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More Sour Grapes from NZ Dental Association
Tue, 13 Aug 2013 17:04:15 +1200 | Fluoride Action Network
The NZ Dental Association is in no position to claim the scientific high ground over the Hamilton city council. Fluoridated water affects every part of our body and dentists are only trained to treat the oral cavity, not the entire body. It is also irrational ...More >>
Wairarapa doctors sharing info for better care
Tue, 13 Aug 2013 16:13:04 +1200 | New Zealand Government
A new system to share patients’ health information electronically is helping doctors, nurses and pharmacists in the Wairarapa make better decisions about patient treatment and care.More >>
Over $1.4m awarded to Medical Researchers
Tue, 13 Aug 2013 15:44:05 +1200 | Auckland Medical Research Foundation
The Auckland Medical Research Foundation (AMRF) has recently announced $1,413,701 in funding to medical researchers in the first three funding rounds for 2013. More >>
Families contribute to unique study
Tue, 13 Aug 2013 14:54:24 +1200 | University of Auckland
Families in five North Island east coast communities will share their experiences about the end-of-life care of an older family member for a unique community study. More >>
Canterbury tops being flu strong
Tue, 13 Aug 2013 14:48:17 +1200 | Canterbury DHB
Canterbury is the national champion when it comes to being flu strong. A record 207,860 influenza vaccinations have been distributed in Canterbury (or around 42 percent of the population have been vaccinated against influenza) during this year’s Government-subsidised ...More >>
Jibber jabber can’t hide the facts
Tue, 13 Aug 2013 11:03:28 +1200 | New Zealand Labour Party
A flurry of statements from Health Minister Tony Ryall suggesting DHBs are collecting dud statistics is hardly reassuring for the country’s emergency department or for patients, Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King says.More >>
Drinking Water Plants Get Subsidy Assistance
Tue, 13 Aug 2013 10:51:31 +1200 | Ruapehu District Council
National Park and Taumarunui water treatment plants will both benefit from the Ministry of Health’s (MOH) most recent drinking-water subsidy allocation. More >>
Hamilton Council issues misleading information to residents
Tue, 13 Aug 2013 09:24:20 +1200 | University of Otago
The Hamilton City Council’s leaflet to ratepayers about its decision to ban fluoride in their town water supply gives oral health information that is wrong, unscientific and misleading to Hamilton people, leading NZ dental authorities say.More >>
Health Minister congratulates Capital and Coast ED
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 17:25:16 +1200 | New Zealand Government
Capital and Coast DHB is to be congratulated for its performance on faster, better care for patients in emergency departments says Health Minister Tony Ryall. More >>
$680,000 healthy start for Taranaki families
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 17:06:27 +1200 | New Zealand Government
The Government is investing $680,000 to encourage Taranaki Mums to eat and exercise well during and after pregnancy, giving their babies a healthy start. More >>
King suffers amnesia over her long ED waits crisis
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 17:01:00 +1200 | New Zealand Government
Annette King has forgotten that she endorsed a major report that slammed Labour on emergency department (ED) waiting times, says Associate Health Minister Jo Goodhew. More >>
Chronic pain major cause of health loss
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 16:08:49 +1200 | Arthritis New Zealand
Arthritis New Zealand’s Chief Executive Sandra Kirby welcomed Dr Kieran Davis’s reference to the fact that chronic pain accounted for at least 5 per cent of the health loss recorded in the recently launched study ‘Health Loss in New Zealand’.More >>
Health Minister congratulates Hutt Valley ED
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 16:02:53 +1200 | New Zealand Police
“Hutt Valley DHB is to be congratulated for its outstanding progress on faster better care for patients in emergency departments says Health Minister Tony Ryall. More >>
Infant Formula Update 7
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 15:06:25 +1200 | New Zealand Government
Health Minister Tony Ryall and Food Safety Minister Nikki Kaye confirm that Nutricia has today narrowed the scope of the recall for infant formula.More >>
Record Number of Vaccinations in Waikato Region
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 14:53:06 +1200 | Waikato DHB
A record 23,330 more Waikato residents have been vaccinated against influenza during this year’s Government-subsidised vaccine campaign period than were vaccinated during the same period last year.More >>
On Site Drug Screen Testing
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 14:41:23 +1200 | New Zealand Safety Council
An article by Kevin Thompson,a Registered Safety Professional, of the New Zealand Safety Council feels employers need to know what collectors and screen testing companies are not telling about the process of drug testing in New Zealand.More >>
Source of Respiratory Syndrome in Middle East Not Identified
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 10:37:07 +1200 | UN News
Further research is needed to identify the specific source – whether animal or otherwise – of the coronavirus that is causing the Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in humans, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said ...More >>
Shorter time in ED not always good news
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 09:04:12 +1200 | New Zealand Labour Party
Shorter time in ED not always good news Tony Ryall’s latest ‘ good news’ - that people are staying for shorter periods in emergency departments – will be of no comfort to those patients being packed off home in the early hours of the morning, ...More >>
Faster emergency care for Kiwi families
Sun, 11 Aug 2013 11:38:59 +1200 | New Zealand Government
Health Minister Tony Ryall says public health services are providing New Zealanders with emergency healthcare faster than ever before. More >>
EDs miss triage times as hospitals buckle
Sun, 11 Aug 2013 10:53:26 +1200 | New Zealand Labour Party
Few hospitals are meeting Government benchmarks for emergency department treatment, with rising numbers of urgent cases not being seen by a doctor within recommended times, says Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King.More >>
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