Smoke Free Waikato Playgrounds
The South Waikato District Counci has posted signs promoting smoke free playgrounds.
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Health Press Releases, New Zealand
Kiwi Sporting Icons Team Up to Help Fight Deadly Illness
Two of New Zealand’s most revered sporting icons, Irene van Dyk and Dame Susan Devoy, have teamed up in a campaign to help battle the biggest killer of children under five in the third world – pneumonia.
Cancer diagnosis moves closer to home for Midland patients
Minister of Health, Tony Ryall says patients covering New Plymouth to Gisborne to Hamilton will have a more convenient service that’s closer to home with the new Positron Emission and Computed Tomography Centre (PET-CT) in Hamilton.
Your Stress Management Practice May Be Slowly Killing You
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Nursing: A truly 21st century profession
Ministry of Health promotes International Nurses Day which happens each year on Florence Nightingale’s birthday during last week on May 12.
Aucklanders learning how to run barefoot
The increased awareness of barefoot running and it’s health benefits as driven an ever increasing number of New Zealand runners to seek out guidance as to the best ways to develop their technique while improving there injury reduction through good form. Due to constant increase in requests from Auckland runners Vibram® FiveFingers® along with James Küegler are holding their 4th Auckland Natural Running Workshop on Saturday 14th May.
Wakefield Health to “future proof” its facilities
Wakefield Health Limited has plans to review and future proof its facilities to cover the next 20 – 30 years with the first location being Wakefield Hospital in Newtown.
Pacific Healthcare students rewarded
Georgina te Heuheu, Pacific Island Affairs Minister announces that more than 200 Pacific scholarships are being awards this year at the Pacific Health Workforce Awards in Auckland.
Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Booklet
The sixth booklet in a Ministry of Health series about the health targets has been released, focused on work happening in cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes management.
Restore the Balance in Your Life with New Head & Shoulders Scalp Care
Kids, work, family and friends – life is busy enough without having to worry about smaller issues like the condition of your hair and scalp. Now you can restore the balance in your life with new Head & Shoulders Scalp Care.
10-Fold Earnings Potential from New Tech Manuka Honey
Earnings by a leading company in New Zealand’s $100 million Manuka honey export industry have the potential to increase ten-fold through use of patented technology outlined at the annual NZBIO biotechnology showcase in Auckland this week. Manuka Health New Zealand Ltd chief executive Kerry Paul told the conference his company’s next generation of Manuka honey products would use patented technology to deliver the active ingredient in forms more akin to pharmaceutical products than jars of honey.
Infant Feeding in Emergencies
The Ministry of Health has released guidance on infant feeding during emergencies for parents and caregivers.
Gymcost – Check Gym Membership Prices
How much are you paying for your gym membership? Do you think your gym is charging you a reasonable price to achieve your health and fitness goals? How does your weekly fee compare to the next person or the next gym?
Elekta Radiation Therapy Method Shortens Treatment Times for Prostate Cancer
Nine months after opening, St. George’s Cancer Care Centre in Christchurch, New Zealand has reduced radiation therapy delivery time for prostate cancer patients by half.
Suspension of Avandia (rosiglitazone) from New Zealand market
The medicine for diabetes called rosiglitazone is to be withdrawn from the NZ market from April 2011 following saftey review that has found increased risk of cardiovascular issues.
Healex – New Natural Health Practice In Hamilton
15 February marks the opening of “healex”, the newest natural health practice in Hillcrest, Hamilton, offering naturopathic consultations, herbal medicine, Bach Flower consultations and natural healing. Naturopathic treatment is intended to assist and stimulate the body’s own ability to heal itself. Naturopathy is both a system of natural medicine, and a way of life. Educating the client is a big part of the healing process.
Unregistered chiropractor conviction welcomed
The Ministry of Health welcomes the decision of the Nelson District Court in convicting James Michael Dawson on charges of advertising and offering chiropractic services he was not authorised to administer.
HIIRC website moving ahead strongly
The new website for the Health Improvement and Innovation Resource Centre (HIIRC) is considered to be moving ahead strongly by initial results where almost 12,500 people have visited the website in the second half of 2010.
Legionellosis in travellers returning from Bali
The New Zealand Ministry of Health warns New Zealand travellers that there has been an out break of legionellosis in Australian travellers returning from Bali.
Italian Mental Health Reformist Visits NZ
Professor Roberto Mezzina leads the radical mental health services in Trieste, Italy. THis service has just been designated a centre for training and research in mental health by the World Health Organisation.
Services in Trieste rely far less on expensive acute beds, rarely treat people forcibly, do not use ECT, or restraint practices such as seclusion. The service is available to the population of Trieste 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. A report commissioned by the NZ based ARC Group suggests that as well as improving services, adopting some of the practices used in Trieste over the last 30 years, could carve off $100 million from the national mental health bill.