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E-cigarette use triples among middle and high school students in the United States in just one year
posted by WM Admin on 2015-04-22 08:18:53.542
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention media release, 16 April 2015 Current e-cigarette use among middle and high school students…
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Tobacco Control Update - 15 April 2015
posted by WM Admin on 2015-04-17 08:37:51.874
The latest edition of the Tobacco Control Update has just been published by the Smokefree Coalition. The issue includes: Guest…
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More resources for kidney disease patients
posted by WM Admin on 2015-03-12 13:28:41.538
Jonathan Coleman media release, 12 March 2015 Health Minister Jonathan Coleman has today launched new video resources aimed at increasing…
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New pathway to improve outcomes for stroke patients (Waikato DHB)
posted by WM Admin on 2014-12-12 16:10:31.968
Waikato DHB media release, 12 December 2014 Two services at Waikato District Health Board are collaborating to further improve the…
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The tool that reveals unnecessarily prescribed medications (Radio NZ)
posted by WM Admin on 2014-12-03 09:53:10.615
On Nine to Noon on Radio New Zealand National, Kathryn Ryan speaks to Dr. David Newman, an emergency room physician…
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Tobacco Control Update 26 November 2014
posted by WM Admin on 2014-11-27 08:24:47.412
The latest edition of the Tobacco Control Update has just been published by the Smokefree Coalition. The issue includes: Guest…
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PHARMAC expands into new medical device category
posted by WM Admin on 2014-11-05 08:24:13.757
PHARMAC media release, 5 November 2014 DHBs are expected to start making further savings in cardiac medical devices, after PHARMAC…
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Trust offers undergraduate scholarship to fund 6th year med students’ trainee intern elective in innovative and challenging overseas situations
posted by WM Admin on 2014-08-14 08:39:28.322
Pat Farry Rural Health Education Trust media release, 13 August 2014 For the third successive year, the Pat Farry Rural…
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Investing in cancer research boosts economy as well as health (UK)
posted by WM Admin on 2014-06-17 08:17:55.249
Wellcome Trust media release, 16 June 2014 Each pound invested in cancer research generates a continuous stream of benefits equal…
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Tobacco Control Update - 2 April 2014
posted by WM Admin on 2014-04-02 16:47:30.065
The latest edition of the Tobacco Control Update has just been published by the Smokefree Coalition. The issue includes: Hon.…
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Tobacco Control Update - 19 March 2014
posted by WM Admin on 2014-03-19 10:16:25.82
The latest edition of the Tobacco Control Update has just been published by the Smokefree Coalition. The issue includes: Associate…
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Renal service enhances dialysis experience for patients (Tairawhiti DHB)
posted by WM Admin on 2014-03-17 10:58:27.698
Tairawhiti DHB media release, 17 March 2014 A Tauranga man born with a degenerative kidney condition has praised the Midland…
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Co-design in healthcare: sign up to our new website
posted by Hilary Boyd on 2014-02-07 12:05:34.069
Co-design is about capturing and understanding individual, family and whānau experiences of the healthcare system and then working together to…
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Prestigious medals presented to three leading Otago researchers
posted by WM Admin on 2013-11-29 09:20:06.665
University of Otago media release, 28 November 2013 Three University of Otago researchers’ outstanding achievements were recognised through the bestowing…
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Global monitoring framework on noncommunicable diseases agreed by WHO member states
posted by WM Admin on 2012-11-12 08:57:10.276
World Health Organization media release, 9 November 2012 The first-ever global monitoring framework to combat several of the world’s biggest…
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Reducing the inequalities in Māori child deaths makes economic sense, economists say
posted by WM Admin on 2012-08-06 11:12:47.322
Avoidable deaths of Māori children in New Zealand are costing the country at least 67 lives and around $200 million…
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Health report: Chronic pain
posted by Research Admin on 2012-05-09 10:33:38.541
A recent phone poll of over 1,600 New Zealand adults, commissioned by Pfizer New Zealand in partnership with Arthritis New…
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Health Research Council publication celebrates 20 years of supporting innovative NZ research
posted by Research Admin on 2011-09-06 10:46:44.739
The Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) is celebrating 20 years of supporting innovative health research in New Zealand…
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Future focus on community health
posted by Research Admin on 2011-07-15 10:22:51.144
"The health sector has among the most dire skill shortages in New Zealand, with Maori and Pacific Island communities hit…
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Health warning messages on tobacco products: A review
posted by Research Admin on 2011-05-25 14:05:30.181
This article, published in the journal Tobacco Control, reviews international evidence on the impact of health warning messages on tobacco…
