Wellington, July 29 NZPA - A Masterton woman who died from cervical cancer after a 10-month delay in being recommended a smear test was let down by the doctors who dealt with her, but they did not breach the code of conduct governing medical professionals, the Health and Disability Commissioner h

Wellington, July 29 NZPA - A new national body set up to support Crohn's disease sufferers was launched today and "art-a-loos" were placed in central Wellington to highlight the cause.

An Auckland herbal impotence pill company may have broken the law by using the logo of drug regulation agency Medsafe on its website to imply the "natural virility" product is a registered medicine.

New Zealanders who suffered birth defects as a result of the drug thalidomide being prescribed to their pregnant mothers will receive a share of $3.5 million compensation from British-based company Diageo.

TOWER wants men to shed the "she'll be right attitude" to their health and start to man-up.

Wellington, July 28 NZPA - Community pharmacies will be able to provide patients with blood thinning therapy at up to 15 demonstration sites with the help of general practitioners, Health Minister Tony Ryall says.

Nurses want national guidelines on the use of unregulated health care workers who work in the community, including in general practices.

Decisions from US and European regulators on the use of Allergan's Botox (onabotulinumtoxinA) for the prophylactic treatment of chronic migraine are eagerly anticipated following UK approval this month.

Wellington, July 28 NZPA - A warning over high algae counts at Lake Whangape in the Waikato has been lifted, but authorities are keeping vigilant about potentially harmful algae levels at several other lakes.

Wellington, July 27 NZPA - Women are waiting nearly a month on average to get an abortion -- and they feel that is too long, research by Auckland University has found.