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![App aims to curb boozing habits](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
App aims to curb boozing habits
A new ACC-backed app is designed to help young New Zealanders cut down on their drinking.
![Legionnaires' disease warning](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Legionnaires' disease warning
Toi Te Ora - Public health Service have issued a warning about a disease contracted by potting mix.
![Blog: Octogenarian health tips](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Blog: Octogenarian health tips
Dining with a youngish health freak recently, I was asked the inevitable question: "What's your secret for good health and mental fitness?"
![Women's pain harder to treat than men's](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Women's pain harder to treat than men's
Chronic pain in women is more complex and harder to treat than chronic pain in men, says a leading Australian neuroscientist.
![Rehab strain after drop in stroke deaths](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rehab strain after drop in stroke deaths
The number of New Zealanders dying from a stroke has dropped dramatically in the past 20 years, but it's affecting more young and middle-aged people.
![Death by caffeine? It happens](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Death by caffeine? It happens
While death from caffeine overdose is fortunately very rare, this tragic case shows that there’s more we can do to make it rarer still.
![Boys sex ed 'should be vulgar'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Boys sex ed 'should be vulgar'
You need to be crude and rude to teach schoolboys about caring sexual behaviour, says an expert who has enlisted the help of vulgar comedians.
![Sex hormones could affect anxiety treatment success - expert](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sex hormones could affect anxiety treatment success - expert
The stage of a woman's menstrual cycle may have a major impact on how well she responds to treatment for anxiety, says an Australian psychologist.
![Is this a cure for baldness?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Is this a cure for baldness?
Baldness could soon be nothing more than a bad memory, thanks to a breakthrough by British scientists.
![Shelley Bridgeman: Does searching symptoms make you sick?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Shelley Bridgeman: Does searching symptoms make you sick?
Google is most definitely not your friend where your health is concerned. Search your symptoms on the internet at your peril.
![Milk alternatives: The facts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Milk alternatives: The facts
If you're cutting out cow's milk, then I encourage you to replace it with an alternative.
![Blog: Exploring body image](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Blog: Exploring body image
Unpacking body image is huge. I have to confess I'd like to call time on the whole self-hating thing that the last few generations of women have got themselves trapped in.
![Six out of 10 Pacific adults obese](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Six out of 10 Pacific adults obese
Lack of exercise, $1.50 pies, an abundance of fried chicken and traditional Polynesian food served with lashings of coconut cream have resulted in an obesity rate in Pacific adults of more than 60 per cent.
![Sleeping is like cleaning up after a house party - expert](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sleeping is like cleaning up after a house party - expert
"You can think of it like having a house party. You can either entertain the guests or clean up the house, but you can't really do both at the same time." - expert.
![Vitamins protect against dying from breast cancer - study](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Vitamins protect against dying from breast cancer - study
Women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer are less likely to die of the disease if they regularly consume a vitamin and mineral tablet.
![Aussies are dangerously fat: study](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Aussies are dangerously fat: study
Australia's obesity crisis is far worse than experts thought, with new evidence showing 40 per cent of adults are dangerously fat.
![Ten rules for fighting dementia](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ten rules for fighting dementia
The 10 golden rules to help avoid dementia have been unveiled by British scientists.
![Top 10 ways to stave off dementia](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Top 10 ways to stave off dementia
The 10 golden rules to help avoid dementia have been unveiled by British scientists.
![What is caffeine's impact?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
What is caffeine's impact?
Unlike many drugs, caffeine may be taken legally by people of all ages, which helps make it the world's most widely used stimulant.
![Pollution linked to birth weight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Pollution linked to birth weight
Pregnant women who are exposed to even low levels of air pollution are at an increased risk of giving birth to low birth weight babies, according to a large-scale study.
![Old book's bizarre remedies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Old book's bizarre remedies
From rubbing watercress on the gums to stuffing bread into the ear, there is a cure for virtually any ailment.
![Growing old: What we all fear](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Growing old: What we all fear
We ask older people around the world two questions: As you grow older, what are you most afraid of? And what is the biggest problem facing the elderly in your country?
![The real cost of snacking at sport - hours at the gym](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The real cost of snacking at sport - hours at the gym
Sports fans who fill up on beer and pies at half time need to exercise for hours to burn off the calories, a health charity has warned.
![Health advice: Who to trust?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Health advice: Who to trust?
There's so much confusion when it comes to nutrition. It's the spinoff from a growing interest in health and wellbeing.
![Researchers write off benefits of vitamin D](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Researchers write off benefits of vitamin D
Researchers who have debunked one of the claimed benefits of vitamin D capsules are sceptical of the links that have been made to a much wider range of medical conditions.
![Most people can ditch vitamin D supplements - research](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Most people can ditch vitamin D supplements - research
Auckland University researchers have dismissed the need for healthy adults to take vitamin D supplements to prevent the bone-weakening disease osteoporosis.