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Women's cold hands a problem

Rabbit plague bouncing back

Kim's illness detailed

Brainbox wins award for disease research

Professor Richard Faull has spent 35 years studying the human brain so he can help people affected by brain disorders including Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and Huntington's disease.

How the West poisoned Bangladesh

Up to 20 million people in Bangladesh are at risk of suffering early deaths because of arsenic poisoning - the legacy of a well-intentioned but ill-planned water project.

Swine flu blamed for rise in pregnancy deaths

The swine flu virus is being blamed for a leap in the number of pregnant women dying in New Zealand and Australia.

<i>Editorial</i>: Cash for jabs money well spent

Ministry backs school over vaccine

Family tells of smoking death pain

MPs probing the tobacco industry got personal with the family of a Maori smoking victim describing the impact of his addiction and death.

Millions wasting their time trying to get fit, says study

Millions of people who strive to keep fit by jogging, swimming or going to the gym are wasting their time, scientists say.

Vaccine link to autism dismissed

A controversial reasearch paper was withdrawn as a result of a preliminary verdict that the authors had acted 'dishonestly' and 'irresponsibly'.

Fumigant not risky: forestry industry

Fat to the health fire

Gas link possible in Nelson nerve-disease deaths

Scientists are investigating a possible link between a rare degenerative nerve disease and a toxic gas blamed for four Nelson port workers 'deaths.

Virus hits camp ground

Maori women pay price for their high addiction rate

Just under 50 per cent of Maori women smoke, compared to 20 per cent for the whole population aged 15 to 64.

Smoking tax rise explored by Govt

The Ministry of Health has given the clearest signal yet that the Government is likely to increase the tax on cigarettes to help slash the number of people who smoke.

Many Kiwis go online to solve health woes

More Kiwis are using the internet for medical advice, but doctors say self-diagnosis often causes people to worry needlessly.