http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Health headlines from nzherald.co.nz en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:00:15 +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=10670745&ref=rss Taxpayer funding of an expensive lung-cancer drug which has produced amazing, life-saving results for some patients will be announced today.The Herald understands the Government drug funding agency Pharmac will, from October... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:30:20 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10670824&ref=rss Any time marriage is talked about, it is always in sentiments of gravity, happiness, certainty and long-term commitment. Research also suggests it makes you richer, healthier and your children more successful. For example, in... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10670818&ref=rss Swine flu has claimed 16 lives this winter, and a further 14 people are fighting it in intensive care units.The sixteenth person to die was a 50-year-old man who suffered from underlying health conditions and died at Auckland... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10670754&ref=rss Prime Minister John Key has appeared alongside actor Hugh Jackman in a video made by an Australian man for his Kiwi wife.Both Mr Key and Jackman feature on the film made by Kristian Anderson, a 35-year-old from Sydney who suffers... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10670744&ref=rss Taking a daily Tarceva tablet has given Trudi Hirzel at least two years of life that were probably going to be snatched away from her by lung cancer.Mrs Hirzel, 61, of Kawakawa in Northland, a non-smoker for the past 28 years,... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10670702&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10670644&ref=rss Eleventh hour talks aimed at averting a nationwide strike by radiographers next week appear to have failed.Representatives of the country's district health boards (DHBs) met with the radiographers' union Apex in Auckland today... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:05:39 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10670576&ref=rss If you want to tell whether your baby is in pain, looking at its face may not be enough, researchers have found.Generations of mothers have depended on their baby's facial expressions to tell them what they are feeling. But a... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:50:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10670460&ref=rss A doctor who deliberately cut the lip of a rugby player to cover up a fake injury can continue to practise medicine, Britain's General Medical Council said yesterday. Wendy Chapman admitted cutting the lip of Harlequins winger... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:55:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10670507&ref=rss The Government has backed down on enforcing packaging regulations that were intended to protect young children against household cleansers and laundry powders.The changes would have forced manufacturers to change from using cardboard... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10670493&ref=rss An Auckland radiographer says she and her colleagues are distressed by the effect of their strikes on patients, but the action is necessary.Pamela Aitken, a 29-year-old union delegate and medical radiation technologist at Auckland... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10670359&ref=rss The health benefits of eating extra fruits and vegetables are well established: for years, children have been told that an apple a day will keep the doctor away.But now, scientists have identified a diet promoting a much wider... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10670265&ref=rss The long-held belief that allergies cause asthma in children has been questioned by Australian researchers.Research at Perth's Princess Margaret Hospital and supported by the Asthma Foundation of WA suggests that cell abnormalities... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:30:20 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10670366&ref=rss Calls to PlunketLine have increased almost 40 per cent since funding was increased last year to cover a round-the-clock service, says Health Minister Tony Ryall.Mr Ryall said $3 million was provided by the Government to support... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10670322&ref=rss COLUMBUS - A resurgence of bedbugs across the United States has homeowners and apartment dwellers taking desperate measures to eradicate the tenacious bloodsuckers, with some relying on dangerous outdoor pesticides and fly-by-night... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10670271&ref=rss Other hospitals are likely to suspend surgery when radiographers strike nationwide next Tuesday.Vulnerable health workers are being suspended without pay to intimidate them into ending their industrial action, the laboratory workers'... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10670114&ref=rss A revolutionary way of screening the entire human genome for the genetic signposts of disease has produced its latest success - the first inherited link to common migraine and a possible reason for extreme headaches.The technique,... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:45:31 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10670080&ref=rss It seems strange to me that we accept, even celebrate and make light of, the conception of a child through a meaningless one-night-stand, and yet when a couple make a thoughtful decision to try and acquire the healthy eggs of a willing... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10670049&ref=rss The parents of a baby girl are devastated after being told long-awaited surgery to help her to eat without a tube has been postponed because of hospital strikes.Seventeen-month-old Rebecca Jones has cerebral palsy and was to have... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10670031&ref=rss Almost 12 people a week are being killed by accidents in their own homes, new ACC figures show.The statistics, released to launch Safety NZ Week, show 621 people died after domestic accidents last year, more than the number of... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:30:00 +1200