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16/03/2010 05:00 AM

Suspended doctor says house-call unit at risk

An Auckland doctor suspended for forging his practising certificate says the medical house-call ...
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15/03/2010 02:07 PM

Pain-killing secrets of the opium poppy revealed

Scientists have identified the genes of the opium poppy responsible for the production of the ...
nzherald.co.nz - Health

15/03/2010 01:13 PM

Censured doctor back at work

A South Auckland doctor found guilty of working without a current practising certificate and ...
nzherald.co.nz - Health

15/03/2010 05:00 AM

Act now to fight swine flu: Ministry

New Zealanders are being urged to have flu jabs soon, to give the country the best chance of a ...
nzherald.co.nz - Health

15/03/2010 05:00 AM

Taking steps to ward off horrible illness

Jo Wedlock caught a nasty dose of the flu last winter, so she has gladly accepted her employer's ...
nzherald.co.nz - Health

15/03/2010 05:00 AM

Hand washing is still the best prevention

Many people seem to have lost the good hand-hygiene habits they started to learn during the swine ...
nzherald.co.nz - Health

15/03/2010 05:00 AM

Cash lure seen as way to raise immunisation

Parliament's health committee is considering whether parents should be offered cash incentives to ...
nzherald.co.nz - Health

14/03/2010 04:59 PM

From Israel, a radical way to boost organ donation

Israel is launching a potentially trailblazing experiment in organ donation: Sign a donor card, and ...
nzherald.co.nz - Health

14/03/2010 05:00 AM

Strike threat to hospital treatment

Patients may face longer waits for x-rays and scans from tomorrow as hospital radiographers start a ...
nzherald.co.nz - Health

14/03/2010 05:00 AM

Babies born bigger

Kiwi babies are getting bigger - with 5kg newborns common in parts of the country.Latest Health ...
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