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Crims need willpower to stop offending - TVNZ


Crims need willpower to stop offending
TVNZ - 9 hours ago
A psychologist believes criminals need to make a strong commitment to themselves if they are to stop breaking the law. Massey University has compared the level of self control, motivation, and criminal intentions between students and prison inmates.
Not my fault - crims blame family Newstalk ZB
Study examines criminal mind Auckland stuff.co.nz
all 6 news articles

Survey sneezes up surprises - TVNZ


Survey sneezes up surprises
TVNZ - 14 May 2008
Many New Zealanders are not practising good cold and flu hygiene, according to new research. The Colmar Brunton survey shows that 55% of New Zealand adults admit sneezing into the air, while 25% admit sometimes clearing mucus onto the ground.
Use a tissue, a tissue or we all fall down... New Zealand Herald
Cold and flu hygiene lacking Newstalk ZB
all 4 news articles

Nearly $1 mil worth of antibiotics wasted - New Zealand Doctor Online


Nearly $1 mil worth of antibiotics wasted
New Zealand Doctor Online - 8 hours ago
National Party Health spokesman Tony Ryall says the Labour Government’s legacy of waste in the health sector has been laid bare with figures showing nearly $1 million worth of antibiotics have been poured down the drain.
Bird flu medication passes use-by date Newstalk ZB
Bird flu drugs 'poured down the drain' Sunday Star Times
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Minister seeks report on Greymouth Hospital safety - Stuff.co.nz


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Minister seeks report on Greymouth Hospital safety
Stuff.co.nz - 13 May 2008
Health Minister David Cunliffe has stepped into the controversy over patient safety at Grey Base Hospital. Mr Cunliffe today asked the Director General of Health to report directly to him about allegations by a senior doctor that patient safety cannot ...
Action over Grey Base Hospital claims New Zealand Doctor Online
Commissioner satisfied DHB addressing patient safety Radio New Zealand
New Zealand Herald - AllAfrica.com - Marlborough Express - Radio New Zealand
all 14 news articles

Herceptin 'may be less effective - Telegraph.co.uk


Herceptin 'may be less effective
Telegraph.co.uk - 4 hours ago
By Lucy Cockroft The breast cancer drug Herceptin may be up to a third less effective than widely thought, according to experts who have analysed unpublished data from a medical trial.
Concerns raised over effectiveness of Herceptin Radio New Zealand
Unpublished data shows breast cancer drug 'third less effective' guardian.co.uk
all 6 news articles

Counties Manukau DHB lifts elective surgery rate - Radio New Zealand


Counties Manukau DHB lifts elective surgery rate
Radio New Zealand - 2 hours ago
Counties Manukau District Health Board says it has found a way to improve its elective surgery rates, without increasing staff numbers or facilities.
Health board boosts elective surgery 37% New Zealand Herald
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Flu vaccinations up 20 percent compared to 2007 - TV3 News


TV3 News

Flu vaccinations up 20 percent compared to 2007
TV3 News - 4 hours ago
The arrival of colder weather has seen a rush to the doctors to get flu jabs. The number of people getting vaccinated is up nearly 20 percent on last year, but the flu is also starting to bite.
Kiwis flock to ‘Kung Fu’ Flu Scoop.co.nz (press release)
all 3 news articles

Prescription software being fixed - company - Radio New Zealand


Prescription software being fixed - company
Radio New Zealand - 14 May 2008
A company that produces prescription software for general practitioners says it is fixing a problem in which people who were ineligible for prescription subsidies were not identified.
Medical subsidies wrongly given to non-residents New Zealand Doctor Online
Taxpayers subsidise sick visitors after glitch Stuff.co.nz
all 11 news articles

Bearing Your Own Twin - ABC News


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Bearing Your Own Twin
ABC News - 1 hour ago
By RUSSELL GOLDMAN Doctors in Greece Thursday removed from the belly of a 9-year-old girl what they believe was her embryonic twin absorbed into her abdomen when they were both in the womb.
Nine-Year-Old's Parasitic Twin Removed Surgically From Her Stomach AHN
Nine-year-old girl had twin in stomach Stuff.co.nz
The Associated Press - AFP - USA Today - The Press Association
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Hope vaccine will be meningitis 'holy grail' - Stuff.co.nz


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Hope vaccine will be meningitis 'holy grail'
Stuff.co.nz - 18 hours ago
By RUTH HILL - The Dominion Post | Friday, 16 May 2008 The deadly meningococcal B disease could be relegated to history with the development of a vaccine heralded as a "holy grail".
Researchers Hopeful About Possible Meiningitis B Vaccine AHN
Health Highlights: May 15, 2008 U.S. News & World Report
BBC News - Biotechnology Ireland - Telegraph.co.uk - Times Online
all 70 news articles

Embryo work sparks 'designer babies' row - New Zealand Herald


Embryo work sparks 'designer babies' row
New Zealand Herald - 14 May 2008
News that scientists have for the first time genetically altered a human embryo is drawing fire from some watchdog groups that say it's a step toward creating "designer babies".
Scientist challenges church over research Northern Echo
Designer babies on the way? Health24.com
EurekAlert (press release) - Medical News Today (press release)
all 8 news articles

Prison for Man With HIV Who Spit on a Police Officer - New York Times


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Prison for Man With HIV Who Spit on a Police Officer
New York Times - 6 hours ago
By GRETEL C. KOVACH DALLAS - A homeless man who spit in the mouth and eye of a police officer and then taunted him, saying he was HIV positive, was sentenced to 35 years in prison on Wednesday for harassing a public servant with a deadly weapon: his ...
HIV-positive man sentenced 35 years for spitting at officer The Associated Press
HIV-positive man jailed for 35 years for spitting at cop Sydney Morning Herald
USA Today - Newsroom America - United Press International - Dallas Morning News
all 174 news articles

Waitress exposes hotel guests to hepatitis A - Stuff.co.nz


Waitress exposes hotel guests to hepatitis A
Stuff.co.nz - 3 hours ago
A Korean waitress working at Queenstown's Copthorne Hotel could have exposed thousands of guests to hepatitis A. Public Health South medical officer of health Dr Marion Poore was notified yesterday that the waitress was found to have hepatitis A after ...

It's official - working makes you happy, study shows - New Zealand Herald


It's official - working makes you happy, study shows
New Zealand Herald - 7 hours ago
Over 65s who are still working feel better than those who have retired, a new study has found. It's official - working makes you happy, according to new research which shows that people over 65 who are still working feel better than those who have ...

World Bank says HIV/AIDS to remain a challenge in sub-Saharan Africa - International Herald Tribune


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World Bank says HIV/AIDS to remain a challenge in sub-Saharan Africa
International Herald Tribune - 14 May 2008
AP WASHINGTON: For the foreseeable future HIV/AIDS will remain an unprecedented economic, social and human challenge for sub-Saharan Africa, the World Bank said Wednesday, calling the 50-nation region the epicenter of the disease and announcing a new ...
Africa: World Bank Shifting Gears On Aids AllAfrica.com
New labour standards on HIV/AIDS proposed by ILO Daily Mirror
World Bank Group - Bay Area Reporter - Kaiser network.org
all 17 news articles

The Republican Health-Care Surrender - Wall Street Journal


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The Republican Health-Care Surrender
Wall Street Journal - 14 May 2008
By DICK ARMEY Hillary Clinton's presidential aspirations may have died in North Carolina last week, but her most famous bad idea is alive and well in Washington, DC With likely increases in Democrat ranks in the House and Senate, and a Democrat ...
Small Businesses Face Monumental Choice on Health Care AllBusiness
Universal Health Care or John Care Scoop.co.nz
Chicago Tribune - San Jose Mercury News - Kansas City infoZine - American Enterprise Institute
all 27 news articles

The world's obese population is rising - BBC News


BBC News

The world's obese population is rising
BBC News - 1 hour ago
The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine calculated the obese consume 18% more calories than average. They are also responsible for using more fuel, which has an environmental impact and drives up food prices as transport and agriculture both ...
Do Obese People Aggravate Global Warming? ABC News
The case against obesity Boston Globe
Reuters - Thaindian.com - eMaxHealth.com - Reuters
all 32 news articles

NHS IT programme running four years late - Reuters UK


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NHS IT programme running four years late
Reuters UK - 3 hours ago
LONDON (Reuters) - A multi-billion pound scheme to reform the system of holding patient records in the NHS is running at least four years behind schedule, a report by parliament's financial watchdog said on Friday.
Four-year delay for NHS's new IT system guardian.co.uk
NHS IT 'at least four years late' BBC News
Times Online - CIO Latest News - The Press Association - OnMedica
all 156 news articles

CDC Recommends Shingles Vaccine for Those Over 60 - Washington Post


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CDC Recommends Shingles Vaccine for Those Over 60
Washington Post - 16 hours ago
By Steven Reinberg THURSDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- All adults aged 60 and older should be vaccinated against shingles, a condition that can cause debilitating chronic pain, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended on Thursday.
Shingles Vaccine Recommended New York Times
US recommends shingles vaccine for age 60 and up guardian.co.uk
Reuters - Forbes - CNNMoney.com - Food Consumer
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