High animal fat diet increases gestational diabetes risk
Thursday 26 January 2012, 1:58PMWomen who consumed a diet high in animal fat and cholesterol before pregnancy were at higher risk for gestational diabetes than women whose diets were lower in animal fat and cholesterol, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health and Harvard University
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Multivitamins popular daily choice for kiwis
Thursday 26 January 2012, 1:52PMSixty one percent of New Zealanders supplement their diet daily with multivitamins, according to the findings of an independent survey of multivitamin suppliers
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Heather Roy to chair Medicines New Zealand
Thursday 26 January 2012, 10:40AMHeather Roy is to Chair Medicines New Zealand, the industry association for innovative pharmaceutical companies in New Zealand
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Drink free month challenge soon to start
Wednesday 25 January 2012, 11:19AMKiwis have less than a week left to take on the challenge of going a whole month without alcohol. Organisers of this year’s FebFast campaign are encouraging the public to get online, get signed-up and get supporting some great causes
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NZ-developed drug breaks into US$400 million market
Tuesday 24 January 2012, 3:54PMNew Zealand’s Douglas Pharmaceuticals announced today it had gained Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to sell its NZ-developed acne medication, isotretinoin, in the United States
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Microscopic jellyfish affecting swimmers at Auckland beaches
Tuesday 24 January 2012, 2:33PMFollowing reports of rashes caused by stings from microscopic jellyfish, Auckland Regional Public Health Service is advising swimmers to take care at Hauraki Gulf beaches
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Epilepsy research underway in the islands
Tuesday 24 January 2012, 2:13PMEpilepsy New Zealand today announced that it had received funding from the IBE (International Bureau for Epilepsy), the world governing body for epilepsy based in Europe, to conduct research in the Pacific Island region in 2012, to ascertain the services available to people with epilepsy and the treatment, if any, they are receiving
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Southern Cross appoints Justin Vaughan
Monday 23 January 2012, 5:03PMSouthern Cross Health Society has appointed Justin Vaughan to the role of Head of Clinical Operations. The not-for-profit Society is New Zealand’s largest health insurer with 830,000 members
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Test for controversial synthetic cannabis products
Monday 23 January 2012, 4:59PMCanterbury Health Laboratories (CHL) has become the first laboratory in New Zealand to be able to screen for synthetic cannabis products such as “Kronic” at its toxicology laboratory
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Commerce Commission issues advice to alternative allergy treatment providers
Monday 23 January 2012, 9:11AMThe Commerce Commission is urging alternative health providers to review their claims about diagnosing and curing allergies, particularly to food, to ensure they do not breach the Fair Trading Act
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Multiple medicines may double fall rate for young and middle aged
Friday 20 January 2012, 2:43PMWorking-age adults who take combinations of prescription medication may be doubling their risk of serious falls at home according to research from The University of Auckland
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Emphasis on health targets flawed
Thursday 19 January 2012, 3:55PMThe new health targets announced today will assist in controlling chronic and preventable diseases, but the Government needs to broaden its focus
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Slopping on the sunscreen is not enough
Thursday 19 January 2012, 3:50PMIt seems the sun-safe message of slip, slop, slap and wrap is not getting through to many New Zealanders, resulting in sunburn and increased risk of melanoma and skin cancer
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Public thanked for helping look for other exotic mosquitos
Thursday 19 January 2012, 1:16PMHealth authorities are thanking residents close to the ports of Auckland and Tauranga for help in looking for two unwanted species of mosquito after they were found on a visiting cargo ship in early December last year
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Ethical Nutrients kick start 2012 with five new professional natural medicines
Thursday 19 January 2012, 9:31AMEthical Nutrients have launched into 2012 with five new products to be released into pharmacies and health food stores across Australia and New Zealand throughout January
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Changes to Government health targets
Wednesday 18 January 2012, 10:42AMThe Government's six national health targets are being updated in the key preventive health areas of immunisation and cardiovascular disease (CVD), and for cancer patients receiving chemotherapy
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Multiple medicine use very common: snapshot of over-50's medicine habits
Tuesday 17 January 2012, 1:58PMA study by NPS in collaboration with the University of Melbourne —published today in the Medical Journal of Australia — has provided new insights into how people use medicines on a daily basis and highlights that the use of multiple medicines in older Australians is common and more complex than previously thought
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Health Warning – Algal Bloom in Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere
Monday 16 January 2012, 11:35AMThe Community and Public Health division of Canterbury District Health Board has issued a health warning because of increased concentrations of toxic algae (planktonic cyanobacteria) found in Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere
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Nutrition policy favours food industry- not public health
Monday 16 January 2012, 11:30AMThe national nutrition policy formulated by Labour and National-led Governments favours the food industry over public health according to new research from the University of Otago, Wellington.
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NIH scientists identify novel approach to view inner workings of viruses
Friday 13 January 2012, 3:47PMResearchers at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), part of the National Institutes of Health, have developed a new way to see structures within viruses that were not clearly seen before
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Waikato DHB discussion paper points finger at fast food for obesity and diabetes increase
Friday 13 January 2012, 12:15PM
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Guild congratulates Taranaki pharmacist for QSM honour
Thursday 12 January 2012, 9:24AMThe Guild would like to congratulate Howard Anderson of Patea Pharmacy for being awarded a Queen’s Service Medal in the New Year’s Honours List
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Asia-Pacific scholarship offered for NMS 2012
Wednesday 11 January 2012, 8:45AMNPS is inviting academics, health workers and policy makers from the Asia-Pacific region to apply for a scholarship to attend the National Medicines Symposium to be held in Sydney, Australia in May 2012
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New website helps retailers buy better
Monday 09 January 2012, 4:10PMRetailers across the country are set to benefit from the new www.GiftTrader.co.nz website, which will give them access to order from a huge range of bulk gift and homeware products at clearance prices
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Whooping Cough (Pertussis) Background – December 20, 2011
Monday 09 January 2012, 9:44AMThere have been 1719 notifications of whooping cough reported up to December 9 this year in New Zealand so far, compared to 808 in all of 2010
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Measles Background – December 20, 2011
Monday 09 January 2012, 9:42AMThe latest figures up to Thursday, December 15, last week show 568 cases have been recorded since the start of the year nationwide
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Summer Sun a Death Sentence for Kiwis - Expert
Monday 09 January 2012, 9:29AMMore than 500 people will be diagnosed with melanoma skin cancer and 80 more will die this summer according to a top New Zealand dermatologist
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