For years nervous exam takers and job interviewees have been advised to smile to make themselves feel better.

These sisters were warned to lose weight or risk dying young. So they made a pact, and a year later the results are amazing.

"The Taylor Swift of sit-ups" has debuted on the BRW Young Rich List in Australia.

What we eat - as opposed to how much we eat - is a hot topic to study, so can we confidently say that avoiding meat will increase your lifespan?

At just 20 years of age Janaya Smith was told she would be dead in six months unless she changed her unhealthy lifestyle.

By pairing these seven foods together you'll increase your body's ability to absorb their nutritional value.

What people see right now is an adorable little boy with Down syndrome. But what happens when he grows up? asks Charles Moss.

Men and women are now consuming harmful amounts of alcohol in equal measure.

Experts reveal the subtle ways you could be upping your calorie intake without even realising.

This baby's proper entry into the world came 12 weeks after she was temporarily taken out of her mother's womb for a life-saving operation.

Are you one of life's givers? It's not wrong to take once in a while so, here are two golden rules that givers need to bear in mind so they don't burn out.

Scientists reveal the best ways to eat, absorb and enhance the health boosts we can get from everyday foods.

Researchers say doing housework can add years to a women's life - but has little effect on men.

COMMENT: The only winners here are the diet promoters, who are laughing all the way to the bank.

UK scientists have found the secret of making men temporarily infertile - by "switching off" sperm's ability to swim.

A PR campaign where light bulbs were sent to female journalists has sparked social media outrage.

"Once you're free of the messiness, of the frustrations, of the stains, you're more likely to talk about ... your period."

Research has uncovered the startling relationship between the number of ads seen by youngsters and the amount of breakfast products they consumed as a result.

Kiwis keen to shape up for summer are spending up to $99 a day on detox programmes, but experts warn there is little evidence they work.

Eleanor Ainge Roy steels herself for what she knows lies ahead.

Many of us have ditched our favourite sugary drinks for their diet alternative, but it seems that diet drinks can be just as bad for you.

Two fizzy drinks a day could double the risk of diabetes - even if they are diet versions - a Swedish study has found.

She was a lifelong chocolate fan, but after ballooning to 183kg, this Auckland mum dropped 10 dress sizes.

Both sides of an ugly stand-off over abortions in Thames are vowing to continue their weekly protests, despite growing concern from women who want terminations. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

With any form of body modification, there are risks. But a clinic in the New York says there's one piercing it refuses to do.

Nutritionist May Simpkin reveals the six mistakes that can be encouraging weight gain.

An autistic boy who cannot be touched has struck up a special bond with a service dog he flew thousands of miles to meet.

A London student has received massive backlash over the reason he thinks tampons shouldn't be free. Here's what he says women should do instead.

Summer's coming so ZM host PJ has decided it's time to get her run on. Keep up with PJ as she works through adidas RunClub's new programme.

The plastic plague: Report reveals hormone-disrupting chemicals found in everyday items like water bottles cause cancer, diabetes, ADHD and autism.