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Probiotics can't cure colic - research
Researchers tested the increasingly popular theory that probiotics effectively soothe babies with the poorly understood condition.
Researchers tested the increasingly popular theory that probiotics effectively soothe babies with the poorly understood condition.
An outbreak of the Ebola virus, which started in a rural region of Guinea in West Africa, has now spread to the nation's capital Conakry. It now reportedly involves 122 people, of which 78 have died.
It sounds like a harebrained scheme, but scientists studying baldness have come up with an idea for a cream that dissolves fat.
When asked to a training session to help readers prepare for New Zealand's first Tough Mudder, I considered hiding under my desk.
Winter does hold some challenges to maintaining a healthy weight. Here are some of the most common and how to overcome them.
Have you ever been the new girl? The one hiding at the back, keeping quiet?
Celebrity chef Michael Van de Elzen has stepped up to the plate to support a charity fishing event.
Hospital doctors are causing potential harm by misusing antibiotic prescriptions, a new study shows.
Australians are gaining weight so fast that medical experts are calling for obesity to be classified as a disease and new national programmes launched to combat it.
Too much stress can lead to infertility in women, a study has shown for the first time.
Each week Rachel Grunwell tries out a different exercise to bring you the lowdown.
Our desire for salty food is at odds with our health, writes Dave Shaw. It’s the spinoff from a dietary preference in the stone age era, clashing with the modern day food industry.
One of the things I often say in class when I see struggle on my student's faces as they work into a challenging asana is to try to relax and be comfortable with the temporary discomfort.
A pill could "reset" the body clock, curing jet lag and easing the strain of working nights, scientists have discovered.
More yoga styles are being offered to Kiwis wanting this feel-good fitness. Fitness writer Rachel Grunwell shares six of the most popular.
Jason Tamaiti Kihi Phillips admits he was one of those guys who was too shy to ask for medical help until it was nearly too late.
There is no such thing as "superfoods", only "super-diets", writes Dave Shaw.
This week's column is inspired by two clients who are both recovering nicely from their adrenal fatigue as we work together.
Children and parents need a wake-up call about the importance of sleep, say medical experts who are visiting schools in Australia and New Zealand with their message.
From diabetes smelling like nail polish remover to liver failure smelling of raw fish, doctors say diseases could eventually be diagnosed just using smell.
Clean eating can become an obsession. It can distort healthy eating perceptions, lead to strange eating patterns and/or social segregation.
People failing to lose weight frequently blame themselves, but an expert says this attitude displays ignorance of human physiology and how it impacts weight loss.
Children whose mothers used P while pregnant find it harder to learn to walk, draw and grasp objects, according to new findings.
Fitness writer Rachel Grunwell explores five quirky ways to get kids moving.
Yesterday an update on my beloved MacAir went wonky and my laptop asked "would you like to continue in safe mode?" I'm like ... yes siree! I would love to move forward feeling safe, thank you very much.
The World Health Organisation has said sugar is the "new tobacco", making us fat and useless, so now the experts are wondering how this could possibly have happened.
People on high-protein diets are likely to lose years of life along with the weight they shed, according to two studies.
Another seven cases of measles have been confirmed in the Auckland region, taking the number of notified cases in the area to 52 this year.
Each week Rachel Grunwell tries out a different exercise to bring you the lowdown.
The confusion around some so-called 'bad' foods has left many people changing what they put on their plate for no good reason.