Exposure to traffic fumes and noise was found to raise the risk of dementia by up to 12 per cent.

They weighed 380kg between them and hated their looks. Now this Melbourne couple are super-fit and living happily ever after together.

It is an uncontroversial fact that the state of the country's freshwater resources has for decades been moving towards ecological collapse.

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.

A woman collapsed and suffered multiple seizures after taking a New Year detox to combat stress.

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

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.

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

Kiwis' use of antibiotics has soared, indicating widespread inappropriate use for viral coughs and colds, experts say.

OPINION: If you struggle to stick to exercise plans, you're not alone. But there are some simple fixes to help you stay on track, says Lee-Anne Wann.

Thirteen-year-old Danny Fitzpatrick was bullied mercilessly at school. He wrote a poignant letter about his ordeal, before taking his own life.

They're called "slow waves" - and while we don't feel them, they propagate through our bodies each time we eat something. A new study aims to learn more about them.

She's not a hypnotist, but she can convince you that you're a criminal or were traumatised as a child. Elizabeth Loftus has ways of making you think.

COMMENT: The fact I have my gut feelings - and my gut - back is actually a good thing.

COMMENT: This year I want to be that one person out of ten who at least tries to stay conscious, to be truly alive.

Amber Arkell was in bed when boyfriend Kieran Wilson found a lump on her breast that turned out to be cancer.

Life is so much better when we allow ourselves to experience it in all its wonderful, fascinating variety.

Don't assume it's all downhill after 40, you can stay fit and well into old age.

Almost 60 cases of food poisoning are being linked to a farm selling raw milk, it emerged yesterday.

'Tis the season to consume more alcohol than normal, but the throbbing head that follows is not so festive. Here's how to avoid a bad hangover.

Generous Kiwis have donated thousands of dollars towards helping a young Auckland father who has been given only months to live. Ben

Quitline has revealed the top reasons New Zealanders who contacted them decided to give up smoking in 2016.

A brave woman has posted an image of her first time wearing a bikini, and the pic has attracted praise from strangers all over the world.

Dozens of women could have become pregnant with a stranger's child after a Dutch IVF clinic mixed up batches of sperm during fertility

A bodybuilder who uploaded a video of himself laughing at an elderly woman as she worked out has been banned for life from his gym.

Zirk Engelbrecht flipped forwards, backwards and into foam pits for six straight hours as people wondered if he'd gone mad.

Taupo toddler with an incurable brain stem tumour is beginning to show signs of increased mobility.

There is nothing pleasant about a gastro-type illness, just ask the 5000-or-so people who became ill from Havelock North's contaminated water in August.

Actress Carey Mulligan has urged people to keep close ties with relatives with dementia.

Evolution could be to blame for chronic hip pain, scientists have revealed.