Tuesday 31 January 2012, 3:20PMChildren's advocate Dame Lesley Max wants more promotion of contraception as a step towards tackling child abuse.
Tuesday 31 January 2012, 3:09PMA sharp rise in ACC claims for injuries caused by "fighting" pushed the taxpayers' bill for assault injuries, including smashed teeth, broken wrists and concussion, to almost $7 million last year
Tuesday 31 January 2012, 3:07PMJapan's population of 128 million will shrink by one-third and seniors will account for 40 percent of people by 2060, placing a greater burden on a smaller working-age population to support the social security and tax systems.
Tuesday 31 January 2012, 10:17AMRecruitment processes at Southland Hospital are under review after a locum radiologist was stood down because of his error rate three weeks after he began work on December 1
Tuesday 31 January 2012, 10:16AMMarlborough rest homes have been told they must not pass on to families the cost of ambulance transport for their residents to Wairau Hospital, in Blenheim
Tuesday 31 January 2012, 10:15AMSouthern Cross Health Society says while the rest of New Zealand's health insurance market is "reasonably flat", good growth is occurring in Christchurch
Tuesday 31 January 2012, 10:13AMResidents living in the quake-ravaged eastern suburbs are becoming increasingly concerned about the long-term health effects of constant exposure to liquefaction dust
Tuesday 31 January 2012, 10:12AMThere are calls for a parliamentary investigation into the safety of metal hip replacements amid fears about 500 New Zealanders are being poisoned by the faulty implants
Friday 27 January 2012, 2:42PMA British debt counsellor invited to take part in a social justice panel discussion at the Parachute Christian Music Festival says he has seen an underbelly of poverty in New Zealand that is shocking.
Friday 27 January 2012, 12:01PMThe Nursing Review website reports that a new deal offering a 4.5 per cent pay rise spread over 36 months is to be voted on by NZNO district health board members from mid-February
Friday 27 January 2012, 11:29AMA mother's love is not only priceless but and can even prevent illness in middle age, new research claims
Friday 27 January 2012, 11:14AMHealth fears are growing in flood-hit parts of Fiji after three people were admitted to Nadi Hospital after contracting typhoid
Friday 27 January 2012, 11:14AMOPINION: Should you check your own blood pressure at home? I hadn't thought about this until my partner Rick returned from his general practitioner with a scary blood pressure result
Friday 27 January 2012, 11:13AMBritish teenager Stacey Irvine has eaten practically nothing but chicken nuggets since the age of two
Friday 27 January 2012, 10:06AMImagine having the feeling that tiny bugs are crawling on your body, that you have oozing sores and mysterious fibres sprouting from your skin. Sound like a horror movie? Well, at one point several years ago, government doctors were getting up to 20 calls a day from people saying they had such symptoms
Friday 27 January 2012, 9:26AMA rare flesh-eating disease has been found in a Manawatu patient
Friday 27 January 2012, 9:25AMFrench police have arrested Jean-Claude Mas, the founder of the PIP breast implant company that sparked a global health scare by using substandard silicone, as part of a manslaughter probe
Thursday 26 January 2012, 2:44PMUsers of tablet computers should place their device on the table and tilt its screen, rather than have it flat on their lap, to avoid potentially painful hunching of the neck, a new study says
Thursday 26 January 2012, 2:43PMExperts are encouraging Kiwis working long hours to make the most of their free time, as a new international study shows those working overtime more likely to suffer depression
Thursday 26 January 2012, 2:39PMRelief is in sight for people with incontinence problems. Jane Bond and Lisa Yates, both prominent physiotherapists and specialists in women's health, have formed their own practice
Thursday 26 January 2012, 2:31PMYou may have mastered walking and chewing gum, but you should reconsider adding texting and cellphone conversations to your ambulatory repertoire, a new study warns
Thursday 26 January 2012, 11:35AMA study found having daily doses of cocoa reduced the risk of developing the disease
Thursday 26 January 2012, 10:30AMThe controversial ad warning against the dangers of drinking too much sugary soda has been ?? - because the 'amputee victim' on the poster is actual a victim of photoshop rather than type 2 diabetes
Thursday 26 January 2012, 9:27AMDo you really love yourself? If you're a man, you could be risking your health, according to a new study
Wednesday 25 January 2012, 4:14PMI'm sure this will come as no great shock, but I don't think I've ever finished an exercise session feeling anything but pumped and exhilarated
Wednesday 25 January 2012, 4:14PMRetired businessman and pilot Lance Weller is single-handedly setting up a charity to fly patients to far-away hospitals for non-emergency appointments
Wednesday 25 January 2012, 10:50AMParents are being urged to check their children are fully immunised against whooping cough after a surge in cases late last year
Wednesday 25 January 2012, 10:49AMIan McCrae is to Orion Health what Steve Jobs was to Apple. As founder, majority owner and chief executive, it's difficult to separate the man from the company
Wednesday 25 January 2012, 10:48AMKiwi men are being urged to get checked for the sexually transmitted infection chlamydia amid fears that the incidence of the disease is much greater than statistics suggest
Wednesday 25 January 2012, 10:48AMA Christchurch woman says she was forced to walk home at 2.30am after being discharged from Christchurch Hospital
Wednesday 25 January 2012, 9:59AMOne of the country's biggest telehealth projects is so underutilised that PCT managers have been forced to offer GPs cash incentives to refer to the scheme
Tuesday 24 January 2012, 2:05PMPlastic surgeons today demand a complete ban on advertising for cosmetic surgery, annual checks on practitioners and tighter controls on the use of implants and injectables to curb the "wild west" industry
Tuesday 24 January 2012, 2:05PMNine people have died from an outbreak of swine flu in Mexico, with the number of cases almost doubling in a week
Tuesday 24 January 2012, 2:04PMCommunity intervention targeted at more disadvantaged communities and higher risk ethnic groups should be considered as part of an overall strategy to reduce disparity and improve cardiac outcomes
Tuesday 24 January 2012, 10:30AMA government health official says bad drugs are suspected of killing at least 25 heart patients over the last month in the Pakistani city of Lahore
Tuesday 24 January 2012, 10:22AMJust a month before Elizabeth Howan died of bowel cancer, doctors were telling her the chronic pains she suffered for more than six years were in her head
Tuesday 24 January 2012, 10:22AMAuctioning a house will help raise money for better cancer treatment for South Islanders
Tuesday 24 January 2012, 10:21AMSouthern Cross says increasing the premiums for its older policy holders has been unavoidable
Monday 23 January 2012, 10:54AMA daily dose of statins has “been shown to block the growth and spread of tumours,” according to the Daily Express. The newspaper reported that common cholesterol-lowering drugs “could be the key to beating cancer”
Monday 23 January 2012, 10:54AMScientists may be closer to understanding how genes can influence serious heart conditions, says a Nature Genetics report