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Celebs who have raised breast cancer awareness

Here's some celebrities who have gone public with their battle in the bid to save others.

'Baby brain' is bogus, pregnancy makes women smarter - study

A study found expectant mothers do just as well on memory tests as other women - and in many cases, they actually do better.

Could female Viagra get the go ahead in NZ?

"Making normal sexuality into a medical problem is an easy PR task with enduring serious consequences for the health of NZ women."

The viral Ice Bucket Challenge really worked

"Without it, we wouldn't have been able to come out with the studies as quickly as we did."

Comment: Treat labels like fables

She saw the words "no sugar" and logically thought she was buying something that was not sweetened. Now she knows that that is not necessarily the case.

New app can predict suicide risk with startling accuracy - study

One of the most promising areas of medical research these days is technology designed to try to guess your mental health and predict what you'll do next.

Just one drink can raise breast cancer risk - experts

"Women with a family history of breast cancer, should consider reducing their alcohol intake to below recommended limits, or even abstaining altogether."

Why children make you fat

Ever wondered why parents pile on the pounds? A new book reveals the truth about their bad habits.

Age of defiance: Why 70 is the new 50

Turning 60 doesn't mean having to join the sensible shoes and slacks brigade. Suzanne McFadden meets three older women who refuse to act their age.

The next Hollywood diet craze (+watch)

"I'd previously done juicing in the past and I could never make it through a whole day, let alone a whole week. I could soup for five days and when I'm done I want more."

My bun, her oven: Woman gives birth to twin sister's baby after cancer diagnosis

After a cancer diagnosis left her identical twin unable to carry another child, one woman offered up her own body for the job in the ultimate act of sisterly love.

Why human head transplants are still a long way from becoming a reality

Canavero is adamant that the technology exists, but just how well do his claims stand to scientific scrutiny? Below are just three of the many important issues.

Parody video protests tampon tax (+watch)

A group of Australian women - including Tony Abbott's sister - have made a real song and dance about the tax on tampons.

First-time parents' happiness drops after birth

It turns out that having a child can have a pretty strong negative impact on a person's happiness, according to a new study published in the journal Demography.

Women tweet period updates to Trump

After Fox host Megyn Kelly pressed him about sexist comments during the debate, Donald said she had "blood coming out of her wherever".

'I gave my kidney to a complete stranger'

Three years after her son had a life-saving kidney transplant, Joanna Ewing, 62, decided to become an altruistic donor herself.