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If one of your New Year resolutions is to get healthy and fit – Greater Wellington’s Active a2b programme may be just the ticket.
The programme, designed for commuters, is all about making the most of your journey to work by getting some exercise on the way.
Women on the North Shore are encouraged to take advantage of BreastScreen Waitemata Northland’s mobile breast screening unit when it heads to Albany this month.
Wellington, Jan 3 NZPA - A shortage of oncologists forcing the central North Island cancer treatment service to axe chemotherapy for some patients shows the Government's mismanagement of the health sector, Labour health spokeswoman Ruth Dyson says.
Despite 94% of people rating their oral health as very important to their overall wellbeing, when it comes to New Year resolutions, it seems priorities are in need of a check-up, with less than 4% saying they plan to take better care of their teeth[i].
Wellington, Jan 3 NZPA - A shortage of oncologists has forced the central North Island cancer treatment service to axe chemotherapy for some patients.
Auckland, Jan 2 NZPA - Smokers wanting to quit have flooded the Quitline call centre with enquiries, following a 10 percent increase in the price of cigarettes which came into force on January 1.
The first baby born at Waikato Hospital in 2011 arrived at 12.57am - a boy weighing 3099 grams (6lb 8).
A new study provides strong evidence that fluoride reduces IQ in children. The study was pre-published in Environmental Health Perspectives[1], a publication of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (online December 17, 2010).
There are certain types of illnesses and accidents that, unfortunately, sometimes seem to go with summer holidays. Someone develops a splitting headache, a nasty rash, gets stung by a jellyfish or cuts their foot on some broken glass.
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