Wellington, Sept 10 NZPA - Children's dental health has improved significantly over the past two years, the Government claims.

Tasti Products Ltd is conducting a voluntary recall on Carob Coated Fruit & Nut Snak Logs, due to a very small number of bars containing glass. This recall is limited to Carob Coated Fruit & Nut Snak Logs with a Best Before date of 10 Aug 2011, 11 Aug 2011, 12 Aug 2011, 13 Aug 2011.

More five and 12 year old Kiwi children are now free of tooth decay compared to 2007 says Health Minister Tony Ryall.

"The Ministry of Health and DHBs have been working hard to fix oral health services for children," says Mr Ryall.

The New Zealand Home Health Association (NZHHA) is calling for greater recognition of the importance of home health support in the wake of the release on Wednesday of the Aged Residential Service Review.

Checking on sick, disabled and elderly people under their care has been a challenge for the staff of Canterbury organisations that provide health and support services to people in their homes, but they are managing.

Wellington, Sept 10 NZPA - A woman plans to appeal to the High Court after an Accident Compensation Corporation decision not to pay a $250,000 medical bill she was left with when she fell seriously ill after having a flu jab.

PHARMAC and the Asthma Foundation have today launched a new website designed to help people better manage children's asthma.

Wellington, Sept 9 NZPA - Pharmac and the Asthma Foundation have joined forces to launch a website designed to help people better manage children's asthma.

The Public Health Association (PHA) and Agencies for Nutrition Action (ANA) are calling on the government to take concrete steps to reduce the cost of nutritious food - particularly the basics like bread, milk, fruit and vegetables.

More than 350 leading health experts from over 100 countries are meeting today at a World Health Organization (WHO) forum in Bangkok, Thailand to review new evidence and agree ways to improve developing country access to life-saving medical devices.