Opposition parties and anti-smoking lobby groups are backing tough new recommendations for controlling tobacco.

"The College of GPs endorses the Maori Affairs Select Committee Report on New Zealand's tobacco industry, released today," College President Harry Pert says.

Wellington, Nov 3 NZPA - Opposition parties and anti-smoking lobby groups are backing tough new recommendations for controlling tobacco.

Recommendations made by the Maori Affairs Select Committee's inquiry into tobacco are strongly endorsed by the New Zealand Medical Association (NZMA) which says that adopting the proposals would have a dramatic effect on improving public health and reducing health inequalities.

The Maori Affairs Select Committee's final report on tobacco is a landmark in smokefree initiatives, according to the Public Health Association (PHA).

The Maori Affairs Select Committee's final report on tobacco is a landmark in smokefree initiatives, according to the Public Health Association (PHA).

"For brain cancer patients after surgery, the combined DC-CIK and stem cell therapy from Cellonis Biotechnologies can be a very effective method in preventing cancer recurrence," says renowned cancer doctor Dr. Dinggang Li. "This is a new hope for cancer patients".

Wellington, Nov 3 NZPA - MidCentral Health, which has received two complaints about issuing "not-for-resuscitation" orders on two Palmerston North Hospital patients without consent, say staff acted in "good faith".

Wellington, NZPA - The Maori Affairs select committee inquiry report into the tobacco industry, released this morning, is already provoking strong responses.

The committee aims to make New Zealand smokefree by 2025.

Wellington, Nov 3 NZPA - The National Ambulance Sector Office (NASO) is calling for submissions to improve the way ambulance services are funded.

Currently, the Ministry of Health bulks funds ambulance services, while ACC pays on a fee-for-service basis.