The Government is being urged to step up its regulation of the marketing of infant formula.

A cookbook incorporating healthy budgeting and lifestyle advice as well as tasty, nutritious recipes was named winner of the inaugural People's Choice Award at the Canterbury District Health Board's Quality Improvement and Innovation Awards this month.

The Government must act quickly on alcohol law reform to ensure New Zealanders are free of wide-spread alcohol abuse, a psychiatry group says.

Wellington, Nov 30 NZPA - A new guide to using social media responsibly for doctors and medical students has been launched today by the New Zealand Medical Association (NZMA).

Auckland, Nov 30 NZPA - The Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) is pleased with the results of an operation targeting illegally-sourced chicken meat in Auckland restaurants.

World AIDS Day will be marked on December 1, to raise awareness of the continued presence of HIV and the impact of AIDS on communities in New Zealand and around the world.

A resource to assist doctors and medical students to maintain professional standards when using online social media has today been launched by the New Zealand Medical Association (NZMA).

Strokes are the leading cause of disability and death in New Zealand and urgent measures are needed to reduce the number of victims, an academic says.

Wellington, Nov 30 NZPA - Massey University researchers are calling for people who use alternative medicines or dietary supplements to participate in the final phase of a three-year study.

Wellington, Nov 30 NZPA - Three health organisations have been slammed for their role in the unlawful detention of a 43-year-old alcoholic woman.