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ACC client Lorraine Duffin

Is ACC cutting off people too early? video

ACC levies have gone down under this government, but at what cost? A prominent wellington lawyer says ACC is getting rid of injured people from its book to make those saving.

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Beware of winter's latest hazard: soup

When a famous Seinfeld character hollered "No soup for you" he might have just been looking out for the health of his patrons.

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Marnie Golden had chemotherapy for cancer as a child

Lasting effects of childhood chemo video

A new study has found cancer treatments that save the lives of young patients may cause far worse side-effects in later life than originally thought.

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Trade Minister Tim Groser (Reuters)

Groser: Chinese infant formula a gold rush

Trade Minister Tim Groser has likened demand for infant formula in China to a gold rush and he says NZ is at the centre of it.

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Staff blamed for 16pct oxygen starved babies

A study has found inadequate resuscitation contributed to an illness caused by oxygen starvation in one in six diagnosed babies.

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New Zealand supermarkets are legally selling Karicare infant formula to exporters who are shipping it to Hong Kong

NZ treating formula issue seriously video

New Zealand is working hard to register its infant formula brands as Chinese officials push for assurances on food safety.

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Should fluoride be in the water supply?

Should fluoride be put to a referendum? video

Last week Hamilton's city council voted to remove fluoride from the city water supply by the end of this month. Should there be a referendum?

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Detecting congenital abnormalities later in pregnancy can cause severe trauma for expectant mothers

Mothers missing out on congenital screens

One in four mothers of babies who died from congenital defects were not given the option to screen for the abnormalities during pregnancy.

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In 2010 and 2011, 149 New Zealand babies were diagnosed with neonatal encephalopathy

More babies starved of oxygen in Waikato

Babies born in the Waikato region are almost twice as likely to suffer from complications due to oxygen starvation than the average New Zealand baby.

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Trim and super trim - are they the same?

Trim and super trim milk - no difference? video

If there's a choice between trim and super trim - you'd expect them to be different right?

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Eating disorder stats not full picture

Hundreds of New Zealanders seeking help for eating disorders are likely only the tip of the iceberg.

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Doctor fined for unchaperoned exam

A doctor who breached his company's policy by performing a breast examination on a woman without a chaperone has been given a stayed suspension and been ordered to pay more than $13,000.

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Opera star Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (file)

Te Kanawa says opera stars too thin

Opera star Dame Kiri Te Kanawa says female opera singers are starving themselves because they are under so much pressure to stay thin.

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Six hundred retailers have been told not to sell synthetic cannabis and similar products

Lotto shops to pull synthetic cannabis video

Synthetic cannabis and party pills will no longer be sold at Lotto retailers.

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