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New F&P breathing device 'looks like a clock'
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare says its Icon continuous positive airway pressure devices for treating obstructive sleep apnoea have been well received by the New Zealand and Australian markets.The company yesterday announced the release......
Doctor guilty of professional misconduct
An Auckland doctor has been found guilty of professional misconduct for working without a current practising certificate and for forging a certificate which he presented to clients.Ratilal Magan Ranchhod, who provided medical......
Telly trauma
We're watching more television and doing less exercise than we should, with increasingly adverse effects on our health.The reasons people give us for their watching include: "I work hard and need TV to relax," "Why should I give......
Parents win fight to sterilise daughter
In a ruling that has divided doctors and disability organisations, the Family Court has granted the parents of a profoundly disabled Queensland girl permission to have her undergo a hysterectomy.The 11-year-old girl, identified......
Director-General of Health to step down
Director-General of Health, Stephen McKernan, is leaving the position and will be finishing later this year.He had been in the role since 2006."I have decided not to seek reappointment after my current term expires at the......
Jandals as dangerous as heels, say experts
Jandals may have a reputation as the comfy summer footwear choice, but have now been outed as being no better than high heels when it comes to joints and muscles.The New Zealand Chiropractors' Association (NZCA) says a study by......
Marae under attack from smoking, inquiry told
Maori told the parliamentary tobacco inquiry today that their marae were being undermined by tobacco smoking and the associated early death of their elders."Our marae are under attack," said Kiri Potaka-Dewes, the chairwoman of......
Spotlight on detox diet
An extreme diet that has come under fire in Australia is under investigation in New Zealand.An Australian watchdog has blasted the Lemon Detox Diet, popularised by superstar singer Beyonce, for promoting dangerous weight loss.The......
Cold remedy prices set to rise
A consultant with links to a community pharmacy did the review which may lead to popular medicines for the common cold being pulled from supermarkets and restricted to sale in pharmacies.The Ministry of Health is poised to make......
Site to get kids in the kitchen
A Tauranga teen has gone online to get Kiwi kids to cook for their families once a week.Claire Gourley, 16, hopes to inspire other youngsters with her recipes and cooking tips on itsmyturntocook.com...
Twice as many legally hooked
Prescriptions for codeine-based drugs have doubled in the past five years, raising concern about the number of Kiwis hooked on painkillers.The Alcohol and Drug Association of New Zealand has seen a sharp rise in the number of......
Little girl saved by the phone
A phone call by Emily Cotton's anxious mother probably saved the little girl's life after she became ill with a rare disorder.When the 23-month-old from Orewa began screaming hysterically, her mother, Susan, became concerned,......
Tobacco orphans urge ban by 2020
The Deans describe themselves as a family "orphaned by the tobacco industry" after losing their mother at a young age.Charlotte Dean was 35 when she died from a heart attack in 1987 while being treated for cancer. She left five......
Worry over maternity provider's death rate
Health services at one of New Zealand's largest maternity providers are under the spotlight after it was found to have a death rate significantly above the national average.The death rate in the Counties Manukau District Health......
Gene test claims to show what diet works best
Diet not working? Blame your genes. That's the pitch behind a new test that claims to show whether people will do better on a low-fat or a low-carbohydrate weight loss plan.We're all hard-wired with DNA that controls how we burn......
Grandfather set to get new hands
Australian surgeons are poised to perform the country's first double hand transplant on a former plumber who lost his hands and feet three years ago after contracting pneumococcal disease.Previously healthy and active, Peter Walsh,......
Telecom gives 2degrees SIM cards to hospital staff
Telecom is giving out rival 2degrees' services to key hospital staff on XT as backup in case the network, which has failed four times since December, goes down again.Canterbury DHB told nzherald.co.nz of the plans this afternoon,......
Price, not advice, spurs health food choices: study
Research on the benefits of slicing sales tax off healthier foods has strengthened the Maori Party's struggle to introduce this policy.The year-long study of 1100 supermarket shoppers found that those given a discount of 12.5......
Steady improvement for manufacturing in February
Manufacturing showed signs of slow and steady improvement last month, with the latest BNZ-Business NZ performance of manufacturing index (PMI) indicating a continuing rise in new orders.The seasonally adjusted PMI was at 53.3......
Racial discrimination at worrying levels: watchdog
The Human Rights Commission says racial discrimination and harassment in New Zealand is worrying.In the annual Race Relations Report released today, the commission says it received 1253 race-related complaints and inquiries last......
Korea recruits Kiwi teachers
South Korea is employing Kiwi graduates to teach English back home in a bid to stop parents from sending their very young children abroad to study.Korean parents are among the most anxious in the world to ensure their children......
Job ads rise on Seek, applications up even faster
New job advertisements placed on the website of employment company Seek reached the highest level for a year in February.The 12,700 new ads last month were the most since January 2009, Seek New Zealand general manager Annemarie......
My job : More power to the job hunters
Name: Philippa Weaver Age: 45 Role: Founder of Green Sky www.greensky.co.nz Working hours: Have two young daughters so work 9am to 3pm four days a week, as well as patches in the weekend and some evenings. Qualificatio......
Enriched by working with needy
Life took a very different turn for student Marina Hetaraka when she applied to work as a volunteer in Vanuatu.She flew out to Port Vila on an all-expenses paid trip in February last year to work with a theatre company as part......
Job listings surge 19pc for February
SYDNEY - The number of job ads placed in Australian newspapers and on the internet surged by almost 20 per cent in February, reversing a fall of 8 per cent in January, an ANZ survey has found.The total number of job advertisements......
Adam Gifford : Add smart tools to get big gains
The interview wasn't going well. Two guys in suits in a meeting room at the SkyCity Convention Centre spitting jargon at me, with my pen running out of ink.It's been a while since I've had a sit down with representatives of one......
Govt to tighten KiwiSaver rules
The Government is set to fast-track tougher regulations for KiwiSaver providers after Huljich Wealth Management's alleged manipulation of its performance measures.Following comments yesterday from Prime Minister John Key about......
Manufacturers confidence up but sales fall: survey
Manufacturers are feeling more confident even as sales fell further during January, the New Zealand Manufacturers and Exporters Association's latest survey of business conditions shows.Total sales among the survey sample fell......
Kate Ross: If you're not fast you will, literally, be last
The recruitment market is moving at an incredibly fast pace and if you aren't on the ball when it comes to the recruitment process you follow then you'll miss the best candidate on offer every time.The good candidates available......
PSA calls for more openness in Govt merger plans
The Public Service Association (PSA) is concerned about more job losses in the public sector and wants more openness in the Government's plans to merge some of its agencies.Cabinet is likely to make decisions next Monday about......
Women students demand action over pay gap survey
Women students are demanding government action after a new survey showed men with the same tertiary qualifications start earning more after just one year.Women's Affairs Minister Pansy Wong said the survey showed a wage gap opened......
SkyCity loses second top female executive in weeks
SkyCity Entertainment has lost its second woman business leader in less than a month.The only female director - Jane Freeman - stepped down yesterday after two years on the board for the listed company with casinos in Auckland,......
Home building up 7.4pc in December
The seasonally adjusted volume of residential building activity rose 7.4 per cent in the December quarter, while non-residential volume fell 6.1 per cent.That left the seasonally adjusted change in the volume of all building work......
Key confirms public service mergers likely
Some public service mergers were likely to go ahead with resulting job losses, Prime Minister John Key said today.The Dominion Post has reported that mergers were planned in the Internal Affairs, Research, Science and Technology,......
Leadership key in halting drift to Aust
Kiwi bosses need to keep their workforces informed and engaged if they want to avoid losing staff overseas, says an Australian-based management expert.Bridget Beattie, a regional manager for global consultancy firm Right Management,......
Headhunting season officially open
More job vacancies are being listed with recruitment firms but it looks like employers prefer to hire people who are already in jobs.Jason Walker, managing director of recruitment firm Hays, has watched the number of job vacancies......
Climbing to success requires plan of action
Knowing how to improve your life or career is one thing. Actually doing it is something altogether more difficult. As motivational speaker Rowdy McLean says: "You can Google action, but you can't download it. And you can't get someone......
Painting apprenticeship covers all the bases
Creative Trades ITO painting and decorating apprenticeship takes about three years; more if other strands are included. Apprentices complete tasks on the job that are signed off by the employer and then assessed during block courses.......
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