Wellington, Oct 4 NZPA - Health Minister Tony Ryall is encouraging all women over 40 to undertake regular mammograms.

His comments come during Breast Cancer Action Month, which aims to raise awareness of a disease.

Wellington, Oct 4 NZPA - A drug company's complaints against a competing company, which markets and manufactures the painkiller Nurofen, has been upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).

Health authorities are reporting an increase in stomach diseases in the Southland area and are warning farmers to be careful when handling newborn lambs and calves.

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A new Code of Practice to guide the marketing of prescription medicines in New Zealand has been released today.

The Palmerston North City Council would like to advise residents that the second swabbing of water mains is likely to take place next week.

Arthritis New Zealand welcomes PHARMAC's announcement that a second biologic option for patients in New Zealand with severe Psoriatic Arthritis (PA), Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) and Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) will be funded.

ANZCA is monitoring closely a pilot programme in northern New Zealand where two surgical physician assistants - i.e. health professionals without medical degrees who take on tasks normally done by surgeons - have been employed.

Wellington, Sept 30 NZPA - The majority of New Zealanders support additional smoking bans but the Government is reluctant to regulate for fear of being seen as a "nanny state", new research shows.

Wellington, Sept 29 NZPA - Researchers are uncertain why some infertility treatments alter the gender ratio of boys and girls among the subsequent births.