‘Health’ Archives
Hepatitis A outbreak: Auckland reports 31 cases
As many as 31 children have been diagnosed with Hepatitis A as public health officials warn that the number may increase. As these cases are affecting school age children, the health officials are working with nine schools and affected parents to assess risk and provide [Read More]
Smoking bans in Australia coming soon
An upcoming smoking ban in Australia is prompting a New Zealand group to ask similar bans across the ditch. Under new sweeping changes introduced by Australia’s health minister, Jillian Skinner, diners in New South Wales will not be able to smoke in public dining [Read More]
NZ women link looks with success
Actress and environmentalist Robyn Malcolm has stripped for a nude photoshoot as part of the Next magazine’s celebration of the Kiwi female form. In a special feature for the March issue, she is also joined by actress Amanda Billing, and television presenter Sonia Gray [Read More]
Meet the youngest person to get pacemaker
Fifteen minutes – that’s how old Jaya was when surgeons sliced open her chest to put pacemaker on her walnut-sized heart. A team of 20 medical staff attended to the 3-pound infant, soon after she was born with a heart beat of 45; a healthy new-born has a heart [Read More]
Mayor’s fund open for community grants
Money raised by the inaugural Auckland Mayoress’ Charity Gala Ball will soon be available to groups working with young Aucklanders as applications for grants are now open. The ball, hosted by Mayor Len Brown and Mayoress Shan Inglis last November, raised $170,000 towards [Read More]
Teenagers face racism in New Zealand – study
Teenagers from ethnic and minority groups face many instances of discrimination based on race, a recent study has found. The survey of more than 9000 randomly selected secondary school students in New Zealand revealed that there were significant ethnic differences in the [Read More]
Internet may help cancer patients in recovery
Cancer patients face barriers to recovery in sparsely populated countries, and a researcher is looking to the internet to help build online support groups. A recently published research has identified barriers to physical activity for cancer patients which may slow their [Read More]
Orange juice ban in the US likely to cause other health issues
Temporary ban on the import of orange juices in the United States is likely to have a counter-productive effect, according to an industry expert. Parents worried about the fungicide may actually feed to their children more of it by switching to other juices, such as apple [Read More]
India records a polio-free year
Thanks to a sustained eradication campaign, India has completed a year without recording a new case of Polio virus. India’s last reported case of the sometimes-fatal disease was a two-year-old girl in West Bengal State on 13 January 2011. The record seems even more [Read More]
Be child-safe this holiday season
The recent incident in Auckland where a two-week old boy was seriously injured when his child seat came loose is a stark reminder of reviewing our child-safety, says a New Zealand charity. Plunket New Zealand is urging people to have their child car-restraints checked [Read More]
