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Breastfeeding battleground
MOTHER'S milk or formula? The debate over how best to feed our infants is dividing women at a time when they most need support.
Seven hours' sleep is best
A NEW US study claims that seven hours of shut-eye is best for most adults.
Celeb health - Catherine McNeil
IF you think Australian model Catherine McNeil undergoes gruelling four-hour cardio sessions and extreme diets, you’re wrong.
Is your social circle making you fat?
IT might sound crazy, but all your close relationships can influence your weight.
Outgoing people are more creative
PEOPLE who are given to an extroverted, positive frame of mind are naturally more creative, reports a new UK study.
The romance roundabout
ON-again, off-again relationships come with a heavy emotional toll, but there is a way to break the destructive cycle.
Is your home a health hazard?
THAT mould in your bathroom or the cleaning products you use could potentially cause disease. Here’s how to stay safe.
Acupuncture: the new painkiller
AUSTRALIAN hospitals are finally catching up with what the Chinese have long known –acupuncture is a great alternative form of pain relief.
Why you should live like a bloke
ADOPTING a few of your man’s lifestyle philosophies could actually make you happier, healthier and even thinner.
Stand up for living longer
SITTING for long periods shortens life. The more sedentary we are the shorter our life spans will be.
FITNESS
The muffin top is dead
A NEW range of jeans promises to fit 80 per cent of women and kill the muffin top. We take the test.
Too posh to nosh, Carnell finds
YOU won't find many fat people in Mosman but there are lots in Macquarie Fields, a member of the Federal Govt's Preventative Health Taskforce says.
Actress named girls' role model
A TV actress has been named by a government as a physical "role model" for girls and young women.
Pregnancy vitamins not about baby
WOMEN taking vitamins in their pregnancy says less about the baby and more about company profits.
RELATIONSHIPS
Gastric band TV star to wed toy boy
A TV star who has lost 44.5kg after two gastric band operations is to marry a man, 19 years younger.
Beauty's eye well below the breasts
HOW do men decide if a woman is really attractive? New research finds a rather surprising answer.
Dogs are better listeners than men
WOMEN say dogs are better listeners than their partners, as men say pooches show more love.
Hollywood's hottest new romance
IT'S becoming Hollywood's hottest romance and it's about to get hotter - they're to live together .
Women can orgasm with their mind
SCIENTISTS uncover the real secrets to an explosive sex life - and for women, it's all in the mind.
Samantha Ronson and more...
Samantha Ronson's bulldog is involved in a killer attack plus Lady Gaga freaks out about developing cancer from mobile phones...
Week's hottest celebrity photos..
Snoop Dog trades in the crip walk for the moonwalk to join Spike Lee in celebrating MJ's 52nd birthday in Brooklyn...
