COMMENT: It has long been thought sea frolicking has many health benefits.

A man going through treatment for colon cancer won a restaurant's raffle for a year's worth of free pizza and then donated his prize to a food bank.

George Michael is dead at 53 and we're not sure why, but we certainly speculate.

A Christchurch mother who shed 20kg in nine months simply by slashing sugar from her diet is today launching a recipe book to help others.

COMMENT: Psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald identifies the most important thing you can do for some battling depression.

• Philip Clarke is a Professor of Health Economics, University of Melbourne. Chris Schilling is an associate lecturer, Health

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The mother of a disabled child claims she found an angry note posted on a car that shamed her for parking in a handicapped space.

Liane Kupferberg Carter and her husband Marc can hear clearly again.

Studies show older generation are more likely to drink too much and smoke marijuana.

Scientists have found a protein that can stop the immune system triggering early labour, which is believed to happen in response to infection.

A nutritionist reveals the foods so lacking in positive nutritional attributes that they are best avoided entirely.

Parcels and envelopes for Bradley flooded in after a social media campaign was launched to make the football-loving youngster's Christmas a special one.

All he wanted to do was sleep and dream about his next KFC meal. Until he decided to make a change.

Health chiefs said 'self-isolation' would stop the spread of illness and keep the pressure off casualty units.

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A once obese mum has turned her life around by losing 67kg, leaving her ex who bullied her over of her weight, and finding new love.

There's no other word for Margaret Marwood than 'amazing'. Last week she turned 106 and this week she will celebrate her 107th Christmas. When

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I often get asked "How do I cope with Christmas", which is weird, because it's the most wonderful time of the year apparently. But

Medicinal plants have been used throughout history to heal the sick.

A new study has revealed that this fiery beverage contains more sugar than any other fizzy drink - including Coca-Cola.

Five years ago, Kane Patterson was homeless, taking drugs every day and eating out of bins. Incredibly, he turned it all around.

Most of us know the common signs of cancer. But these 10 symptoms could also help with early detection.

What makes people feel that they're at risk of losing someone, even when another part of them knows it isn't real? Psychotherapist Kyle Macdonald explains.

A mother humiliated over her children's bad behaviour by a fellow supermarket shopper has posted a heartbreaking open letter on Facebook.

Retraining the brain to beat stress is the key to losing weight and keeping it off, a leading Australian neuroscientist says.

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