Had chickenpox? Watch out for shingles
![PAINFUL SYMPTOMS: The shingles vaccine, approved for those age 60 and older, can lower your chances of getting the virus.](/web/20141210104934im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/z/r/d/n/h/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.124051.png/1418176427521.jpg)
It's like a sci-fi film: a virus that lingers in your body until it one day emerges, bringing a world of pain.
Will testosterone make women happier?
Evidence that women can also become testosterone-deficient is largely ignored.
How to get fit at your desk
![STOP HUNCHING: If your computer isn't at eye level, it's in the wrong position.](/web/20141210104934im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/2/2/8/s/q/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1229ui.png/1418075336740.jpg)
Five easy ways to keep your mind and body in top shape, even if you are stuck sitting at a computer all day.
Working her body
Ginaya Chaston's story is one of a journey from deep despair and abuse to health and happiness.
![TACKLING OBESITY: As simple as eating less? Some say so.](/web/20141210104934im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/2/2/z/a/v/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.122z9s.png/1418080425335.jpg)
The argument for eating less
Eat Less You Pig. This is the charming slogan one fed-up nutritionist had printed onto T-shirts.
Facing your fears on the trapeze
![Gregory Pratt and many others who trapeze are surprisingly afraid of heights, but pursue the experience to overcome their fears. "I believe it makes you a better person to do things you're afraid of, aren't good at or barely understand," Pratt writes. "Especially when it's all at once."](/web/20141210104934im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/2/3/t/t/x/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.123tng.png/1418164008200.jpg)
People don't believe I'm afraid of heights. They've seen too many photos of me upside down in midair.
Temporary tattoos for Suzie
She wanders into the tattoo parlour with a pack of stick-ons and leaves with a huge grin.
!["SENT FROM MY iPHONE": If you want to go the whole hog, feel free to throw in a few typos and extra spaces to show that you're really on the go.](/web/20141210104934im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/0/l/3/k/j/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.122ao3.png/1418065398816.jpg)
Passive-aggressive emails
The words "FYI, see below" are powerful enough to ignite feelings of anger and dread in even the calmest of office workers