Philip Morreau, Paediatric Surgeon & Paediatric Urologist 

A person's height and body mass should be used to measure a nation's wealth and wellbeing, says a researcher.Professor Les Oxley of the Waikato University, is one of an international team of 11 researching a person's stature as... […]

Chris Kennedy Lawford has had a life less ordinary: a nephew to John F. Kennedy, a famous actor for a father and a childhood that included dancing with Marilyn Monroe.But the actor and author is not in New Zealand to discuss his... […]

Those who dabble in social smoking count themselves among non-smokers and look down on those who do smoke, a new study suggests.A qualitiative study published in the journal Tobacco Control shows that many people who socially smoke... […]

Deaths from liver-destroying hepatitis C are on the rise, and new data shows baby boomers especially should take heed - they are most at risk.Federal health officials are considering whether anyone born between 1945 and 1965 should... […]

There are always those who refuse to follow the crowd. But being rebellious could be hard-wired in our brains, scientists say.Tests have found the extent to which people changed their minds to fit in was directly linked to the size... […]

Playing a videogame that involves shooting enemies on a battlefield has helped some adults who were born with a rare eye disorder improve their vision later in life, scientists say.The research shows that some sensory abilities... […]

Kate Moss is suffering from temporary paralysis in her right arm.The supermodel has been diagnosed with a nerve disorder after waking up in the Ritz hotel in Paris, France, last weekend unable to move the limb.A source told the... […]

A small but growing number of teens and even younger children who think they were born the wrong sex are getting support from parents and from doctors who give them sex-changing treatments, according to reports in the medical journal... […]

Everything you know about dieting is wrong, say US scientists who have devised a new formula for calculating calories and weight loss that they hope will change the way people tackle obesity.Obesity rates have doubled worldwide... […]

A Swede pulled from a snowed-in car claiming he had not eaten for two months had lived in the vehicle since mid-2011, media reported, as experts said the "miraculous survival" was theoretically possible.The emaciated 44-year-old... […]