Hard-working and outgoing children breed the same traits in their peers.

New research has shown that electrical stimulation may also be more effective than compression stockings and other methods aimed at boosting blood circulation in the legs.

New super-strength antibiotics could be developed to kill drug-resistant bacteria in minutes, a study has found.

You may be pleased to know the gym is not the answer to all life's problems. In fact, it can cause some of them; particularly when it comes to the bedroom.

Research suggests that older adults' health and the amount they drink mainly reflect wealth and socioeconomic status.

For a happier, healthier lifestyle, this stunning blogger is walking proof that it really works.

Entering a new phase in life can be anxiety inducing for anyone, regardless of age. Here are some natural remedies for helping manage those back to school jitters.

COMMENT: The alternative facts tend to be presented in emotional, although often plausible, language.

If you have more than two children you're at risk of heart disease, new research suggests.

While most of us can appreciate a joke about poo, preschoolers and children often find it hilarious on a completely different level. But why is this?

Any more than this can pose a financial burden to both mothers and fathers.

Popular broadcaster Jason Gunn says he is still trying to get his head around the idea he has had a heart attack, but has thanked the public for their support.

Sitting at a desk all day will make your bottom flat, flabby, and saggy.

Pickle juice is an option. Thankfully, it's not the only one.

Falling in love with, and creating a life with, someone much older or younger than you creates unique challenges, writes Emily Winstanley.

Working more than 39 hours a week can wreak havoc on your mental and physical health, a new study has found.

A search for fitness and good food in warm locations expands horizons for Liz Sidotia.

COMMENT: Hard-working, taxpaying Kiwis are left injured and in pain, waiting for months for surgery that will get them back to work.

Here are two handwritten notes by Trump, written in 2011 and 2016, and break down what his script reveals about the commander-in-chief.

An obese Minties addict who ate 4,000 calories of the chewy treat every day, looks unrecognisable after losing 70kgs and her 'flappy' excess skin.

A new study has found a link between breakfast and heart disease.

Nicky Watson, now known as Nicola Robinson, has revealed her favourite food when flying.

A young woman paralysed in a freak accident has revealed her incredible determination to make her motherhood dream come true.

People are flocking to this weight-loss page. Here's why.

"Wellness" has become a buzz word of sorts, but depending who you say it to, it conjures up different things.

A nutritionist reveals the popular breakfast foods that are doing you more harm than good.

People would tell Lisa Brown to eat a burger. But the truth was that the model was being slowly starved to death by a mystery illness.

Olivia Agnew weighed just 630g when she made her premature arrival into the world last October - almost a year to the day her brother passed away.

COMMENT: Once you have decided what you want in 2017 ask yourself what you are prepared to give up to get it, writes Louise Thompson.

Restaurants in France face prosecution if they offer unlimited fizzy drinks to customers in the latest Gallic crackdown on obesity.