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OCTOBER 2018

Seconds after getting eyelash extensions, Megan lost her sight for two hours.
Maxinne decided to cover herself in period blood and we have just 4 questions.
'The thing I finally did for myself, 12 years after having a baby.'
Forget bouncing back, balance is the healthiest way to manage weight post-pregnancy.
Coeliacs rejoice: Australia is a step closer to a world-first coeliac vaccine.
'I found a lump while breastfeeding. That was only the beginning of my family's nightmare.'
Health Check: How to tell the difference between hay fever and the common cold.
The story we didn't hear about the widow who was embraced by Prince Harry.
The very awkward way Sydney's mum found out about her daughter's nipple piercing.
How social media's 'clean eating' and exercise trend made Ashlee Thomas sick.
Why, for the last year, model Cheyenne Tozzi has kept her pregnancy and birth a secret.
ROAD TEST: "I swapped drinking coffee for energy multivitamins. Here's what happened."
The bizarre sex question a woman asked Dr Karl on radio that left him lost for words.
Are acai bowls actually healthy? A dietitian delivers her verdict.
The actual symptoms of a heart attack that women have no idea about.
The 15 expert tips to beat jet lag every time you travel.
'Why it's important to teach your kids the words "vagina" and "penis". And how to do it.'
A gym junkie and exercise noob try the workout that's known for being tougher than HIIT.
Anika thought her shortness of breath was due to her pregnancy. A fall revealed the truth.
How Kayla Itsines became the richest young woman in the country.
A fertility franchise is setting up in Australia with "pay as you go" egg freezing.
Blood type, Pioppi, gluten-free and Mediterranean – which popular diets are fads?
Think matcha and turmeric lattes are loaded with health benefits? You'll want to read this.
A new study has found a link between unsettled babies and an increased mental health risk.
The four terrifying things toilet paper can do to your vagina.
The photos every Australian needs to see right now.
9 things you only know if you've done Tough Mudder.
“I am disabled. I fall sometimes. I drop things.” Selma Blair says she's living with MS.
"I was 19 when I got the call. It took two days to get the answers to your disappearance."
Patty's hairdresser noticed something unusual on her scalp. It was stage four breast cancer.
The common STI you've probably never heard of.
'The throwaway comment a nurse made about my baby's weight that made me very uncomfortable.'
Jemima was 5 when she started having tummy pains. No one expected the diagnosis that followed.
Easy food swaps to host a healthy kids' party, according to a nutritionist.
Mum Jacqui was suspected of abuse, but the truth behind her son's bruises was unexpected.
Sam Wood has responded to comments about his fiance Snezana looking 'too skinny'.
"I made an offhanded remark about what I do in the shower. And apparently it's... weird."
Woman shares story of being dumped from bridesmaid duties because of an unexpected diagnosis.
"An aromatherapy expert taught me how to go to sleep well."
"When two women in my life fell, I realised one thing about my own bones."
The 9 most fabulous things about having small boobs.
'When I presented to hospital for my mental health, this is what a nurse asked me.'
‘Not everyone has a glowing pregnancy. Mine has been the darkest period of my life.’
"I was diagnosed with breast cancer in its early stages. This is what no one told me."
The story of rare little Lynlee: The baby born twice.
'Telling my kids their mum was going to die was the hardest thing I've ever done.'
Bone health in your 20s, 30s and 40s: We asked a dietitian how to protect our bones for life.
'Losing my baby was crushing. Then I was told the news: my placenta had become cancerous.'
A newborn baby almost died from a spot on the back of his head that doctors said was eczema.
The complex reasons why women who are overweight feel reluctant to seek help.

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