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ACC promoting safer, more accessible homes

Wednesday, 3 July 2013, 1:37 pm | Accident Compensation Corporation

ACC is supporting a new BRANZ resource providing safe home design principles for architects, designers, developers and builders. BRANZ is an independent research, testing, consulting and information company that provides resources and advice for ... More >>

Effective Ways of Engaging Men

Wednesday, 3 July 2013, 12:39 pm | Men's Health Services

Effective Ways of Engaging Men is a men’s health promotion training program that focuses on how we can more effectively communicate health and wellbeing messages to men and what agencies and organisations need to know about making their services, ... More >>

UC graduate seeking to improve NZ’s hospital records

Wednesday, 3 July 2013, 12:06 pm | University of Canterbury

A University of Canterbury (UC) Masters graduate will be researching at California’s Stanford University from next month to improve New Zealand’s computerised hospital records. More >>

UC researcher to look at reducing risks to pre-term babies

Wednesday, 3 July 2013, 12:02 pm | University of Canterbury

A University of Canterbury (UC) researcher is heading to the United States to continue research into reducing risks for pre-term babies. UC mechanical engineer Cameron Gunn has won a Fulbright scholarship to the University of California, Los Angeles ... More >>

Last chance for free flu immunisation

Wednesday, 3 July 2013, 9:55 am | Fight Flu

Wellington region residents eligible for free influenza immunisation have less than a month left to be vaccinated before the Government-subsidised campaign ends for this year on July 31. More >>

Men’s Health Trust welcomes new Chairman

Wednesday, 3 July 2013, 9:50 am | NZ Men's Health Trust

Men’s Health Trust NZ heralded a new era with the election of trustee Phil Clemas as its new Chairman during its recent AGM. He replaces retiring Chair Colleen Thurston, who founded the Trust in 2007. More >>

Local trust funds Lymphedema analysis machine

Tuesday, 2 July 2013, 2:42 pm | Nelson Regional Breast Cancer Trust

The Nelson Regional Breast Cancer Trust this week hands over a state of the art L-Dex U400 machine, worth over $17,000, to the physiotherapy department at Nelson Hospital. The machine is used to monitor early detection of lymphedema. More >>

West Coast women taking advantage of cervical screening

Tuesday, 2 July 2013, 1:11 pm | Westcoast DHB

More than 6000 women in the West Coast region have had cervical screening in the three years to December 2012. Janet Hogan, Clinical Nurse Manager Cervical Screening for the West Coast DHB, says while this is very pleasing, there are still women in ... More >>

New Zealand Fire Service: 2012/13 Fire Fatalities

Monday, 1 July 2013, 5:13 pm | New Zealand Fire Service

Over the past 12 months, 20 people have died in avoidable house fires and the New Zealand Fire Service said, in most cases, there were no working smoke alarms to provide a warning. More >>

DHB's Cervical Screening Support System "Saved My Life"

Monday, 1 July 2013, 5:10 pm | Waikato District Health Board

After watching her mother pass away from cervical cancer, Nikki Kaukau’s worst nightmare became reality when the results of her own cervical smear test returned abnormal. More >>

Health & Disability Commissioner Decision - Service Failures

Monday, 1 July 2013, 3:59 pm | Northland District Health Board

Today the Health and Disability Commissioner released the results of his investigation into the death of a 75-year-old Patient (Mr A) who underwent a total knee joint replacement at Whangarei Hospital in February 2010. More >>

Shaun Grant Reveals his Secrets in Dealing with Anxiety

Monday, 1 July 2013, 3:04 pm | Xlibris

For fifteen years, author Shaun Grant suffered from general anxiety disorder (GAD), social phobia, and agoraphobia. Today, he is completely healed. How did he do it? His new publication, Attack Panic reveals his secret in overcoming anxiety conditions ... More >>

Couples in conflict – take action for your children’s sake!

Monday, 1 July 2013, 2:16 pm | Relationships Aotearoa

If you are parents in conflict, you owe it to your children if not yourself, to sort it out, says Jacqui Akuhata-Brown, Chief Executive of Relationships Aotearoa. More >>

Uncomplicated Births the Norm in Waikato

Monday, 1 July 2013, 1:09 pm | Waikato District Health Board

“Smoking is harmful to the blood vessels of the placenta, lowering the oxygen and food supply to the growing baby. It is never too late to give up smoking in pregnancy. By quitting, the woman can help reduce the risk of premature birth, sudden infant ... More >>

Record Number of People with HIV Now Accessing Treatment

Monday, 1 July 2013, 12:02 pm | UN News

Nearly 10 million people living with HIV were accessing antiretroviral treatment last year, says a new United Nations report, which notes that even more people can be reached with smart planning. More >>

Locked Memories

Monday, 1 July 2013, 10:02 am | Martin Doyle

Whose mental health is most affected by crime? More >>

Quitline Launches New Hard Hitting Campaign

Monday, 1 July 2013, 9:41 am | Quitline

Quitline Launches New Hard Hitting Campaign Hard realisations can be the trigger a smoker needs to quit. Today Quitline launches a new national advertising campaign , which features three real people – Sandy, Carl and Josie – who share the moments ... More >>

Nationally-consistent hospital medicines takes effect

Monday, 1 July 2013, 9:36 am | PHARMAC

People will be able to get the same medicines whichever hospital they visit, thanks to a new Hospital Medicines List in place across the country from 1 July. More >>

UC researcher produces film to help fight diabetes among Mao

Sunday, 30 June 2013, 10:42 am | University of Canterbury

A University of Canterbury (UC) researcher has worked with the Maori community in a bid to fight Type 2 diabetes which is a serious health problem for Maori. More >>

DHB Introducing Internationally Recognised Ward-Round Regime

Friday, 28 June 2013, 5:27 pm | Waikato District Health Board

As part of an ongoing commitment to patient safety, Waikato DHB will soon implement the internationally recognised ‘Intentional Rounding' process to improve consistency in the way nurses carry out their care regimes. More >>

Advocates applaud restraint law, but push for education

Friday, 28 June 2013, 4:31 pm | Safekids

Child safety advocates today acknowledged that the new car seat law requiring kids to use an appropriate child restraint up to their 7th birthday is a positive step forward in keeping children safe on New Zealand roads. More >>

Whooping cough rates still high

Friday, 28 June 2013, 4:01 pm | Waikato District Health Board

Partners of pregnant women and others living in the same household are now eligible for a free pertussis (whooping cough) vaccination in Waikato as public health officials try to get on top of the epidemic. More >>

Dry forecast for parts of Canterbury in July

Friday, 28 June 2013, 2:12 pm | Canterbury DHB

July may be the middle of winter but it will be an especially dry month for more than 500 people who have signed up as Dry July-ers (DJs) to help adult cancer patients. More >>

Unhealthy State Of NZ Homes a Disgrace

Friday, 28 June 2013, 1:57 pm | HRV

HRV supports the findings of the world's largest-ever study on the link between damp homes and respiratory illness, and believes the time for action is now. The International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood, involving 46,000 children in 20 countries, ... More >>

Dangers of Purchasing Medicines over the Internet

Friday, 28 June 2013, 12:10 pm | Medsafe

Medsafe is warning about the dangers of buying medicines online following a joint Medsafe and Customs crackdown on substandard, illegal or counterfeit medicines. More >>

Cheese is Chalk If Fluoride is Fluoride

Friday, 28 June 2013, 12:04 pm | Fluoride Free Hamilton

In the USA, it costs fertilizer companies $4000-$7000, per tanker truck, to dispose of fluorosilicic acid, which is considered a toxic pollutant by the environmental protection agency (EPA) . It cannot be legally dumped in any natural water supply, ... More >>

Police and Plunket combine for child restraint check

Friday, 28 June 2013, 10:52 am | New Zealand Police

Police and Plunket are combining resources during the first two weeks of July to promote the safe and correct use of child restraints. More >>

Family violence report released

Friday, 28 June 2013, 9:15 am | Family Violence Death Review Committee

Following a review of family violence deaths, the Family Violence Death Review Committee (FVDRC) is recommending developing a multi-agency case management process for high-risk cases of family violence. More >>

Te ORA 2013 Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference

Thursday, 27 June 2013, 7:00 pm | Te Ora

The Te Ohu Rata o Aotearoa Board (Te ORA) is hosting the 2013 Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference at Massey University, Mount Cook Campus, Wellington from 27-30 June 2013. The theme for this year’s conference is “Mā pango, mā whero, ... More >>

Plunket: Keep Kiwi Kids Safe This Winter

Thursday, 27 June 2013, 4:17 pm | New Zealand Plunket Society

With the cold weather now here across the country, Plunket are reminding families to be alert to the dangers from heaters, fireplaces and other sources of winter warmth. More >>

What is scleroderma?

Thursday, 27 June 2013, 3:51 pm | Arthritis New Zealand

Arthritis New Zealand Acting Chief Executive Rob Mitchell today asked people to mark World Scleroderma Day this Saturday 29 June. This day was chosen to remember the life and work of artist Paul Klee, who died on 29 June 1940, and whose work was strongly ... More >>

New campaign: For every child a healthy home

Thursday, 27 June 2013, 3:19 pm | Every Child Counts

Guests at a cross-party breakfast of MPs, officials and community representatives in Parliament this morning, were told there is abundant evidence that the market has failed to deliver the quality or quantity of houses New Zealand needs and there ... More >>

Health care research collaboration between NZ and Canada

Thursday, 27 June 2013, 3:18 pm | Health Research Council

The Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) has announced funding for a research collaboration in which New Zealand and Canadian researchers will work together to explore ways to better care for older people with high health needs in the community. More >>

Mental Health Screening Tool improves prisoners’ care

Thursday, 27 June 2013, 3:03 pm | Department Of Corrections

It's one year since Corrections introduced a new screening tool to identify prisoners’ mental health needs, leading to improvements in their care. In the 10 months to the end of April, use of the Mental Health Screening Tool led to 653 prisoners being ... More >>

Stay safe on the slopes this ski season

Thursday, 27 June 2013, 2:30 pm | ACC

As the New Zealand ski season, which traditionally runs between June and October, gets into full gear, ACC is urging Kiwis to take steps to avoid joining the thousands of people who were injured on the slopes last year. More >>

Plunket: keep kiwi kids safe this winter

Thursday, 27 June 2013, 2:25 pm | New Zealand Plunket Society

With the cold weather now here across the country, Plunket are reminding families to be alert to the dangers from heaters, fireplaces and other sources of winter warmth. More >>

More support needed for teenagers on the West Coast

Thursday, 27 June 2013, 1:55 pm | Westcoast DHB

Our teenagers need more support across the community to navigate the perils of growing up. That’s the message from the West Coast DHB on the heels of tragic statistics that show this region has one of the highest rates of young people dying in motor ... More >>

Health supports proposals to reduce alcohol-related harm

Thursday, 27 June 2013, 1:32 pm | Canterbury District Health Board

A submission from the Canterbury District Health Board has commended the Christchurch City Council for its proposals to reduce alcohol-related harm in the city. More >>

Kiwi Teens Banish Negative Body Image with a Love Note

Thursday, 27 June 2013, 1:09 pm | YWCA

A group of young women are taking grim body image statistics into their own hands with a campaign encouraging their peers to see themselves in a more positive way. More >>

Hamilton Dairies Fail Synthetic Cannabinoid Compliance Tests

Thursday, 27 June 2013, 12:52 pm | Waikato District Health Board

Five Hamilton dairy owners and employees are facing enforcement action after selling synthetic cannabinoid and tobacco products today to a person under 18 years of age. More >>

Teeth Whitening Firmly in the Hands of Dentists

Thursday, 27 June 2013, 12:16 pm | Lumino

Lumino The Dentists strongly supports the decision by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to limit access to tooth whitening products by non-dental providers. More >>

New health data will help improve patient safety

Thursday, 27 June 2013, 10:44 am | Health Quality and Safety Commission

The publication of new health data will encourage district health boards (DHBs) to consistently put in place steps to improve patient safety, says Professor Alan Merry, Chair of the Health Quality & Safety Commission. More >>

A healthy rural community for the wealth of the nation

Wednesday, 26 June 2013, 4:50 pm | Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand

Key health issues facing rural communities were identified and prioritised at the inaugural council meeting of the Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand (RHĀNZ), held in Auckland last week. More >>

Calls for Closer Cooperation in Tackling Diabetes in Fiji

Wednesday, 26 June 2013, 4:19 pm | Fred Hollows Foundation

Research supported by The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ sheds new light on the treatment of diabetes in the Pacific. The work of two University of Auckland graduate students underscores the unique challenges of providing health services to diabetes patients ... More >>

RACP and Te ORA show commitment to Māori medical workforce

Wednesday, 26 June 2013, 3:18 pm | Royal Australasian College of Physicians

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) and Te Ohu Rata o Aotearoa (Te ORA), the Māori Medical Practitioners Association, are pleased to announce the two recipients of the 2012-2013 summer studentship program. More >>

New Health & Safety agency will be welcome with new approach

Wednesday, 26 June 2013, 2:41 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Federation

The new workplace health and safety agency, Worksafe New Zealand, will be most welcome provided it comes with an entirely new organisation approach and culture, says Paul Jarvie, Health and Safety Manager for the Employers and Manufacturers Association. More >>

Carers New Zealand Newsletter 25 June 2013

Wednesday, 26 June 2013, 1:39 pm | Carers New Zealand

Last month the Government announced its long-awaited policy in relation to payment for family carers. It has allocated $23 million a year to pay minimum wage for up to 40 hours a week for approximately 1,600 parents supporting high needs adult disabled ... More >>

Save Lives By Boosting Self Esteem on - Self Esteem Day

Wednesday, 26 June 2013, 1:07 pm | Janice Davies - Attitude Specialist

Research indicates and attitude specialist Janice Davies passionately believes that low self-esteem is a key contributor to many of our social and educational problems. More >>

New Zealand health statistics of concern

Wednesday, 26 June 2013, 10:28 am | Medicines New Zealand

A publication recently released by Medicines New Zealand entitled Did You Know? highlights some of the difficulties New Zealand faces with health issues and pharmaceutical funding. More >>

Health Benefits Prefered Respondent for Supply Chain

Wednesday, 26 June 2013, 9:18 am | Health Benefits Limited

Supply chain company Onelink has been selected as the preferred respondent to potentially provide warehousing and distribution services of medical stock and hospital supplies to district health boards (DHBs) on a national basis. More >>

New rules for tooth whitening products

Tuesday, 25 June 2013, 3:31 pm | Environmental Protection Authority

New rules to protect people who use tooth whitening products will come into effect this week. More >>

Save Lives by Boosting Self Esteem

Tuesday, 25 June 2013, 3:29 pm | Janice Davies - Attitude Specialist

Research indicates and attitude specialist Janice Davies passionately believes that low self-esteem is a key contributor to many of our social and educational problems. Driven by her desire to make a difference, Davies, has created the annual international ... More >>

Māori women in Canterbury urged to have cervical screening

Tuesday, 25 June 2013, 3:07 pm | Canterbury DHB

More than 4300 Māori women in the Canterbury District Health Board area aged 25 to 70 have had a cervical smear in the last three years. Lovey Ratima-Rapson, from health and social services provider He Waka Tapu, says while this is very pleasing, ... More >>

Dairy Cattle Veterinarians Focus On Theileria at Conference

Tuesday, 25 June 2013, 1:28 pm | New Zealand Veterinary Association

Over the past summer there was an increase in the numbers of cattle suffering parasitic anaemia and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and dairy cattle veterinarians are working together to develop ways to manage the problem. More >>

Canterbury women taking advantage of cervical screening

Tuesday, 25 June 2013, 1:22 pm | Canterbury DHB

Almost 100,000 women in the Canterbury District Health Board area have had cervical screening in the three years to December 2012. Dr Kim Burgess from Pegasus Health says while this is encouraging, about 25 per cent of women in Canterbury aged 20 ... More >>

AK women taking advantage of life-saving cervical screening

Tuesday, 25 June 2013, 12:56 pm | Joint Press Release

Nearly 300,000 women in the greater Auckland area have had cervical screening in the three years to December 2012. More >>

Butterfish – a source of essential iodine

Tuesday, 25 June 2013, 11:37 am | Seafood New Zealand

The delicate and delicious butterfish, endemic to New Zealand, is a source of several nutrients important for human health, including iodine. More >>

Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Affects Almost Half of all Women

Monday, 24 June 2013, 7:08 pm | New Zealand Register of Exercise Professionals

Did you know that almost half of women will experience pelvic floor dysfunction at some time in their lives? In practise that means 46% of women will at some point experience incontinence. If you have visions of people in retirement homes having ... More >>

New Tool for to Tackle Impact of Parental Addiction on Kids

Monday, 24 June 2013, 6:52 pm | Skylight

The impact of parental drinking on children came under the spotlight today at the launch of a children’s book about a young girl whose father has a drinking problem. Ruby’s Dad, by Frances Rabone, is a New Zealand children’s book which was launched ... More >>