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SEPTEMBER 2017

For anyone who has been diagnosed with breast cancer: this is your digital care package.
What we can learn from this AFL star's "addiction", especially on Grand Final day.
There's a one-word explanation for why women get more headaches than men.
Lauren looked at her pregnancy test with joy. Within days, her baby wasn't a baby at all.
"Julia and all other women newly diagnosed with breast cancer: Here's what happens next."
The health-related reason why French women are wearing cold gel packs in their undies.
'Hey Ashy Bines: I'm disabled and ran the London marathon. And yes, I work out.'
A mum reflects on her struggles with alcohol: "It took over my life. I’d get drunk everyday."
There's a new name for people who are terrible vegetarians.
"If the world knew what menopause is really like, we'd be talking about it a lot more."
Childcare workers will now be able to decide how a baby sleeps despite wishes of parents.
The exact time you need to fall asleep tonight to wake up feeling your very best tomorrow.
He's the world’s leading Asperger’s syndrome expert. How did he miss his son's diagnosis?
The Barefoot Investor: At that moment, when everything was falling apart, I looked in the rear-view mirror and said 'I've got this.'
'She was a storm thundering into hearts': Mike Johnson's loving tribute to wife Connie.
While her dad protests that gay people aren't equals, Frances Abbott is smashing bodybuilding.
Finally, you can remove split ends from your hair without sacrificing any length.
The devastating history that led to the discovery of coeliac disease.
There is no reason Ivanka Trump can't be what post-natal depression looks like.
The breathing exercise Hillary Clinton swears by to manage her anxiety, and how to do it.
The little-known Instagram settings that might just save a life.
"He’s not deaf, not even partially. " How Jenny found out why her three-year-old son couldn't hear her.
LANA HIRSCHOWITZ: “The doctor asked me to get undressed in front of him. Is that normal?”
A father just stood before the Shark Tank judges and shared the most personal pitch yet.
There are renewed calls for a 'sugar tax'. Here's how much that would cost you and why.
RACHEL CORBETT: "Watching a loved one suffer consumes you whether you're asleep or awake."
Does a plus-size clothing range for children mean we've given up fighting childhood obesity?
Selena Gomez may not "look sick" but a fellow Lupus patient has explained what she's going through.
KATE HUNTER: "I think I’m on my way to becoming an inspirational meme."
How to peel a hard boiled egg in 10 seconds with no hands.
Gemma gave birth to a beautiful, healthy baby girl. Then her hair started falling out.
'I won't forget my doctor walking into my hospital room with the photos of my insides.'
Teacher uses three sandwiches to demonstrate the importance of kids washing their hands.
'Sometime before noon, my dad left his house for the last time.'
While you weren't looking, a law passed putting people with HIV at risk of being thrown in jail.
Breastfeeding is not meant to be painful. So what's going wrong for so many women?
Selena Gomez shares pictures from her hospital bed as she shares 'secret' kidney transplant.
"I survived London's 2005 bombing. But one conversation made me realise I wasn't OK."
The five steps anyone who has an asthma sufferer at home needs to know.
It's R U OK? day, but what happens after we ask the question?
The calm parent’s guide to getting through kids’ vaccinations.
Toddler Jacob Gale could lose sight in one eye, all due to a magpie attack.
This is what it’s like to live with a chronic illness most people have never heard of.
Samuel Johnson has invited thousands of 'villagers' to help celebrate the life of sister Connie.
Why some people have trouble telling left from right (and why it’s so important).
'Dear Sam, I lost my sister too. This is what I want you to know.'
The time to honour Connie is now. Here are three things we can do today.
Georgia Love posts a 'different' family photo in tribute on her late mother's birthday.
'Dear V.I.Poo. It was love at first spray.'
The 'pull-out' generation: Young people tell us why they're doing sex differently.
Luxury brands are banning ultra thin models.
Hayley was on maternity leave when she developed an eating disorder that ended her period.
A woman's decision to have a home birth against her doctor’s advice broke a family in two.
This is Riley Hughes. The little boy changing minds about vaccination, even two years after his death.
TV host Kylie Gillies shares skin cancer warning after finding dangerous spot on her face.
EXPLAINER: What does makeup actually do to your skin?
Oh, crap. Pete Evans thinks there's a right and wrong way to do a poo.
Five daily struggles everyone who suffers from hayfever knows.
A mum's worst nightmare: "Meet us at the hospital, there's been an accident."
From leaks to queefs: here are all your embarrassing health problems answered.
People are paying thousands of dollars not to eat. This is what they're paying for.
Sascha and her humans are sailing Australia's east coast to raise money for rare cancers.
Zoe and Benji Marshall have announced they are expecting their first child together.
'The link between the flu and mental health I had no idea about.'
Two women have created a place on the internet for "troubled eaters". We can't get enough.
Five months after a $13,000 breast augmentation, Kate began to feel 'rippling'.
Di Williams realised how women felt in gyms. Her solution is now worth $75 million a year.
CULT BUY: The Christmas rashie that sold out last year is back for summer.
How Jay-Z tried to lend Amy Winehouse a helping hand before she died.
Vanessa was born without hands or feet. Now, she's headed to the bodybuilding championships.
The uncomfortable truth of how dieting affects your social life.

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