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Rabies toll up as dogs roam holiday haven

Simple test offers hope for marrow transplants

While a white person has a one in three chance of finding a donor, Asian and black patients have just a one in 125,000 chance.

Volunteers sought to test 'polypill' for heart disease

MPs' panel gets to heart of smoking

Mystery increase in men's cancer

<i>David Yates:</i> Maintaining sense of humour while battling disease

My name is David Yates; I am a retired medical GP. I cannot speak and I am totally dependent on others to stay alive.

NZ smokers exposed to more tar than Aussies

NZ smokers are exposed to much more nicotine from cigarettes than are Australians, possibly because of a preference for high-nicotine brands.

MP Tau Henare recovers after suffering heart attack

Mystery melanoma kills chef

BoP girls report high rates of chlamydia

Bay of Plenty girls aged 15 to 19 are suffering from some of the highest rates of chlamydia in the country.

Tuberculosis case linked to 2006 school outbreak

A new case of tuberculosis at Palmerston North Boys' High School is believed to be related to a previous outbreak.

Ex-mill staff win recognition of toxic past

Short people more at risk of heart disease, studies show

Short people suffer a greater rate of illness and death from heart disease, research has shown.

NZ women still to be alerted to hep C risk

Jab no surefire protection from cervical cancer

The HPV vaccination could mean more women with cervical cancer will not be diagnosed, health officials have warned.

Women call Health Ministry after Melbourne hep C scare