Legendary critic, journalist and writer Christopher Hitchens who died on 15 December 2011, wrote about cancer and how it changed his 'writer's voice'.

A study of 2,800 cancer survivors in Canada and the US has found that there is no extra risk of birth defects in cancer survivors following radiation treatment that is performed nearby the ovaries or testicles.

According to a report by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, one in five workers suffers from a mental illness that effects their work productivity.

Moustache Season has come to a close for 2011 and with that, the upper lips of over 850,000 participants across the world have left the wilds of Movember and returned to smoother ground. Each one proud in the knowledge that they have helped raise over $140 million globally for men’s health.

A link between vitamin D levels and multiple sclerosis has been discovered in a gene mutation by UK and Canadian scientists.

According to a study published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association fitness reduces the risk of death from cardiovascular disease more than diet.

According to a study undertaken by Cancer Research UK, 40 per cent of cancers are caused by avoidable lifestyle choices such as alcohol consumption, smoking and diet.

Need help with your Christmas planning if you have diabetes? Looking for the right present for your friends or family member with diabetes? If so, the Diabetes NZ Wellington Centre can assist.

A vaccine has been developed that protects mice against the deadly Ebola virus.

Researchers in Australia have discovered that the sperm of overweight fathers could carry dietary signals that cause their offspring to inherit obesity.

A survey by Cancer Council Australia found that half of those surveyed thought that drinking lots of water would ward off cancer.

Global progress in both preventing and treating HIV emphasizes the benefits of sustaining investment in HIV/AIDS over the longer term. The latest report by UNICEF (UN Children’s Fund), World Health Organization (WHO), and UNAIDS "Report on the Global HIV/AIDS Response" indicates that increased access to HIV services resulted in a 15% reduction of new infections over the past decade and a 22% decline in AIDS-related deaths in the last five years.

It is known that germs can live in hospital curtains and lab coats, but a new study has found that paper passed around hospitals can transmit germs, too.

Years after classrooms have stopped using chalk and chalkboards in classrooms, researchers in India have decided to study whether chalk is harmful to health.

The British Heart Foundation and the Guardian have paired up to create an informative podcast about the human heart and research that is being done about heart-cell regeneration following heart attacks.

The Javan rhino – a species hunted for its rumoured 'cancer-curing' horns – is extinct after a poacher killed the last of its species in Vietnam.

A survey of 10,000 US patients has found that those who were 70 per cent deficient in vitamin D had a higher risk of suffering from heart disease. The study also found that a vitamin D deficiency doubled the chances of death.