![]() Times LIVE | 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 Study finds H1N1 flu in pregnancy is critical risk Mass. No. 1 in US in flu vaccinations |
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 |
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 |
![]() 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 |
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 ... |
![]() New Zealand Herald | Poisoned by arsenic, millions are sick and dying in Bangladesh DigitalJournal.com The poisoning of almost the total population of Bangladesh is so bad, the WHO regards it as the biggest disaster ever, way beyond the terrible and catastrophic events we know by the names Chernobyl or Bhopal ... When engineers sent by ... How the West poisoned Bangladesh |
Huge Health Disparities Among Asian-Americans RedOrbit WASHINGTON, DC -- Although Asian Americans have long been portrayed as a "model minority" with few major problems, data released online today in the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) reveal that distinct groups of Asian Americans, ... Asians differ when it comes to rates of disease Cultural Outreach Boosts Cancer Care in Asian Americans |
Star 3 the lifeline when things fall apart Stuff.co.nz Paralysed as a teenager after diving into a river and breaking his neck, the amateur historian who's recorded the oral war stories of more than 170 war veterans still needs 24-hour care at home and regular ... |
Campaign to keep kids in booster seats longer TVNZ Road safety campaigners have jumpstarted a new push to keep kids in booster seats until they are older. Instead of relying solely on a law change they are hoping to convince children to play a bigger part in looking after their own safety. ... Unaware of Laws, Many Parents Not Using Booster Seats for Older Children |