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Fish eyes can detect disesase

Discarded fish eyes are being used by a Kiwi scientist to help early detection of diseases like diabetes and cancer.

Diabetic sacked for sleeping at work

A diabetic who was fired for miscounting limes and grapefruit and falling asleep on his forklift died two months before he was awarded $12,000 for unfair dismissal.

Diabetic man left alone in park dies

An unconscious 61-year-old diabetic man was believed to have been lying on a Dunedin park bench for a day and a night before he died.

Surprise for overweight in death study

Overweight people have surprisingly beaten out your normal Joe Average on the mortality scale, a statistical survey of medical studies has shown.

Diabetes doubles risk of mood disorders - research

Diabetes expert 'disillusioned' by disinterest

The Government is more interested in Prince Charles' visit than in finding ways to combat the "major epidemic" of diabetes, nutrition and diabetes expert Prof Jim Mann says.

Action urged on South Auckland's high baby death rate

Newborns and unborn babies in later pregnancy have been dying in South Auckland at a higher rate than the national average for most of the past decade.

Relief for diabetics - artifical pancreas one step closer

Diabetes effort needs $800,000