researchers claim.
More than a third of Kiwis believe fizzy and other sugary drinks should be taxed, a Southern Cross Health Society survey indicates.
A team of international scientists have discovered six new ovarian cancer risk genes - a discovery that could help find new ways to treat the disease.
Will nutritional genomics make it easier to follow a healthy diet? Clint Witchalls sends off his DNA for a nutritional diagnosis.
Bryony Gordon has always had a troubled relationship with alcohol - but can a hypnotherapist change the bad habits of a lifetime?
Babies who rapidly gain weight in the first three months of life are more likely to develop asthma, a study has found.
Scientists have found that older cyclists show fewer signs of ageing compared with non-cyclists.
While it might feel like those extra minutes leave you more rested, morning snoozes can leave you feeling groggier and less alert. And late.
"I took some contrary pleasure from being a doctor who smoked," writes Max Pemberton. "Looking back, I realise I was in denial."
A Kiwi-led research breakthrough could see defective genes replaced with custom-designed DNA - a move that would combat hundreds of different diseases.