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Health Clinic Celebrates 50% Increase on First Anniversary
Wed, 16 Oct 2013 16:00:14 +1300 | Optimal Neuro Health
Nelson Neurolink business, Optimal Neuro Health, is celebrating a fifty percent increase in turnover on the first anniversary since opening its Waimea Road premises. More >>
Waikato DHB Launches Second National Patient Safety Topic
Wed, 16 Oct 2013 15:59:35 +1300 | Waikato District Health Board
Waikato District Health Board (DHB) today joins each of the four DHB regions - Northern, Midlands, Central and South Island - to launch the second topic of the Open for better care national patient safety campaign: reducing harm from surgical site infections ...More >>
Preventing surgical site infections
Wed, 16 Oct 2013 15:23:42 +1300 | New Zealand Government
Associate Health Minister Jo Goodhew welcomes the second phase of the national patient safety campaign, Open for better care, which focuses on reducing harm from infections in patients following surgery. More >>
40 million Americans provided access to Cxbladder
Wed, 16 Oct 2013 15:22:52 +1300 | Pacific Edge
Pacific Edge (NZX:PEB), a cancer diagnostic company leading in the development and commercialisation of molecular diagnostic tests, has signed an agreement with FedMed, a national preferred provider network in the United States, to make Cxbladder available ...More >>
Getting the Message Out About Health Services In Turangi
Wed, 16 Oct 2013 15:02:28 +1300 | Lakes District Health Board
Does your health or social services organisation or group provide a community service in the Turangi district? More >>
Unsung Heroes of the Operating Theatre Have Their Day
Wed, 16 Oct 2013 14:54:21 +1300 | ANZCA
Around 50 per cent of New Zealanders are not aware that their anaesthetist is a highly trained medical specialist, just like their surgeon. While the “Offspring effect” has raised awareness of the anaesthetist’s role, events such as the death of pop ...More >>
Midland DHBs Join Together With Map Of Medicine
Wed, 16 Oct 2013 14:38:56 +1300 | Waikato DHB
The roll out of a tool by five district health boards in the Midland region will allow clinicians across all sectors of health to work more closely together. More >>
International symposium to address fake pot
Wed, 16 Oct 2013 14:23:49 +1300 | NZ Drug Foundation
Questions about what exactly is synthetic cannabis and the latest research on pot imitations will be addressed at the New Zealand Drug Foundation’s Cannabis and Health Symposium in November.More >>
What will it take to get to 5% smoking prevalence 2025?
Wed, 16 Oct 2013 10:31:26 +1300 | University of Otago
The New Zealand Government has a goal of a Smokefree Nation by 2025, often interpreted as a smoking prevalence of less than 5% by 2025. This should be a major focus of the New Zealand contingent at the Smokefree Oceania Conference in Auckland next week.More >>
Movember: Men of the match
Tue, 15 Oct 2013 16:15:31 +1300 | Cancer Society New Zealand
Veteran sports commentator, John McBeth, would love to see the recent All Black victory over South Africa result in better health for Kiwi men. More >>
Senior Doctors Endorse Nurses Concerns Over Secret TPP
Tue, 15 Oct 2013 15:52:41 +1300 | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“Senior doctors endorse the concerns raised by nurses about the secret negotiations over the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today. Mr Powell was commenting ...More >>
Party in Pink Zumbathon for Breast Cancer
Tue, 15 Oct 2013 15:47:32 +1300 | Zumba
Global fitness leader Zumba is encouraging local Auckland residents to “Party, Prevent and Prevail” this October by joining a “Party in Pink” Zumbathon event. This initiative, called “Party in Pink”, raises money toward via the Zumba Global ...More >>
180,000 work-related injury claims in 2012
Tue, 15 Oct 2013 11:47:15 +1300 | Statistics New Zealand
In 2012, 180,000 claims were made for a work-related injury in New Zealand to the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC), Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Advance Care Planning – good for patient care
Tue, 15 Oct 2013 10:49:14 +1300 | Dr. Ben Gray
Public Health Expert What could we do, and what should we not do, to improve public health? This Blog has postings from Tony Blakely, Nick Wilson and other public health experts on issues such as efficiency, equity, interventions, politics, cost effectiveness ...More >>
Middle-aged Aucklanders sought for Muscle Aging Study
Mon, 14 Oct 2013 19:43:59 +1300 | University of Auckland
University of Auckland’s Human Nutrition Unit and Liggins Institute is looking for middle-aged men to participate in a study looking at the potential positive effects of dairy products on muscle health.More >>
Aucklanders sought for Kiwifruit study
Mon, 14 Oct 2013 19:42:02 +1300 | University of Auckland
University of Auckland’s Human Nutrition Unit is looking for men and women to participate in a study looking at the potential positive effects of kiwifruit extracts on the digestive system.More >>
Ashburton community urged to get their kids protected
Mon, 14 Oct 2013 17:15:45 +1300 | Canterbury District Health Board
Ashburton families with young children are being urged to get their children vaccinated against hepatitis A sooner rather than later. More >>
Attack on Journalist in Pakistan’s Abbottabad City Condemned
Mon, 14 Oct 2013 16:00:33 +1300 | International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and partners in the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) are shocked and horrified by the latest instance of an attack with obvious lethal intent on a journalist in Pakistan.More >>
Global Handwashing Day Celebrated Worldwide 15 October
Mon, 14 Oct 2013 14:59:07 +1300 | Ecostore
13 October 2013 – Tuesday (15 October) marks the annual Global Handwashing Day, aimed at increasing awareness and understanding about the importance of handwashing with soap, as an effective and affordable way to prevent diseases.More >>
Two new treatments for breast cancer registered in NZ
Mon, 14 Oct 2013 11:10:57 +1300 | Roche
Two new treatments for advanced HER2-positive breast cancer registered in New Zealand First line treatment PERJETA® and second line treatment KADCYLA® extend and improve the quality of life of patients with advanced HER2-positive breast cancer 14 October ...More >>
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