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Dying couple's tragic goodbye
In case you missed it: This was one of Lifestyle's most popular stories of 2016

Time-travel town: Welcome to Glenner Town Square
The town square will be utilized to create an immersive experience of reminiscence therapy, a common tool used for patients with Alzheimer's and dementia.

Opinion: Stand up and turn skinny model tide
COMMENT: Not everyone is long and lithe - it's time adverts celebrated a range of body shapes and sizes and recognised beauty is diverse.

Fatal prediction for cancer test changes
Doctors are at loggerheads over changes to New Zealand's cervical screening programme, with one saying more women will die.

The simple diet that's not a diet
Emma Thompson dropped two dress sizes and could still drink wine, finds Radhika Sanghani.

Looking to shed Christmas weight? Set your target high
For people hoping to shed those extra kilos in the early new year, setting out with unrealistic expectations could be the key to losing weight.

Food and health predictions for 2017
Right now, some really positive things are going on in our food culture that point to where we're heading.

How this doctor lost 40kg on own diet
We all know how depressing it is to put on weight. This doctor has some tips of his own.

Transgender girl allows cameras in surgery
Magazine breaks new ground in going behind the scenes with identical twin Emmie Smith during her medical transition.

Nanogirl: Why detox diets don't work
COMMENT: Ditch the post-partying detox diet and let your incredible intrinsic cleansing system do the work it was made to do.

The 6-week yogi
Greg Bruce's wife is a yoga teacher. She thinks him taking it up will change his life. Is she right?

Scientists discover breakthrough blood test
Experts at Boston University claim to have discovered the game-changing test

Want a flat stomach? Don't eat these foods
While some, such as junk food and fizzy drinks, are a no brainer, others may surprise you - including lentils, onions and even apples.

$90,000 gamble for eternal life
Australian organisation is set to break ground on a facility to offer people the chance to be cryogenically frozen after death.

Weight loss resolutions are bad for you
Despite your best intentions to eat more kale, there's a good chance your weight loss resolution could do more harm than good.

Oprah's incredible 20kg weight-loss
The talk show queen and notorious yoyo dieter has shed almost 20kg thanks to diet and exercise.

Living near busy road could cause dementia
Exposure to traffic fumes and noise was found to raise the risk of dementia by up to 12 per cent.

'We fell in love and lost 100kg'
They weighed 380kg between them and hated their looks. Now this Melbourne couple are super-fit and living happily ever after together.

Dialogue: An environmental crisis second to none
It is an uncontroversial fact that the state of the country's freshwater resources has for decades been moving towards ecological collapse.

How men will sabotage your dry January
For women embarking on dry January, it's not their own ability for self-restraint they have to worry about - it's their partner's.

UK woman almost dies from herbal detox
A woman collapsed and suffered multiple seizures after taking a New Year detox to combat stress.

Diet drinks can trigger weight gain
Sugar-free and diet drinks are not helpful for weight loss and could even cause people to pile on the pounds researchers claim.

Dangerous illness: Delusional about love
John Hinckley Jr committed one of history's most famous crimes, all for the sake of a desperate delusion. In his mind, it was love.

How to detox naturally
OPINION: Methods of detoxification have existed in different cultures for thousands of years, and science has started to catch up with traditional wisdom.

Drug nation: Kiwis' antibiotic use soars
Kiwis' use of antibiotics has soared, indicating widespread inappropriate use for viral coughs and colds, experts say.

Darren Powell: Needs of children must win out
COMMENT: It looks as though our Advertising Standards Authority will, once again, fail to adopt a strict code of food advertising to children.

'You'll wish you were dead'
Those visiting Aussie beaches this summer better be careful as tiny, invisible and deadly jellyfish are on a southern invasion.