Most women get them. Some men get them. Few people welcome them. Stretch marks, or stria distensae as they are known medically, are scars that appear when the skin is stretched beyond its

A major shift to more voucher-type funding of social services, including health and education, is proposed in a new official report.The Productivity Commission report on "more effective social services" says the Government should...

Authorities in Bosnia's capital have declared a food poisoning epidemic after nearly 200 preschool children became sick at public day care centers in Sarajevo.Local health minister Emira Tanovic-Mikulec declared the epidemic on...

Until I won a series of yoga classes in my local pub Christmas raffle, I had never seen the attraction. All that stretching and sweating surrounded by moaning strangers? I could think of more entertaining ways to spend an evening....

Global events such as climate change and an international trade have caused a number of dangerous parasites to emerge in countries where they haven't been found before. The parasites, which can invade and damage vital body organs...

A scientist specialising in anti-ageing research has made the bold claim that he will live to be 150.Dr Alex Zhavoronkov takes 100 drugs a day and regularly monitors his blood biochemistry and cell counts in pursuit of his goal.Zhavoronkov...

My column a few weeks back on the secrets of fit people who naturally love exercise got more than 800 shares on Facebook (thank you!). A very full inbox and lots of awesome comments show it resonated in a really good way. As ever,...

Vaccinations for chicken pox, meningococcal C and HPV for boys must be added to New Zealand's free immunisation register, a health expert says.The call from Dr Helen Petousis-Harris, director of immunisation research and vaccinology...

Most people don't renew their wedding vows within the first year of marriage - but most people don't suffer a life-threatening medical emergency at the altar.Malcolm Jondahl was minutes away from marrying sweetheart Tanya Davies...

I hurt everywhere. My legs hurt. My chest hurts. I haven't pulled on a T-shirt unassisted in the past five days.The clue was in the name: Grit was always going to be embarrassing.The clue was in that muscly, perky woman running...