![]() CBC.ca | Swine flu blamed for rise in pregnancy deaths New Zealand Herald The swine flu virus is being blamed for a leap in the number of pregnant women dying in New Zealand and Australia. New research has found 11 per cent of pregnant mothers admitted to intensive care in Australia later ... Mass. tops nation in flu shots, report says Swine flu spread by jet-setting private school children, expert claims Flu during pregnancy risky: study |
Vicious attack appalls Newstalk ZB The manager of a Tauranga taxi company is appalled at a vicious attack on one of his drivers. The driver is in hospital recovering from head and facial injuries after a passenger assaulted him in the Tauranga suburb of Brookfield early this morning. ... Taxi driver attacked in Tauranga Man arrested after taxi driver assault Taxi driver recovering |
Trampers with allergic reactions rescued TVNZ A Palmerston North man was flown to hospital on Sunday after suffering an allergic reaction to wasp stings while tramping in the Wairarapa. The 62-year-old man was being looked after by a small tramping party near the Waingawa River, on the edge of the ... Wasps looking for a blue in forests Tramper airlifted from Tararuas |
Hutt Valley DHB to resume breast reconstruction surgery Radio New Zealand The Hutt Valley District Health Board to resume breast reconstruction surgery for hundreds of women. The DHB has continued providing reconstructions to women in central New Zealand as they have a mastectomy, but stopped providing the operation in 2006 ... waiting list opened to cancer survivors |
Deal struck over health products TVNZ The government and the Green Party have struck a deal on regulating natural health products. A discussion paper outlining a regulatory regime has been released and proposes having a new stand alone system that would ensure natural health products are ... Natural health products deal |
![]() New Zealand Herald | Pregnant dad syndrome New Zealand Herald It is tempting to laugh at the idea that male partners of pregnant females experience some of the symptoms of pregnancy. Logically it is hard to understand how a woman's body, which is undergoing a massive hormonal shift to make way for ... Expectant dads get sick and tired too |
![]() Stuff.co.nz | When sleep's a snore point Stuff.co.nz Nearly half of all adults snore. Most of the culprits are middle-aged men and the problem often gets worse with age. Not surprisingly, lack of sleep puts a strain on relationships. Ronald Pederson, 60, from Hamilton, ... While you were sleeping The incurable insomniacs |
Hospital staff urge public input Southland Times Lakes District Hospital doctors and nurses say planned changes to Wakatipu healthcare services lack clarity and need more public input. A spokesman – a doctor who did not want to be named because of ... Putting wealth into health is wisest |
![]() Stuff.co.nz | Face burnt in laser treatment Stuff.co.nz SCARRED: Canterbury woman Valerie Nyhan, who was burnt while having laser treatment, wants people to know of the risks involved. RISKY BUSINESS: Valerie Nyhan before laser treatment, top, and with burns suffered during the ... |
Kiwi women biggest sex predators? Stuff.co.nz INTERNET dating is turning sex into a game and Kiwi women are the biggest players. A OnePoll survey last week confirmed an earlier study which showed New Zealand women were the world's most promiscuous with an average of ... |