Latest Health Headlines [Page 3]
Car seat insert enhances safety for infants
Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 12:51 pm | University of Auckland
Research into an infant car safety seat insert has highlighted the importance of not leaving infants to sleep in their car safety seat. More >>
Safe air should be there for all of us to share
Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 10:58 am | Shobha Shukla
Air, water and food are the 3 basic essentials (in that order) to sustain human life. One can stay without water and food for long periods but not without oxygen laden clean air even for a few moments. More >>
Unique Wellington Well Gives to Wellington Free Ambulance
Monday, 15 July 2013, 5:23 pm | The PR Company
A unique artesian well in Wellington is responsible for almost $10,000 in donations to the charity Wellington Free Ambulance. More >>
Parris Goebel new Kidz First Children’s Hospital Ambassador
Monday, 15 July 2013, 3:24 pm | Joint Press Release
Kidz First Children’s Hospital and Middlemore Foundation for Health Innovation is proud to announce its newest ambassador is internationally renowned dancer and choreographer Parris Goebel. More >>
TVNZ Program Follows Kiwi Eye Doctor in the Pacific
Monday, 15 July 2013, 10:27 am | Fred Hollows Foundation
A TVNZ 20/20 current affairs story set to air this Thursday follows Kiwi ophthalmologist Jesse Gale as he joins a team of Pacific eye surgeons from The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ. The program gives a first-hand glimpse into the challenges of sight restoring ... More >>
Youthline helping young women to stand tall
Monday, 15 July 2013, 9:47 am | Youthline
The wellbeing of young New Zealanders is under the spotlight following the first Sovereign Wellbeing Index. The index, conducted by AUT University, found that young women aged 18-20 were less likely to be flourishing than almost any other group in ... More >>
Happiness not 'rocket science' says Mental Health Foundation
Monday, 15 July 2013, 8:58 am | Mental Health Foundation
The Mental Health Foundation (MHF) commends and congratulates Sovereign for commencing the first-ever national Wellbeing Index. More >>
Study reveals startling new data on wellbeing in NZ
Monday, 15 July 2013, 8:54 am | Sovereign
Older, female and financially stable New Zealanders have the highest wellbeing in New Zealand, a groundbreaking new social index has revealed. And although the inaugural Sovereign Wellbeing Index shows that the wellbeing of New Zealanders is startlingly ... More >>
Refusal to prescribe contraception raises wider concern
Sunday, 14 July 2013, 6:11 pm | ALRANZ
The Abortion Law Reform Association of New Zealand is alarmed that a Blenheim doctor refused to prescribe contraception to his patient, and it is calling on the Medical Council and other bodies to clarify their guidelines on conscientious objection. More >>
Waikato Hospital in Overload
Sunday, 14 July 2013, 5:31 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Waikato Hospital in Hamilton is in overload today (Sunday) a situation that has been building up over the last few weeks. Waikato Hospital’s assistant group manager said the overload is due to more patients than beds available and a full ED. More >>
Link between obesity and high birth weights questioned
Saturday, 13 July 2013, 12:00 pm | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury (UC) economics and finance postgraduate student Rachel Webb has unearthed a new finding about fast food restaurants while researching the relationship between maternal obesity and high birth weight risk. More >>
NZ First for UCOL nursing education
Friday, 12 July 2013, 3:41 pm | Universal College Of Learning
Nursing students at UCOL will now have the best of the best. The nursing simulation lab at UCOL’s Palmerston North campus has this week been fitted out with a new hi-tech audiovisual system called SimView, created by Norwegian company Laerdal. More >>
Ashburton Hepatitis A outbreak prompts hand washing warning
Friday, 12 July 2013, 3:22 pm | Canterbury District Health Board
The Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) is contacting Ashburton schools about the importance of thorough hand washing following another case of Hepatitis A being confirmed in the area. More >>
Mineral supplements boost cows as well as colostrum
Friday, 12 July 2013, 2:02 pm | Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Mineral supplements for dry cows are known to build up nutrient reserves ahead of calving, but studies also suggest a direct link between supplements and the quality of colostrum which is essential to set up calves for their best start in life. More >>
Autism New Zealand is excited to bring Stephen Shore to NZ
Thursday, 11 July 2013, 6:30 pm | Autism NZ
Autism New Zealand is proud to be hosting Stephen Shore in New Zealand where he will give a series of seminars in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. More >>
Ashburton Hepatitis A outbreak prompts hand washing warning
Thursday, 11 July 2013, 5:26 pm | Canterbury District Health Board
The Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) is contacting Ashburton schools about the importance of thorough hand washing following another case of Hepatitis A being confirmed in the area. More >>
New Chair for ANZCA’s New Zealand National Committee
Thursday, 11 July 2013, 5:09 pm | The Australian and NZ College of Anaesthetists
Dr Nigel Robertson, a specialist anaesthetist at Auckland City Hospital, is the new head of New Zealand’s largest anaesthesia organisation. He took over as Chair of the New Zealand National Committee of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists ... More >>
Southerners seeing clearly
Thursday, 11 July 2013, 3:54 pm | Eyes on Ardmore
A specialist eye treatment that enables those with poor eyesight to see without having to wear prescription glasses or contact lenses is now available to people in Central Otago. More >>
First New Zealand Population Health Congress
Thursday, 11 July 2013, 3:07 pm | Joint Press Release
Three influential New Zealand health organisations are working together to organise the first New Zealand Population Health Congress to be held in Auckland next year. More >>
First New Zealand Population Health Congress
Thursday, 11 July 2013, 2:53 pm | The PR Company
Three influential New Zealand health organisations are working together to organise the first New Zealand Population Health Congress to be held in Auckland next year. More >>
$1.1m health programme for under-5s
Thursday, 11 July 2013, 1:58 pm | New Zealand National Party
Pre-schoolers in Thames-Hauraki are to benefit from a $1.1 million Government investment to boost nutrition and activity levels for under-fives. The Project Energize initiative, currently managed by Sport Waikato in primary schools, is to be extended to up 128 ... More >>
Emergency managers chosen to update national plan
Thursday, 11 July 2013, 10:08 am | Massey University
Emergency management specialists from the Joint Centre for Disaster Research are among Massey staff contracted by the Ministry of Health to review and update its National Health Emergency Plan. More >>
New Elective Surgery Centre completed and ready for patients
Thursday, 11 July 2013, 9:56 am | Waitemata District Health Board
The Waitemata District Health Board’s project to provide public elective surgical services faster and more efficiently for its population was officially opened by Health Minister Tony Ryall today. More >>
Infant Nutrition Council Broadens Board Representation
Thursday, 11 July 2013, 9:46 am | Infant Nutrition Council
The Infant Nutrition Council (INC) has announced it is broadening the make-up of its board to ensure it is more representative of the entire infant formula supply chain in Australia and New Zealand – including manufacturers, marketers and brand ... More >>
NZ Parliamentarians’ focus on youth pregnancy
Thursday, 11 July 2013, 9:28 am | Joint Press Release
Today is World Population Day. This year’s theme of adolescent pregnancy aligns closely with the efforts of the New Zealand Parliamentarians’ Group on Population and Development (NZPPD). More >>
Thailand’s Vibhavadi Hospital trials NZ mHealth system
Wednesday, 10 July 2013, 3:28 pm | Vensa Health
Vensa Health’s mHealth+3 platform targets millions in annual savings by significantly reducing missed appointments; patients can confirm appointments via text message. More >>
Thailand’s Vibhavadi Hospital trials NZ mHealth system
Wednesday, 10 July 2013, 3:14 pm | Vensa Health
Thousands of Thai patients will begin receiving SMS appointment reminders direct to their mobile phones as Bangkok’s Vibhavadi Hospital commences a trial of New Zealand company Vensa Health’s mHealth+3 platform. More >>
Consultation on Proposals for Land at Burwood and Ashburton
Wednesday, 10 July 2013, 2:01 pm | Canterbury DHB
The Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) is seeking public feedback on proposals to allow the private development Integrated Family Health Centres (IFHCs) at the Burwood and Ashburton Hospital sites. More >>
Teacher in a health class of his own
Wednesday, 10 July 2013, 9:46 am | Massey University
A Palmerston North secondary school teacher, spurred on by concerns expressed about his health by his pupils, has embarked on a revolutionary nutrition and exercise programme devised by Massey researchers. More >>
Mental Blocks Art Fund Calls for Proposals from Artists
Tuesday, 9 July 2013, 3:13 pm | Changing Minds
Changing Minds is currently accepting applications for creative project grants which align with their organisational mission: Leading Brave Conversations to Redefine Mental Health and Addictions in Aotearoa. Grants of up to $2000 may be applied for. More >>
Visiting expert to help drug addicts
Tuesday, 9 July 2013, 1:18 pm | University of Canterbury
A UK expert visiting the University of Canterbury (UC) is researching psychiatric disorders and drug addiction so she can develop treatments that erase maladaptive memories. More >>
Waitemata DHB Elective Surgery Pilot Wins Award
Tuesday, 9 July 2013, 12:34 pm | Waitemata District Health Board
Only days before Waitemata DHB’s new $39 million Elective Surgery Centre (ESC) opens, the pilot programme it stemmed from has won a Public Sector Excellence Award. More >>
Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust’s HEMS project to continue
Tuesday, 9 July 2013, 12:12 pm | Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust
The Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust today confirmed that the future of the HEMS project (Helicopter Emergency Medical Service) was secure. More >>
The gout trifecta
Tuesday, 9 July 2013, 11:59 am | Arthritis New Zealand
New Zealand leads the world in a condition that is debilitating and incredibly painful – Gout! The incidence of gout is much higher among Māori and Pasifika men, who are also usually younger when gout first strikes. More >>
Canterbury leading the way in flu prevention
Tuesday, 9 July 2013, 9:59 am | Canterbury District Health Board
New Zealanders are getting behind the influenza immunisation campaign this year like never before and Canterbury is leading from the front. More >>
New medication options for gout
Monday, 8 July 2013, 6:07 pm | Arthritis New Zealand
Arthritis New Zealand welcomes the new treatment options for gout with two new medications being funded. More >>
The Root Cause of Dental Decay
Monday, 8 July 2013, 4:25 pm | Weston A Price Foundation
Before industrialised Europeans arrived in the Pacific, the teeth and health of Pacific peoples were supreme. More >>
Getting Regular Exercise Has No Age Limit
Monday, 8 July 2013, 4:03 pm | New Zealand Register of Exercise Professionals
In fact the older you are the more you can benefit from an exercise programme. Some estimates suggest that about half of the physical decline associated with old age may be due to a lack of physical activity. It has been suggested that people over ... More >>
Q+A Panel Discussions In Response to Lawrie Brett
Monday, 8 July 2013, 3:56 pm | TV One
Jennifer Curtin, Nick Leggett and David Farrar. And, Nick, you’ve got a strong view on fluoridation? More >>
Cars for health workers - equal access to breast screening
Monday, 8 July 2013, 2:28 pm | NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
The New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation has given 12 cars to breast screening services around the country, to help improve access to screening and diagnostic testing for Maori and Pacific Island women. More >>
Broadbent Wrong – Fluoride is a Poison
Monday, 8 July 2013, 2:25 pm | Flouride Action Network New Zealand
Hydrofluorosilcic acid (HFA) that is added to most of the fluoridated water supplies in New Zealand is a class 8 poison, and internationally classified as “acutely toxic”. So Jonathan Broadbent’s claim on Q&A, Sunday, that it is not a poison ... More >>
Judicial decision validates DHB effort to do the right thing
Monday, 8 July 2013, 1:15 pm | Waitemata District Health Board
The judicial decision released today upholding Waitemata District Health Board’s smokefree policy validates all the work the DHB has put into protecting the health of patients and staff, says Waitemata DHB CEO Dr Dale Bramley. More >>
Orion Health Continuing Christchurch Recruitment Drive
Monday, 8 July 2013, 12:54 pm | Orion Health
Orion Health are pushing ahead with aggressive expansion plans for their Christchurch development centre in order to resource a range of new overseas projects, and successfully implement the current Southern Alliance project with the five South Island District ... More >>
“DHB’s Otago fertility services is up there with the best”
Monday, 8 July 2013, 12:53 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“Southern District Health Board’s Otago Fertility Services is among the best fertility service in the country,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today. More >>
DHB Says No Smoking in Rest Homes
Friday, 5 July 2013, 3:46 pm | Aged Care Association
Mid Central DHB is trying to stop the elderly smoking by attempting to force aged care providers into signing a contract variation which stops smoking inside and outside a rest home or hospital by 1 July 2014. More >>
Indycar’s Scott Dixon & Alex Tagliani to Compete For Charity
Friday, 5 July 2013, 3:18 pm | CanTeen
Starting today CanTeen Ambassador and IndyCar driver Scott Dixon will take on rival racer Alex Tagliani beyond the track in an online challenge to see who can raise the most money for causes they truly care about before Friday 19 July. More >>
Cousin couples' birth defect risk
Friday, 5 July 2013, 2:58 pm | Science Media Centre
New research confirms that the two main factors associated with an increased risk of babies suffering a birth defect include being born to an older mother or to parents who are blood relations. More >>
Why is Pharmac playing fast and loose with facts and figures
Friday, 5 July 2013, 1:00 pm | NZ Organisation for Rare Disorders
NZORD, the New Zealand Organisation for Rare Disorders, and a group of patient advocacy organisations, are calling on Pharmac to withdraw one of its current consultations because of significant errors and omissions in the document. More >>
Waikato DHB Facilities Gain Three-Year Accreditation
Friday, 5 July 2013, 12:35 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Waikato DHB Facilities Gain Three-Year Accreditation Facilities operated by Waikato District Health Board, including Waikato Hospital in Hamilton, have been re-certified for three years following an organisation wide audit which started in December last ... More >>
DHB Appoints Dedicated Nurses to Support Cancer Patients
Friday, 5 July 2013, 11:39 am | Waikato District Health Board
Waikato DHB Appoints Dedicated Nurses to Support Cancer Patients Waikato cancer patients can look forward to a better support system following the appointment of four registered nurse coordinators and one clinical nurse specialist within Waikato ... More >>
Ministry Cautions on Tattoos
Friday, 5 July 2013, 11:13 am | Ministry of Health
The Ministry is advising caution for individuals seeking tattoos because of the risk of infection and also because of the theoretical risk of heavy metals present in some tattooing inks. More >>
Problem Gambling Foundation farewells Maureen Waaka
Thursday, 4 July 2013, 2:21 pm | Problem Gambling Foundation
The staff, Board and CEO of the Problem Gambling Foundation of New Zealand are greatly saddened by the passing of Maureen Waaka, of Te Arawa/Ngati Whakaue and Tuwharetoa/ Ngati Turumakina. More >>
Tobacco Control Service Appointment Announced
Thursday, 4 July 2013, 2:10 pm | Joint Press Release
Mrs Zoe Martin-Hawke has been appointed to the position of Kaiwhakahaere/General Manager for the new National Maori Tobacco Leadership Service lead by Hāpai Te Hauora Tapui (Hāpai) and Action on Smoking and Health (ASH). More >>
Fresh food too expensive, says UC marketing expert
Thursday, 4 July 2013, 1:11 pm | University of Canterbury
A big reason why New Zealanders are spending $1.5 billion a year on takeaways is because fresh food is too expensive, a University of Canterbury (UC) marketing expert says. More >>
Muscle mass holds the key
Thursday, 4 July 2013, 1:00 pm | MaryRose Spence
There is more to this whole disturbing story about obesity rates and fast foods than is being reported says Auckland Registered Dietitian MaryRose Spence. More >>
Last Chance for Free Flu Immunisation
Thursday, 4 July 2013, 11:49 am | Waikato District Health Board
Waikato residents eligible for a free influenza immunisation have less than a month left to be vaccinated before the Government-subsidised campaign ends on 31 July. “We’ve had a record-breaking season with around 94,020 Waikato residents already ... More >>
Walk the talk:New WHO guidelines on HIV treatment/prevention
Thursday, 4 July 2013, 11:29 am | Bobby Ramakant
The new World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on HIV treatment and prevention which were released at the 7th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention in Kuala Lumpur do provide hope that more people living with HIV will ... More >>
ACC launches injury ‘dashboard’
Thursday, 4 July 2013, 10:04 am | ACC
ACC today launched a new statistics tool to encourage greater safety among construction workers involved in the Canterbury rebuild. The ‘ACC Canterbury Dashboard’ will provide comprehensive details of all construction-related claims in Canterbury, and ... More >>
WERO group quit smoking competition goes national
Wednesday, 3 July 2013, 1:49 pm | Joint Press Release
The highly successful group quit smoking contest WERO has just been funded for three years, enabling the first national competition to start on September 1. Whanau End smoking Regional whanau Ora challenge (WERO) involves teams of 10 regular smokers ... More >>
Investigation into access of cricketer’s medical files
Wednesday, 3 July 2013, 1:40 pm | Canterbury DHB
An investigation into clinical staff inappropriately accessing cricketer Jesse Ryder’s electronic files, while he was a patient at Christchurch Hospital in April this year, has been completed. More >>
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