Health Press Releases

Residents in parts of Shirley, Bexley, Wainoni and New Brighton are being advised to boil their water because traces of e-coli have been found in the water supply.

A new website has been launched by local dental clinic Taradale Family Dental to provide information to locals who are in need of dental wellness. The website is online at: www.taradalefamilydental.co.nz.

Leading Harvard Medical School expert and “Obesity Warrior” Dr. David Ludwig rewrites the rules on weight loss, diet, and health. On his first visit to New Zealand, he is in Auckland this week to speak at the Nutrition event of the year.

‘Tis the season for giving back and paying it forward; in the spirit of the holiday season, Auckland-based Eve Health Co announced plans to donate $10 from the sale of every Hormone and Stress & Adrenal Test for the month of December to Sands New Zealand.

Akimbo, a wellbeing company out of Christchurch, New Zealand, is raising funds through Kickstarter to deliver an innovative mental fitness app for young adults.

The power-duo behind Real Health NZ, Renee Norman and Jenna Smith, recently launched a ‘Nail Your Nutrition Package” just in time to help with holiday menu planning and to assist with your summer plans!

Classifying burnout as an occupational phenomenon may be a step in the right direction for recognising the exhaustion, depletion, and lack of drive that more and more people seem to be experiencing, however, New Zealand scientific wellness company Eve Health says this classification is still missing the mark in truly acknowledging the issue.

Mark your calendars, Tauranga, because Auckland’s Eve Health is bringing their empowering Modern Women’s Wellness event, ‘What I Wish I Knew…” to Tauranga on Wednesday November 20th from 7 – 9 PM. The event, part of a series around self-care and women’s health, will be held at The General, 19b Pacific Avenue.

A Brisbane-based filmmaker who is releasing a reality docuseries about his struggles with depression and the challenges of caring for his mother, who has paranoid schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, has been astonished by the heart-wrenching messages he’s received from viewers confessing – for the first time – the depths of their own depression and mental health struggles.

Auckland’s Eve Health introduces an addition to their at-home testing service: the Eve Stress & Adrenal Test. These days many of us are, or know someone who is, struggling with high stress, burnout, exhaustion or adrenal fatigue. This affects everyone from mothers who are juggling families, to busy corporates, those battling health conditions, or supporting someone else who is struggling with their health.

The Stratus Pod Kit from vape products supplier Vapourium is one of many new innovative products to hit the market. However, it’s making waves in the smoking community in more ways than one.

A new charitable initiative is set to help address the rapidly increasing number of injuries caused by accidents across West Auckland households each year.

With the global popularity of yoga, many Kiwis are exploring ways to move in this gentle style. But attending public yoga classes can get expensive and it’s not always easy to find a class that works with our schedules. A new online yoga website aims to solve that by sharing premium yoga classes via videos that people can follow along to anytime and anywhere.

A new business start-up with a focus on sustainable food choices in the form of superfoods. Created by three Kiwi friends on a mission to provide New Zealand with sustainable superfoods, GOOD PANTRY is the answer to eating for your future and good health, today. Good Pantry superfoods have a low impact on the worlds resources, combined with an impressive nutritional profile.

New Zealand researchers publish a report which finds hunters using lead-based projectiles risk unsafe exposure to toxic lead in their meat.

Hundreds of Special Olympics athletes from around NZ will be screened for undiagnosed eye conditions with the support of a local charity. More than 1070 Kiwi special needs athletes will benefit from the eye screening initiative which will see them receive specialist eye care during their events beginning in Wellington this month.

Kiwis living with HIV will now have access to a new interactive tool to help them overcome a range of treatment barriers and better communicate with their healthcare providers.

Seleno Health, a NZ-based producer of maca from Peru, is crowdfunding to benefit small Peruvian farms and promote ethical and sustainable fair trade.

A new world first preventative healthcare programme has been introduced to Kiwi workers and their families.The free programme offers screening and treatment for dozens of conditions which commonly affect Kiwis but are not currently funded – such as skin, cervical and bowel cancer, prenatal scans, HIV screening, cardiovascular and diabetes treatment, smoking cessation programmes, and a range of immunisations for employees and their families.

A new study which found Kiwis do not consider the potential impact of their food choices on their cholesterol levels is worrying according to a leading academic expert.