Kiwi families help in battle against childhood earache
Friday 18 May 2012, 9:12AMThe true burden of childhood ear infections on parents and families has been highlighted for the first time in a global study of 2,867 caregivers, which included over 250 New Zealand families
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A chilly heart stopping event to raise money for heart kids
Friday 18 May 2012, 8:52AM@Heart warmly invites you or your representative to the Auckland Heart Stopper Challenge event that will take place from 3pm tomorrow (Friday 18th May) at Takutai Square, Britomart
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Sharing a bed with a baby
Thursday 17 May 2012, 1:25PMPlunket and the Ministry of Health are concerned by advice contained in an item about the ‘Baby Whisperer’ on TV3’s Campbell Live show earlier this week
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Manuka Health positions for growth
Thursday 17 May 2012, 11:35AMLeading scientist Dr Mandy Suddes, formerly programme lead and executive director of Novartis Oncology Global Development in the United States, has joined Manuka Health New Zealand Ltd as Head of Research and Development. She is one of four new staff joining the company recently in key new roles
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As whooping cough epidemic spreads in NZ, a leading Auckland Paediatrician urges adults to help protect babies
Thursday 17 May 2012, 8:54AMAs numbers of whooping cough (pertussis) cases continue to escalate around the country, a leading Auckland Paediatrician, Dr Cameron Grant, urges people to do more to help protect vulnerable babies
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New Zealand is taking up the fight against IBD
Wednesday 16 May 2012, 4:49PMNew Zealand is joining the fight against one of the country’s least known diseases onb World Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Day
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ALRANZ Welcomes News of Southland Abortion Service
Wednesday 16 May 2012, 4:28PMPlans to set up abortion services in Southland are good news for women of the region who will no longer have to make long journeys to Dunedin or Christchurch for care they should be able to get in their own area, the president of ALRANZ Dr. Morgan Healey said today
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New Executive Director for the Health Promotion Forum of NZ
Wednesday 16 May 2012, 4:25PMSione Tu’itahi has been appointed as the new Executive Director of the Health Promotion Forum of New Zealand Runanga Whakapiki Ake I Te Hauora o Aotearoa
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Short term household income change and impacts on health
Wednesday 16 May 2012, 1:43PMShort term changes in household income have only small effects on health, but have more significant impacts if income is affected by unemployment or chronic health conditions, new research from the University of Otago, Wellington shows
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Breast Screen Midland Welcomes Gratitude from 'The Girls'
Wednesday 16 May 2012, 1:41PMBreast Screen Midland (BSM) has experienced a rapid boost in the number of compliments about their free breast screening services
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Births and Deaths: Year ended March 2012 key facts
Wednesday 16 May 2012, 1:36PM
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CCS Disability Action Pleased with the Extra Funding
Wednesday 16 May 2012, 11:27AMCCS Disability Action, a leading disability organisation, welcomes the Government’s announcement of an extra $143.7 million over the next four years for people with disabilities
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Government’s Disability Budget gives Validation
Wednesday 16 May 2012, 11:25AMThe Government’s announcement that Budget 2012 will allocate $143.7 million to improve the lives of people with disabilities is welcome news according to Lifetime Design Strategy and Development Manager, Travis O’Keefe
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Free Quit Card Training For Maori Staff
Wednesday 16 May 2012, 11:22AMTe Puna Oranga, Waikato District Health Board’s Maori Health Service, is offering free quit card provider training to all Maori staff working within the Midland region on 30-31 May
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PIP Breast Implants
Wednesday 16 May 2012, 10:16AMPIP implants possibly made with non-medical grade silicone have been implanted in ten patients in New Zealand
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Eligibility checks
Wednesday 16 May 2012, 10:13AMThe Ministry of Health expects to save $10 million each year from data matching primary health organisations (PHO) data with Immigration NZ to ensure only eligible patients are receiving Government health subsidies
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Free Breastscreening Appointments on Offer in Stanmore Bay
Wednesday 16 May 2012, 9:15AMWomen in Stanmore Bay are being encouraged to get a free mammogram when BreastScreen Waitemata Northland’s digital mobile screening unit visits their area over the coming weeks
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“Let’s Chat About Dying”
Wednesday 16 May 2012, 9:12AM“Let’s Chat About Dying” is the theme for this year’s National Palliative Care Week 20-26 May, encouraging openness and respect for one’s dignity and wishes in the last stages of life
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Public health expert questions prescription charge move
Tuesday 15 May 2012, 11:24AMThe Government’s announcement that it will increase the co-payment for a prescription from $3 to $5 per item, for up to a maximum of 20 items per year, represents a questionable trade-off, says a University of Otago public health researcher
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Good news for cancer patients!
Tuesday 15 May 2012, 9:52AMMinister of Health, the Hon Tony Ryall, had announced that the Budget next week will provide $101 million of extra funding over the next four years for more elective operations and scans, and improved cancer services.
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Additional investment in health welcomed
Monday 14 May 2012, 5:38PMMedicines New Zealand welcomes Prime Minister Key’s announcement today regarding the additional investment in health
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Increase of the pharmacy co-payment expected in current economic climate
Monday 14 May 2012, 5:10PMThe Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand (the Guild) believes that today’s increase of the co-payment for prescription items from $3 to $5 was expected because the current funding was unsustainable
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Budget 2012: $101m for surgery, cancer services
Monday 14 May 2012, 4:29PMThe Budget next week will provide $101 million of extra funding over the next four years for more elective operations and scans, and improved cancer services, Health Minister Tony Ryall says
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Budget 2012: Prescription charges help fund health
Monday 14 May 2012, 3:57PMHealth Minister Tony Ryall today announced the Government will increase the $3 prescription charge to $5 per item up to a maximum of 20 items from 1 January 2013. The savings will be reinvested in the health sector
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Anton Venter appointed National Programme Director eMedicines
Monday 14 May 2012, 3:13PMAnton Venter has been appointed to the role of National Programme Director eMedicines, for the Health Quality & Safety Commission (the Commission)
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Free symposium at Dementia Conference on diagnosing and treating dementia
Monday 14 May 2012, 11:15AMA free symposium at this year’s Alzheimers New Zealand conference will help primary health care professionals better understand and treat dementia – New Zealand’s fourth leading cause of death – while helping fulfil their professional development requirements
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Sweet investment for Manuka Health (1)
Monday 14 May 2012, 11:09AMManuka Health secures cornerstone investor; proceeding with $8m processing facility in Te Awamutu
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More Kiwis get flu vaccination
Monday 14 May 2012, 10:06AMMore than 858,980 doses of influenza vaccine have already been distributed this year in New Zealand, an increase of 28,530 doses for the same period in 2011
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Paper supports focus on hospitals’ hand hygiene
Monday 14 May 2012, 9:13AMA paper[1] published today in the New Zealand Medical Journal supports a focus on improving hand hygiene in hospitals to reduce hospital-acquired infections
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Pharmacies play greater role to help people quit smoking
Monday 14 May 2012, 9:04AMQuitting smoking has just got easier for Cantabrians, thanks to community pharmacies helping people break the habit
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Debilitating illness still not always recognised
Monday 14 May 2012, 9:02AMDespite ME and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome affecting around 20,000 New Zealanders, many people are unaware the conditions exist, says Maryan Street, Labour's Health Spokesperso
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Improved access to innovative medicines good for NZ patients
Thursday 10 May 2012, 1:51PMProviding solutions to help New Zealand’s health system better serve its people is at the heart of Medicines New Zealand’s message at the Trans Pacific Partnership meetings in Dallas this week
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Meditation linked to better wellbeing and health , including mental health
Thursday 10 May 2012, 1:42PMThe experience of ‘mental silence’ is linked with better health outcomes and greater wellbeing according to a University of Sydney study
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A new clue to predicting pre-eclampsia
Thursday 10 May 2012, 9:44AMAn indication of whether a mother will develop pre-eclampsia, the most common and severe pregnancy-related disease, has been identified by a University of Sydney study
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Real progress being made for the People
Wednesday 09 May 2012, 3:26PMParty President, Pem Bird, has congratulated Tariana Turia on the announcement today of securing another $12m to help stamp out rheumatic fever in vulnerable communities. This follows on from the $12m the Maori Party was able to secure in the 2008 Government
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World renowned Indian Doctor tours NZ: how to break child poverty
Wednesday 09 May 2012, 3:13PMDr. Sujit Brahmochary, the founder and director of the Institute for Indian Mother and Child (IIMC), an NGO based in South Calcutta, will tour New Zealand next week speaking at Medical schools and with various community groups on the importance of a multidimensional approach to breaking the cycle child of poverty
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Hyde writings a new take on mental health care
Wednesday 09 May 2012, 3:11PMA new collection of autobiographical writings by celebrated New Zealand author Robin Hyde, edited by Massey University English senior lecturer Dr Mary Paul, reveals a kindlier chapter in the history of this country’s mental health treatment
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Avoid getting sick this winter
Wednesday 09 May 2012, 12:15PMDr Allan Moffitt, associate medical director at Midlands Health Network, says children are most vulnerable during winter and cases of Influenza are generally highest in children, from whom the virus easily spreads to the wider community
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More understanding needed for chronic pain
Wednesday 09 May 2012, 10:15AMNew survey reveals the stigma and challenges of living with chronic pain
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Chronic Pain Report Highlights Major Health Issue for NZ
Wednesday 09 May 2012, 9:53AMChronic pain is a widespread but often misunderstood problem for many New Zealanders, according to the results of a survey published today by Pfizer New Zealand, in partnership with Arthritis New Zealand
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