http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Health headlines from nzherald.co.nz en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:00:04 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=204 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10633236&ref=rss WASHINGTON - The US House of Representatives is poised for a historic vote that could bring into law the biggest changes to the country's healthcare system in half a century, and transform Barack Obama's Presidency.If approved,... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:47:44 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10633229&ref=rss Loyal doctors are already considering leaving the West Coast amid grave concerns for the future of Grey Base Hospital - and warn patients could die if services decline.The West Coast District Health Board yesterday released external... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:46:22 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10632986&ref=rss Customs says it is reviewing the way it targets rising levels of imports of the party drug mephedrone, which has been linked to some deaths in Europe.A Class C drug in New Zealand, the stimulant has been increasingly abused, with... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10632857&ref=rss Should a doctor be required to offer abortion as an option, to his or her pregnant and distressed patient?In March, 2009, the Medical Council of NZ published a discussion paper on proposed medical guidelines entitled "Beliefs... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10632759&ref=rss A substance used by British youngsters as a party drug is set to be banned after it was linked to the deaths of two teenagers.British police said Louis Wainwright and Nicholas Smith, both 19, were found dead in separate locations... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:28:34 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10632652&ref=rss Smokers are keen to pop sachets of tobacco or nicotine into their mouths to help them quit the addiction, a New Zealand study has found.Researchers are trying to find quit-smoking products that are acceptable and effective to... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10632602&ref=rss Former Olympic champion Cathy Freeman of Australia says it's frightening that one in four children are overweight and counts herself lucky to have grown up a healthy and active kid.Speaking at the launch of the Global Children's... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:45:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10632566&ref=rss Smokers have given the thumbs up to two nicotine replacement products which may become more commonly available, following research from the University of Otago.The products come in small sachets which smokers keep in their mouth,... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:54:46 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10632447&ref=rss An Auckland's primary health organisation that performed poorly on child immunisation rates in a national league table says it was going through a bad patch and has rectified its failings.Te Puna, serving North Shore and Rodney,... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10632413&ref=rss It's a humble vegetable, but within it lies a resource that is helping save lives and may revolutionise the treatment of brain injury.The yam naturally produces progesterone - a hormone also produced in the female body. Research... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10632345&ref=rss A new weapon is being deployed in the battle to persuade people to change their unhealthy behaviour - by targeting them in the pocket. If people cannot be persuaded to stop smoking/lose weight/get more exercise for their own good... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:57:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10632337&ref=rss A new US study shows that smokers who quit have healthier arteries a year later and probably will have less risk of heart disease as a result.Doctors say the improvement came even though people who kicked the habit gained an average... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:20:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10632245&ref=rss An Auckland doctor suspended for forging his practising certificate says the medical house-call service he set up is likely to collapse because of the bad publicity about him.Dr Ratilal Magan Ranchhod admitted working without... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10632183&ref=rss Scientists have identified the genes of the opium poppy responsible for the production of the painkillers codeine and morphine, which could lead to new ways of making the drugs without having to cultivate fields of poppies.Opium... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:07:04 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10632177&ref=rss A South Auckland doctor found guilty of working without a current practising certificate and forging a certificate has already returned to medical practice, after a two-month suspension.A Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:13:04 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10632098&ref=rss New Zealanders are being urged to have flu jabs soon, to give the country the best chance of a smooth ride through a likely second round of the international swine flu pandemic.The Ministry of Health predicts the resurgence may... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10632097&ref=rss Jo Wedlock caught a nasty dose of the flu last winter, so she has gladly accepted her employer's offer of a free vaccination to try to avoid a repeat.Mrs Wedlock, the sales and marketing manager for House of Travel, received her... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10632096&ref=rss Many people seem to have lost the good hand-hygiene habits they started to learn during the swine flu pandemic.Researchers observing use of hand sanitiser provided in the foyer of Wellington Hospital found use was at a fairly... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10632095&ref=rss Parliament's health committee is considering whether parents should be offered cash incentives to have their children immunised, or even have benefits withheld if they don't without good reason.Committee members were in Canberra... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10632021&ref=rss Israel is launching a potentially trailblazing experiment in organ donation: Sign a donor card, and you and your family move up in line for a transplant if one is needed.The new law is the first of its kind in the world, and international... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:59:15 +1200