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Arthritis - treatment - joint surgery: risks and benefits
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Asthma
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Asthma and your unborn child
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Asthma medicines
Asthma triggers
Asthma, breathing and exercise
Atherosclerosis (narrowing of arteries)
Atrial fibrillation
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - how is ADHD diagnosed?
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - how is ADHD treated?
Autism
B
Bacterial vaginosis
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Bedwetting and incontinence in children
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BOTOX
Bowel cancer
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C
Calcium, vitamin D and bone health
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Colds
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COPD - energy saving tips
COPD and stress
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Crohn's disease
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Deep vein thrombosis
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Dementia: advice for carers
Dengue fever
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Diabetes - food choices - drinks
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Diabetes - how to adapt your recipes
Diabetes - what is diabetes?
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Diabetes and HbA1c testing
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Diabetes in pregnancy (gestational diabetes)
Diabetic retinopathy
Diaphragms and caps
Diarrhoea (gastroenteritis)
Diarrhoea - travellers
Digestive system discomfort in pregnancy
Diseases spread by mosquitoes
Diverticular disease
Dry eye
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Dry skin
Dyslexia
E
Early menopause
Eating disorders
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Eating problems with cancer
Eating well in pregnancy
Eating well when you have cancer
Eczema (atopic dermatitis) and other allergy-associated skin conditions
Emergency contraception
Emollients and moisturisers
Endometriosis
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Epilepsy
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Exercise routine to prevent osteoporosis
Exercising and osteoporosis
Eye lubricants
Eye muscle surgery
Eye protection in the sun
F
Falls prevention
Fertility and the effect of ovarian reserve
Fever
Fibroids
Fibromyalgia
Finding kidney problems before your baby is born
Flatulence
Folic acid and pregnancy
Food allergy
Food and drink - safety tips for travellers
Foot care
Foot surgery
G
Gallstones – diagnosis and treatment
Gallstones – what are they?
Gambling - what is gambling and do I have a problem?
Gastroenteritis
Genetic counselling
Genital herpes - the facts
Genital herpes – diagnosis and treatment
Genital skin - avoiding irritation
Genital warts (HPV infection)
Getting pregnant - knowing your own cycle
Getting support if you have cancer
Gingivitis and periodontal disease
Glasses for infants and children
Glaucoma
Glomerulonephritis
Glycaemic Index
Gonorrhoea
Good bladder habits for everyone
Gout
Group B streptococcus
H
Haemophilia
Haemorrhoids
Hair loss - male pattern baldness
Hair loss - temporary
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Hair loss in women
Halitosis (bad breath)
Hand, foot and mouth disease
Headaches - self care
Headaches - types of headache
Headlice
Health and disability rights in NZ
Health records - your rights under the Privacy Act
Health risks - understanding risk
Healthy eating - simple rules
Healthy weight control
Hearing in infants - is your child's hearing okay?
Heart attack - minimising heart risks
Heart attack and cardiac arrest
Heart disease - diagnostic tests
Heart failure
Heart risk - do you need a heart risk assessment?
Heart risk - how to keep personal health records and set goals
Heart risk - quick 11-point risk assessment
Heart risk - tackling your risk factors
Heart risk - your percentage risk of heart attack or stroke in the next 5 years
Heart risk factors - managing diabetes
Heart risk factors - tackling eating and nutrition
Heart risk factors - tackling high blood pressure
Heart risk factors - tackling high cholesterol
Heart risk factors - tackling physical activity levels
Heart risk factors - tackling stopping smoking
Heart risk factors - tackling weight management
Heart risk factors - taking medication
Heart valve disease
Heartburn (GORD)
Heel pain and heel spurs
Hepatitis A
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Hepatitis C
Herbal medicines
Herpes simplex (including cold sores)
Herpes virus and pregnancy
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Home blood glucose testing in diabetes
Home pregnancy and ovulation tests
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Hypothermia
I
Impetigo (school sores)
Infant nutrition - iron and vitamin D
Infertility
Influenza (the flu)
Influenza care
Influenza prevention
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Insect sting allergy
Insulin for people with Type 1 diabetes
Irlen syndrome
Iron deficiency
Iron overload (haemochromatosis)
Irritable bowel syndrome
J
Juvenile chronic arthritis
K
Keeping fit in pregnancy
Keeping your asthma under control
Kidney cancer
Kidney health
Kidney stones
Knock knees
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Laboratory tests for diabetes
Lactose intolerance
Leg cramps
Leukaemia
Life with a single kidney
Listeria risk in pregnancy
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Living with renal failure
Low blood glucose (hypoglycaemia) - Type 1 diabetes
Low blood glucose (hypoglycaemia) - Type 2 diabetes
Lung cancer
Lung cancer diagnosis
Lung cancer treatment
Lupus
Lymphatic system
M
Macular degeneration
Macular holes
Making the most of your visit to the doctor
Malaria
Malaria - precautions while pregnant or breastfeeding
ME/CFS (myalgic encephalopathy/chronic fatigue syndrome)
Measles
Medication for people with Type 2 diabetes
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Medicines used to strengthen bones
Melanoma
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Meningitis
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Meningococcal B immunisation (MeNZB™) - FAQs
Menopause
Mental health at work
Mental health at work - 10 tips for managers
Mental health at work - myths and their impact
Middle ear infections (glue ear)
Migraine
Miscarriage
Miscarriage - afterwards
Moles
Molluscum contagiosum
Mosquitoes - how could a disease outbreak occur in NZ?
Mosquitoes - the threat of new disease in NZ
Mosquitoes - types that are a cause of concern
Mouth ulcers
MRI scan (magnetic resonance imaging)
Multiple myeloma
Multiple sclerosis
Mumps
Muscle strains and sprains
N
Nails: more than cosmetic
Nappy rash
Natural family planning - fertility awareness
Nebulisers and asthma
New Zealand Health System - where to find healthcare
Night terrors
Non-prescription and complementary medicines
Nosebleeds (epistaxis)
O
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder - living with
Obsessive-compulsive disorder - treatment
Older people and continence problems
Oral health for adults - good daily routines
Oral health for children
Oral thrush (candidiasis)
Organ and tissue donation
Osgood-Schlatter disease
Osteoarthritis
Osteoporosis - glossary of terms and abbreviations
Osteoporosis - what is osteoporosis?
P
Pacemaker insertion
Paget's disease
Pain - chronic
Pain - types of pain
Pain - what is pain?
Pain relief medications
Panic attacks/disorder - living with
Panic attacks/disorder - treatment
Panic attacks/panic disorder
Parenting with advanced cancer
Parkinson's disease
Peak flow meters and asthma
Peanut allergy in children
Pelvic floor muscle training for men
Pelvic floor muscle training for women
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Peptic ulcers
Periods - what is normal?
Pets and asthma
Pharmacy labels - what do they mean?
Phobias
Phobias - living with
Phobias - treatment
Placenta praevia
Pneumococcal vaccine (adults)
Polycystic kidney disease
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)
Polymyalgia rheumatica
Post traumatic stress disorder
Post traumatic stress disorder - living with
Post traumatic stress disorder - treatment
Postnatal depression
Postnatal depression - living with
Postnatal depression - treatment
Postnatal psychosis
Pre-eclampsia (toxaemia)
Pre-travel health checks - what to expect
Pregnancy after 35 years of age
Pregnancy nausea and hyperemesis gravidarum
Premature ejaculation
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
Preterm labour
Preventing sporting injuries
Primary Health Organisations (PHO)
Prostate cancer
Prostate cancer diagnosis
Prostate cancer issues after treatment
Prostate cancer screening
Prostate cancer treatment
Prostate conditions
Psoriasis
Psoriatic arthritis
Psychosis/psychotic episode
Puffers and other devices
Q
Questions to ask your doctor about osteoporosis
Questions to ask your doctor when you have cancer
Quitting smoking
R
Rabies - information for travellers
Radiation treatment
Radiation treatment side effects
Raynaud's syndrome
Reactive arthritis
Reading food labels - "how to" guide
Reading food labels - nutritional claims
Reading labels - different names for fats, salt and sugars
Reflux surgery
Relationships part 1 - exploring your own sexuality
Relationships part 2 - starting a relationship
Relationships part 3 - negotiating intimacy
Relationships part 4 - maintaining a relationship
Relationships part 5 - ending a relationship
Residential care in New Zealand
Retinal detachment
Rhesus negative blood and pregnancy
Rheumatic fever
Rheumatoid arthritis
Rosacea
Rubella (german measles)
S
Scabies
Schizophrenia
Scleroderma
Sensitive teeth
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
Sex and cancer
Sex and the ageing process
Shingles
Side effects of medicines
Sinusitis
Ski fitness
Skin cancer - types of skin cancer
Skin changes in pregnancy
Skin self-examination
Slapped cheek disease
Sleep – what is sleep?
Sleep and obstructive sleep apnoea
Sleep disturbances
Smoking - effects of second-hand smoke on adults
Smoking - effects of second-hand smoke on children
Smoking - helping others quit
Smoking and asthma
Smoking and diabetes
Smoking and pregnancy
Snow safety - cold, wind, wet and sun
Snow sports - falls, fitness and first aid
Solar keratoses
Sore throat
Spacers or nebulisers in acute asthma?
Squints (strabismus)
Staying well in pregnancy
Stem cell or bone marrow transplantation
Steroid tablets for asthma
Stroke
Stroke - rehabilitation
Stuttering (stammering)
Sun - clothing and hats
Sun protection at work
Sun protection for babies and toddlers
Sun safety - fact v fiction
Sunbeds and sunlamps
Sunburn
Sunglasses - what to look for
Sunscreens
Surgical hernia repair
Syphilis
T
Tamoxifen treatment for breast cancer
Teenage suicide
Teething troubles
Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders
Ten-point plan for managing travellers diarrhoea
Testicular awareness
Testicular cancer
Testicular cancer - diagnosis and treatment
Testicular self examination
Testing for ketones in your urine
Thrush (candida infection)
Tinea (fungal skin infections)
Tinnitus
Tonsillitis
Tooth anatomy
Tooth decay
Tooth grinding (bruxism)
Transient ischaemic attack (TIA) - mini stroke
Travel health checklist
Travel vaccinations
Travelling with diabetes
Travelling with food allergies
Trichomoniasis
Tuberculosis
Type 1 Diabetes
Type 2 Diabetes
U
Ulcerative colitis
Urethritis (non-specific urethritis)
Urticaria
UV Index for safety in the sun
V
Vaccination - how it works
Vasectomy
Vasectomy reversal - attempting to restore fertility
Viral warts
von Willebrand's disease
W
Watery eye
Weight loss without crash diets
What causes cancer?
What is cancer?
When someone has cancer
Whooping cough (pertussis)
Wisdom teeth
Workplace stress - Mon-Fri tips
X
X-rays
Y
Yaws
Your baby's development in the womb
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Support Groups
A
Acoustic Neuroma Association of NZ
ADDvocate (NZ) Inc.
ADHD Association Inc.
Age Concern New Zealand Inc.
AIDS Foundation (NZ)
Alcohol Drug Association New Zealand (ADANZ) - Alcohol Drug Helpline
Alcoholics Anonymous
Allergy New Zealand
Alzheimers New Zealand
Amputees Federation of New Zealand
Anxiety Support Canterbury
ANZMES Inc. - Associated NZ Myalgic Encephalopathy Societies
Arachnoiditis Sufferers, Action and Monitoring Society (ASAMS)
Arthritis New Zealand
ASH NZ - Action on Smoking and Health
Asthma Auckland
Asthma Foundation
Asthma New Zealand
Auckland Sexual Health Service
Autism New Zealand
B
Balance - NZ Bipolar Network
Barnardos New Zealand
Bethany Centre
Bipolar Support Canterbury
Brain Injury Association of NZ Inc.
Breast Cancer Foundation (NZ)
Breast Cancer Support
Burn Support Charitable Trust (Waikato)
C
Cancer Society of NZ
Carers New Zealand
Child Health Research Foundation
Cleft New Zealand
Coeliac Society of New Zealand Inc.
Community Alcohol & Drug Services (CADS) Auckland
Cot Death Association (NZ)
Cri Du Chat Support Group of Australia
Crohn's and Colitis Support Group
Cystic Fibrosis Association of NZ
D
Depression helpline – free phone support
Diabetes Auckland
Diabetes Exercise & Sports Association of New Zealand (DESA NZ)
Diabetes New Zealand
Diabetes Youth NZ
Disability Information Service
Down Syndrome - NZ Down Syndrome Association (NZDSA)
Dyslexia Foundation of New Zealand
Dyspraxia Support Group (Auckland)
E
Early Menopause (NZ) Support Group
Eating Disorders Association of NZ
Ehlers-Danlos Foundation of NZ
Endometriosis NZ
Endometriosis Waikato
Epilepsy New Zealand
F
Family Planning
Fertility New Zealand
Fetal Alcohol Network NZ
Foundation for Alcohol and Drug Education (FADE)
Fragile X Trust (NZ)
G
Gambling Helpline (New Zealand)
Gastric Reflux Support Network NZ for Parents of Infants and Children Charitable Trust
Glaucoma New Zealand
Guillain-Barre Syndrome Support Group NZ Trust
H
Haemochromatosis Support and Awareness Group (NZ)
Haemophilia Foundation of New Zealand
Halberg Trust
Head Injury Society of New Zealand Inc.
Health Action - Te Mana Taki Hauora
Health and Disability Commissioner
Heart Children NZ
Heart Foundation of New Zealand (National)
Hepatitis C Support Group (NZ)
Hepatitis Foundation
Herpes Foundation (NZ)
Higher Ground Drug Rehabilitation Trust
Home Health Association Inc. (NZ)
Huntington's Disease Associations of NZ
I
IDFNZ (Immune Deficiencies Foundation of NZ) / KIDS Foundation
Immunisation Advisory Centre (IMAC): Immunisation facts and advice
Incontinence - NZ Continence Association
K
Kidney Health NZ
Kidney Kids of NZ Support Group Inc.
L
La Leche League New Zealand
Leukaemia and Blood Foundation of NZ
LifeLine - 24-hour free phone support
Lung Health Auckland
Lupus Trust of New Zealand
M
ManAlive
Maternity Services Consumer Council
Melanoma Foundation of New Zealand
Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand
Migraine Sufferers Support Group (NZ)
Miscarriage Support Auckland Inc.
Motor Neurone Disease Association of NZ Inc.
Multiple Sclerosis Society of New Zealand
Muscular Dystrophy Assoc. of New Zealand Inc.
N
National Foundation for the Deaf Inc.
National Health Committee
Natural Fertility New Zealand
Neurological Foundation of New Zealand Inc.
Nutrition Foundation, New Zealand
O
OOS (Occupation Overuse Syndrome) Support
Organ Donation New Zealand
Osteoporosis New Zealand
OUTLine NZ (gay/lesbian phone counselling service)
P
Paget's Disease Support Group
Pain Action in New Zealand Inc.
Parent to Parent New Zealand Inc.
Parentcare Inc.
Parents Centres NZ Inc.
Parkinson's Society of NZ Inc.
People First
Phobic Trust of New Zealand
Plunket Society (Royal New Zealand)
Post Natal Psychosis Charitable Trust
Post-Polio Support Society NZ Inc.
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of NZ
Pregnancy Help
Presbyterian Support (Northern)
Prostate Cancer Foundation of NZ
Psoriasis Association of New Zealand Inc.
Q
Quit Group (quit-smoking helpline, information and support)
R
Relationship Services
Rescare New Zealand Inc.
Residential Care Line
Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind
S
Sands New Zealand (Stillbirth and Newborn Death Support)
Schizophrenia Fellowship New Zealand
Silver Ribbon Foundation for Gynaecological Cancer
Sjogren’s Syndrome Society of New Zealand
Skylight
Sleep Apnoea Association of NZ Inc. (SAANZ)
Speak Easy Association Inc. (NZ)
Stroke Foundation of New Zealand Inc.
Suicide Prevention Information Service NZ (SPINZ)
Support Groups
Sweet Louise - Positive lives with breast cancer
T
The NZ HPV Project
Tinnitus Association (New Zealand)
W
Weight Watchers NZ
What’s Up - free phone help for kids
Women's Health Action
Y
Youthline – counselling for young people
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Health Research
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"Double diabetes" - obesity rates create a new threat
"Not getting along" socially can mean more health problems
A
A little regular exercise extends men's lives
A spreadable method of lipid lowering
Access to new cancer drugs slowest in New Zealand
Active men cut advanced prostate cancer risk by 70%: US study
Acupressure eases low back pain, Taiwan study
Addictive nicotine levels in cigarettes vary sharply
ADHD drugs won't raise risk of substance abuse, US study
Advising patients with heart disease on alcohol intake
Aerobic exercise can reverse mental decline in older adults
Aerobic exercise lowers blood pressure
After menopause, panic attacks seem to ease with age
Ageing lowers fitness: but exercise can slow decline
Airline cabin conditions not specifically linked to blood clots, UK study
Alcohol-related brain damage hits women sooner
Allergy
Allergy-induced asthma more common in wealthier countries
Alzheimer's drug may also improve brain structure
Anger linked to heart disease inflammation
Antidepressant effectiveness probably overstated, reasons unclear says report
Antidepressants more help than harm for under-19s, US study
Anxiety disorders linked to physical problems
Appendicitis often missed in younger children
Arch support and stress fractures in flat-footedness
Arthritic knee pain can ebb and flow with the seasons
Arthritis
Asthma
Asthma action plans: the patient's perspective
Asthma, misunderstood and misdiagnosed: NZ study
Auckland patients' chance to join Polypill trial to cut heart risk
Australian overseas travellers warned of hepatitis A and B risk
Avoiding type 2 diabetes through lifestyle
B
Baby boys and baby girls affect mothers' hormones differently
Back specialists agree obesity causes more back pain
Bad news for HRT
Beat the New Year back-to-work blues
Belly fat doubles gallstones risk for women
Beyond the "empty nest": a syndrome or prime of life?
Blood pressure drug combo helps diabetic hearts: ADVANCE
Blood sugar control helps diabetics recover after surgery
Breastfeeding eases baby's pain during tests
Breastfeeding may prevent child obesity
Bupropion as an aid to quit smoking
Butter and child eczema: study seeks Auckland, Wellington volunteers
C
Caffeine consumption doesn't raise overall breast cancer risk, US study
Caffeine gene isolated
Caffeine therapy helps premature babies' outcomes
Caffeine-related fatal heart disturbance in WA
Calcium and weight loss
Cancer
Car cell phone use riskier than talking to passenger, psychology report says
Carpal tunnel: repetitive hand use not the culprit
Carrots may be better cooked
Cervical cancer vaccine should give long term protection
Cervix length at mid-pregnancy may predict C-section risk
Chastening news on PMT
Child sensitivity to cold air may predict adult asthma
Children
Cholesterol-lowering drug may hold promise for MS patients
Chondroitin did not ease arthritic joint pain, review of studies
Christmas menu can be hard to swallow
Circulation
Coffee improves memory in older women - French study
Cold hands and power tools a bad fit: vibration syndromes
Continence
Controlling high blood pressure better with extra olive oil
Could you be addicted to tanning salons?
Crucial factors affect disability from knee osteoarthritis
Cycles of abstinence and relapse for smokers
Cystic fibrosis: new expert guidelines released in US
D
Daily calcium protects bone - Australian research
Daily walk puts heart a step ahead
Dark chocolate helps keep arteries open for business
Daycare attendance may prevent asthma
DEET and suncream absorbed more if used together
Dengue fever warning in Cook Islands and the Pacific
Dental implants need more work than root canals
Depression during pregnancy may have role in causing premature birth
Depression in new fathers is also a risk
Depression is a serious issue in the elderly
Diabetes
Diabetes and weight tied to male infertility
Diabetes boosts heart disease risk more in women than men
Diabetes preventable in women too
Diet and exercise can prevent diabetes
Diet and exercise can prevent diabetes
Diet and exercise together seem key to surviving breast cancer
Discovery could greatly expand donated blood supply
Distraction reduces pain sensation for children
Do triglyceride levels really matter?
Does breastfeeding protect against asthma?
Does eating fish lower prostate cancer risk?
Doubt about raised clotting risk with third generation pills
Down's syndrome survival increases
Driving not a cause of permanent back problems
Drug interactions involving St John's wort
Drugs appear effective for premenstrual problems
Dry eye risk influenced by omega 3 in diet
E
Early diagnosis and intervention for type 2 diabetes
Early treatment improves schizophrenia outlook
Eating fish may protect against preterm delivery and low birthweight
Eating wholegrains reduces stroke risk in women
Elderly to pass on lessons of old age in NZ study
Ending child abuse may take three generations – NZ researchers
Ephedra and caffeine add strain to athletes' hearts
Epidural during birth may negatively affect breastfeeding
Epilepsy patients not always aware of seizures
Erectile dysfunction: learning about it could save your life
Even small BP increases raise risk
Evidence mounts for low GI diet approach
Excess weight reduces survival with prostate cancer
Exercise after 40 can still cut heart disease risk
Exercise and calcium for those at modest risk of osteoporosis
Exercise cuts men's heart death risk, regardless of cholesterol levels
Exercise eases digestion problems in the obese
Exercise eases fibromyalgia symptoms, study says
Exercise flexes stiff arteries and reduces heart risk
Exercise pre-diagnosis may help breast cancer survival
Exercise prevents falls among older people
Exercise programme eases arthritis, even six months after stopping
Exercise programme helps knee pain
Exercise to stay alive
Extra wrinkles on face a bad sign for smokers' lungs
F
Female births outnumber male in times of stress
Fibromyalgia differs among patients: three cluster groups found
Fight against osteoporosis begins in childhood
First living donor transplant for type 1 diabetes
First-trimester screening for Down's syndrome gets closer
Fish reduces risk of dementia
Foggy head with diphenhydramine
Food additives could fuel hyperactivity in kids
Food chemical supplement potentially fatal
Food types affect appetite and obesity
Forget gingko as a memory enhancer
Forgetting may be important part of memory
G
Gastrointestinal
Gene tests may boost lung cancer treatment
General Health
Genes may determine how you succeed in quitting smoking
Glucosamine and its role in osteoarthritis
Glucosamine delays progression of osteoarthritis
Golf and bowls still OK after hip replacement
Gum disease affects young people and can put pregnancies at risk
H
Hair loss drug prevents prostate cancer
Having defibrillators in public places proves effective
Health benefits of being married still there, but single men closing gap
Healthy diet guards against return of colon cancer
Healthy lifestyle boosts women's lifespan, US study shows
Heart
Heart attack boosts diabetes risk
Heart attack can occur without chest pain
Heart attack risk rises even with modest weight gain
Heart failure patients find sleep apnoea relief: study
Heart failure raises risk of fractures
Heavy traffic fumes bad for heart – German study
Herbal Medicines
Herbal medicines seldom useful for menopausal symptoms
Hidden epidemic of STDs in US
High caffeine intakes risk for female incontinence
High stress linked to double the risk of painful periods
High-carb drink eases SAD symptoms in small study
Hip protectors effective in breaking falls
HIV/AIDS in New Zealand - an update
Hodgkin's lymphoma: doctors report high survival rates
Hot tubs and pregnancy don't mix: new study
How much sugar is too much?
How to clear persistent earwax
How to remove a foreign body from the nose
HRT may protect women's arteries
HRT patch poses less clotting risk than HRT pill, study
HRT use halves among New Zealand women: Important NZ research findings published in the BMJ
HRT use raises risk of stomach trouble, US study
Hypnosis eases pain of breast cancer surgery
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Identifying sperm donors does not cause problems
If your medication isn't working, maybe you're not paying enough?
Image problems also affect men
Influenza on the increase: immunisation advised for travellers
Inhaled steroids for asthma in pregnancy are safe: new study
Insect repellents: DEET works best
Intensive rheumatoid arthritis therapy improves symptoms
Intensive statin therapy saves heart patients
iPods can make some hearts skip a beat
Irritable bowel improved by experimental low carb diet, NZ study
Islet cell transplants no cure yet for type 1 diabetes
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Kiwi men struggle to identify melanomas
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Lasting effects unlikely in newborns treated for jaundice
Laying infants on back flattens skull, but still the right thing to do
Lead content of calcium supplements studied
Less strenuous exercise also good for women
Lifestyle change can keep diabetes at bay for 14 years
Lifestyle is a factor in breast cancer
Light smoking still takes heavy toll on health
Long term antibiotic use may raise cold and flu risk
Long-term aspirin and death risk for women: new study
Lowering BP can stop or reverse heart disease
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Macrobiotic diet comes under scrutiny
Make health part of your flight plan
Male circumcision and reduced cervical cancer risk
Mammography reduces deaths, European studies show
Marijuana shrinks parts of the brain, MRI study
Marriage is a (longer) life sentence
Meal timing and jet lag
Measure BMI and waist together
Medical care varies between airlines
Medicines: play it safe during family visits
Meditation study claims to show life gains
Melanoma vaccine may be closer for skin cancer
Melatonin helps asthmatics sleep more soundly
Men
Men and women stay sexually active in later life
Men more likely than women to pass on MS to children
Men's increasing waistline linked to type 2 diabetes
Mental illness can mean higher risk from violent crime
Mental illness: how New Zealanders see it
Mentally prepare for Christmas and stave off stress
Mid-lifers adopting healthy lifestyle can still reduce heart risk
Migraine increases skin pain and sensitivity in many sufferers
Migraine sufferers might have a lower breast cancer risk
Migraine? Three simple questions can give a good idea
Milk gets a bad rap
Mind aerobics and memory tips a help for the forgetful
Missed doses a major cause of inadequate BP control
Modest alcohol intake reduces diabetes risk
More bovine troubles
More New Zealanders going online for medical information
More than 40% of heart attacks go undiagnosed
Most cancer survivors don't adopt healthy lifestyle, despite benefits
Most fit have less brain atrophy from Alzheimer's
Most OTC cough syrups don't work, says ACCP
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Need for guidelines on nutraceuticals is being ignored
Neurology
New birth control pills don't curtail ovarian cysts
New drug to prevent travellers' diarrhoea approved in US
New proof that early detection aids breast cancer fight
New quit-smoking drug appears effective
New website demonstrates infant speech development
No matter how you look at it, overweight equals risk
No more tears with HRT
No proof exists for economy class syndrome
No simple solution for postpartum incontinence
Nonoxynol-9 does not protect against infection
Norovirus a diarrhoea risk in Central America
Nutrition
Nuts help crack high cholesterol levels
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Obese children have more breathing problems during surgeries
Obesity increases frequency, severity of daily headaches
Older surgeons not necessarily better
Omega-3 effect on brain power: study participants needed
Once-yearly treatment for osteoporosis looks promising
One in seven kiwi drinkers consumes large amounts
Only severely depressed benefit from antidepressants: study
Oral contraceptive does not increase overall death risk
Orange juice best at stopping kidney stones
Osteoporosis can be traced back to coeliac disease
Osteoporosis is a problem before old age
Overweight TV characters in US have image problem
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Pacific Island mothers lack awareness of SIDS risk factors
Pacifiers may cause ear infection
Pain relief may just be mind over matter
Paracetamol effective for migraines
Parental beliefs regarding HPV vaccination, first US research
Parents' big "sex talk" for kids works better if it is ongoing
Patients are not sticking with their statin treatment
Patients prefer home blood pressure measurement
PCOS may warrant screening for liver disorder: US study
People make more than 200 food decisions a day, many on "autopilot"
Phyto-oestrogens or hormone replacement therapy?
Poisoning from drugs like "ecstasy"
Polypill - health insurance in pill form?
Positive Parenting Program seeks online volunteers
Post-stroke depression is undertreated
Postnatal depression and SIDS
Practice "safe stress" over the holidays
Pregnancy
Pregnant? Doctors say don't forget to exercise
Preventing Alzheimer's with frequent mental stimulation
Preventing deaths from second-hand smoke
Preventing functional decline in the elderly
Probiotics prevent antibiotic-associated diarrhoea
Prospective fathers: how much would they change their attitudes?
Prostate cancer risk now better quantified
Prostate screening: US guideline rules out the over-75s
PSA testing still valuable for prostate cancer
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Questions over stretching before exercise
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Raised cholesterol may not always be a problem
Re-evaluating ovarian cancer risk with HRT
Recirculated aircraft cabin air and the common cold
Reduced blood vessel flexibility in morning may explain heart risk
Reduced lung function shows link to heart disease - NZ study
Regular exercise may delay Alzheimer's
Repeated detox affects brain - even in non-severe alcoholism
Revenge replaces empathy in male brain
Rheumatoid arthritis also poses a threat to the heart
Risk factors for youth suicide
Risk of gestational diabetes higher for mixed Asian-white couples, US study
Roll-your-owns no safer than manufactured cigarettes, NZ research
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Seniors
Serotonin levels in brain determine sense of fairness
Severe gastroenteritis running at high rates in New Zealand
Sexual dysfunction common a year after major trauma
Shallow hip socket raises arthritis risk
Shock treatment still useful for severe depression
Should wounds to the hand be sutured?
SIDS biologically based, now 'less of a mystery'
SIDS declines overall but sofas present a risk
Similar risk factors for heart attack and Alzheimer's
Simpler resuscitation method effective
Sleep
Sleep apnoea a standalone mortality risk, Australian study
Sleep apnoea boosts stroke risk, Canadian study
Sleep deprived kids struggle at school - Australian study
Sleep problems in elderly linked to suicide risk
Small boosts in bone density matter
Small bouts of exercise can increase longevity
Small fibroids may increase miscarriage risk
Smokers' job performance can affect employers' health
Smoking
Smoking increases the risk of rheumatoid arthritis
Smoking may have a role in knee osteoarthritis
Something fishy smells of roses
Sparse evidence for wart treatments
Speedy care of 'mini-strokes' pays off by cutting odds of major stroke
Spit test may predict children's tooth troubles
Standard prostate surgery improves sexual function
Statin-vitamin combo lowers cholesterol better than single pill
Statins and lifestyle changes cut artery plaque
Statins lower heart risks regardless of blood cholesterol levels
Statins may halve advanced prostate cancer risk
Statins slash heart disease risk for diabetics
Stem cell hope for urinary incontinence
Stretch developed to ease plantar fasciitis heel pain
Study adds salt to suspected triggers for heartburn
Study claims low level jobs increase cardiac risk
Study criticises some cancer websites
Study links allergies and asthma to antibiotics as a baby
Study of latex transfer to food in packaging
Study reveals how cranberries prevent urinary infections
Study to find all NZers with multiple sclerosis
Sugar in soft drinks and obesity in children
Sugar water eases pain of infant vaccinations, US study
Supplements lessen weight loss in extended bed rest
Surgery gets thumbs up for carpal tunnel syndrome
Surgery only slightly better for herniated disc
Surgery to reduce stomach size urged for very obese people
Survey finds dissatisfaction with allergy medicines
Survey finds one in five won't seek treatment for pain
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T'ai Chi and other techniques to ease the pain of RA
Take your medicine, save your life
Tea and eczema
Teen drinking increases risk for poor adult health, NZ research
Teen pregnancy may raise osteoporosis risk
Teen pregnancy prevention programmes fail
Teens with bipolar disorder misinterpret facial expressions
Testicular cancer cells weakened by heat
The plane facts about pregnancy and flying
Three common drugs the reason for many A&E visits by elderly
Toddler TV time may shorten attention span
Too few with diabetes appreciate the heart risk
Too much Earl Grey causes problems
Too much fluid during exercise can be dangerous
Too much fluid unsafe in endurance exercise, particularly in females
Top risk factors for persistence of asthma into adulthood
Trans fatty acids focus masks saturated fat intake of NZers
Treadmill workouts help stroke survivors
Treating gestational diabetes helps mother and child
Treating synovitis: normal wrist activity is OK
TV watching increases risk of diabetes
Two types of laser eye surgery work equally well
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University of Auckland seeks hayfever sufferers for study
Untreated acid reflux can lead to serious complications
Update on plane travel and DVT
Updated advice for resuscitating adults
Urinary symptoms or pain should not be ignored
US and Europe approve first inhaled insulin
US experts urge tighter cholesterol control for high risk persons
US study links HRT use and breast cancer
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Varicocele surgery not shown to increase fertility
Vasectomy does not increase prostate cancer risk
Very elderly can benefit from high blood pressure treatment
Violence at home or school affects many NZ teens
Virtual reality games a new means of stroke rehab.
Vitamin B supplements not helpful in Alzheimer's disease, US study finds
Vitamin C may reduce disease risk
Vitamin C not a cure-all for colds
Volunteers needed for New Zealand's largest flu study
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Waiting for ear tubes shouldn't affect child development, study
Walnuts may have cholesterol busting qualities
Weight Control
Weight training boosts fracture-reducing growth hormone
Weight training can benefit breast cancer survivors
What happens in the minutes and years after you quit smoking?
What to do about fatigue-induced accidents
When it comes to second pregnancies, timing is important
When piercings go bad
Why exercise is good and too much is not
Women
Women who eat well live longer
Women's melanoma risk highest in NZ
Work stress increases cardiovascular deaths
World-first living intestine study points to new generation of food and medicines
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Nutrition Research
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"Sweet tooth" may increase after menopause
"Yo-yo-ing" bodyweight makes weight loss more difficult
'Fish oil as rehab' a part of sensible sentencing?
'Nocebo' effect: a new concept
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A healthy amount of sugar - numbers finally provided
A little alcohol cuts C-reactive protein
A little chocolate goes a long way for your health
A new US Food Pyramid in the offing
A new wave of vCJD in the future?
A square or two of dark chocolate can lower BP
A vegetable curry to keep the mind fresh
Acrylamide back in the news and the US courts
Acrylamide in fried food: is it a hazard?
Adding both folate and vitamin B12 to grains advocated
Adequate dietary magnesium might keep gallstones away
Affluent areas linked to poor body image
Ageing eyes may also benefit from vitamin D
Alcohol and cinnamon helpful in blood glucose control after meals
Alcohol increases breast cancer risk
Alcohol raises stillborn rate
All calcium foods are not equal
Alternative insulin management in type 1 diabetes
Americans overestimate exercise
Anti-inflammatory effect of Mediterranean diet: Greek study
Anti-inflammatory effect of sour cherry helps endurance athletes
Antioxidant in celery and parsley may have anticancer effect
Antioxidant protects mice from type 1 diabetes
Antioxidant protects mice from type 1 diabetes
Antioxidants and eye disease: a re-appraisal
Are glucosamine and chondroitin supplements actually of benefit in arthritis?
Are live probiotic infant formulas beneficial?
Are the health benefits of moderate alcohol a myth?
Are we too lenient about "gluten-free"?
Arnie terminates soft drinks in Calif. schools
Atkin's-type diets appeal to fast food companies
Attention deficit and iodine deficiency in pregnancy
Australia now vies for "fattest nation" title
Avoiding sun-damaged skin, the broccoli way
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Bees may lower your cholesterol
Benefit of breakfast on cholesterol and insulin
Beta-carotene and lung cancer in women
Better diets do cost more: at least in the US
Bisphenol A in 'food plastics' could pose heart risk
Blackcurrant juice and kidney stones
Body measurements are predictors of diabetes
Body weight and lower fertility in men
Breakfast prevents diabetes?
Breast cancer risks and everyday foods, two new studies
Breast milk DHA and infant development
Breastfeeding and a return to work: how compatible are they?
Breastfeeding and infant colic
Breastfeeding could avert coeliac disease
Breastfeeding does affect infant IQ, but how?
Breastfeeding may not help prevent childhood cancer
BSE not transmitted from mother to fetus
Buckwheat benefits blood glucose, at least in diabetic rats
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C-reactive protein and heart disease
Caffeine and blood pressure in adolescents
Caffeine headaches in the young
Caffeine inhibits blood flow boost to heart muscle during exercise
Caffeine interferes with rheumatoid arthritis drug
Caffeine lowers birthweight
Caffeine: short espressos could short-change your baby
Caiapo plant extract for diabetes control
Calcium enhances the body's capacity to burn fat
Calcium intake can prevent child fat gain
Calcium reduces effects of travellers' trots
Calcium supplements can help prevent osteoporosis in older men
Calcium supplements help keep lead out of breast milk
Calcium, vitamin D and colorectal cancer prevention
Call for chloramphenicol to be removed from animal feed
Call for chloramphenicol to be removed from animal feed
Can coffee protect against type 2 diabetes?
Can diet help reduce those "senior moments"?
Can diet supplements help in arthritis?
Can you be fat but fit?
Child obesity problem closely reflects family environment
Child obesity rates: are US and NZ rates stabilising?
Child obesity: we can't actually show it is increasing
Childhood anorexia permanently affects growth
Childhood restless legs and link to iron deficiency
Children may be deceived into overeating
Cholesterol and dementia
Cinnamon extract may help reverse Alzheimer's lesions in the brain
Cinnamon shown to lower amount of insulin released after a meal
Claims weight loss in obesity shortens life need scrutiny
Climate may influence eating disorders
Coeliac disease and gut malignancy
Coffee component could ward off colon cancer
Coffee reduces risk of heart and inflammatory diseases, says study
Coffee seems to reduce the risk of gout
Confirmation monounsaturates lower atherogenic LDL
Conflict on exercise recommendations
Coral calcium does not prevent cancer
Correcting iron deficiency improves women's memory, learning
Could a natural sugar one day save your teeth?
Could fish oils protect your chromosomes?
Cow's milk often wrongly blamed for gut symptoms
Cranberry juice and middle ear infections
Creatine supplementation in athletes supported
Curcumin in curries inhibits IL-8 production
Cured meats and effects on child cancer rates
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Decaf still has low levels of caffeine
Diet best source of calcium for older women
Diet change: a worldwide phenomenon
Diet composition not important, just reduced energy content
Diet, supplements and preventing prostate enlargement
Dietary choices shown to influence risk of type 2 diabetes
Dietary fats and AMD-type eye degeneration in women
Dietary fibre cuts risk of colorectal cancer
Dietary polyunsaturates and the ageing eye
Discrimination against obesity: should we fight it?
Do fructose and fat have a role in IBS?
Do pre- and probiotics help prevent allergy?
Do red meat eaters get more cancer?
Do regular meals help combat obesity?
Do soy isoflavones really benefit postmenopausal women?
Does adding folate to bread prevent birth defects?
Does chromium help diabetes?
Does dieting for weight loss weaken older women?
Does formula containing long-chain polyunsaturates benefit preemies?
Does mild vitamin B12 deficiency impair brain function?
Does milk help prevent heart attacks?
Drinking milk in pregnancy raises birthweight, Danish study
Drinking very hot tea linked to oesophageal cancer
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Early adult fractures warning of osteoporosis
Early fish intake reduces risk of eczema in infants, Swedish study
Early weight gain and blood pressure
Early weight gain and obesity
Eating more vegetables reduces colon cancer risk
Eating with friends increases food intake
Education on foods the key to long-term weight loss
Effect of childhood obesity can be more immediate
Effects of caffeine last longer
Elderly often get too few calories
Even mild iodine deficiency slows child mental abilities
Even obese seven-year-olds can show heart disease risks
Excess sugar has role in obesity
Exercise: split sessions just as good
Extreme behaviours in obese teen girls
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Fat metabolism of obese people improved by high-protein meals
Fatty acids in infancy may reduce hypertension risk
Fibre protects against small bowel cancer as well
Fish helps prevent dementia
Fish oil can enhance weight loss
Fish oil does not reduce cancer risk: review
Fish omega-3s plus low saturated fats help heart
Fish, shellfish eaten regularly linked with less risk of eye disease
Flavonoids in soy and tea could affect ovarian cancer risk
Flaxseed may prevent prostate cancer
Flaxseed’s fibre and oils, and blood cholesterol levels
Folate and B12 – can they hold back dementia?
Folate could have additional effects on allergies
Folate delays memory loss in older people, study
Folate fortification lowers blood homocysteine level
Folate helps reduce vascular disease risk
Folate in diet helps control women’s blood pressure
Folate levels affect breast cancer risk
Folate protective in colorectal cancer
Folates from foods versus synthetic folic acid
Food additive MSG has suggested role in weight gain, Chinese study
Food and drink restrictions in schools: do they work?
Food choices associated with kidney cancer risk, US study finds
Frequent nut intake in pregnancy may pose risk of child asthma
Fructose as a sweetener: is it bad for us?
Fruit and veg key to weight and fat control
Fruit juice - is it a cause for child obesity?
Fruit juice and probiotics influence urinary infections
Fruit, vegetables: a positive effect on bone health
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Gamma-linolenic acid may reduce eczema severity
Gamma-linolenic acid reported not to benefit eczema
Gastric bypass surgery causes bone loss
Gender difference in nutrition advice
Gene patents rear their ugly head
Genes and the foetal alcohol syndrome
German concern over infant copper intake
Ghrelin, an appetite hormone, located in brain
GI values of breakfast cereals misleading
Gila lizard drug being developed for type 2 diabetes
Global warming boosts crops but not nutritional value
Gluten fragment causing coeliac disease identified
GM in organic food in UK
GM potato could allow hep B vaccination
Good intentions fall flat for weight loss
Government workers risk depression through poor diet
Greater exercise boosts girls' bone mass
Green tea kills bladder cancer cells in rats
Green tea reduces coronary events in Japan
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Heart disease, leisure activity and alcohol: 20-year study
Heart problems found in teenage anorexia
High (then low) carb daily diet pattern studied
High caffeine intake linked to stillbirth
High coffee consumption and markers of inflammation
High fish diet in pregnancy does not harm foetus
High protein, calorie restriction diets do not affect bone turnover
Higher "normal weight" children still more likely to be obese adults
How a low-GI diet makes you less hungry
How important is exercise in controlling bodyweight?
How much does weight gain raise diabetes risk?
How much protein do we really need in our diet?
How skipping breakfast forces you to fatty foods
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Immune system enhanced by breastfeeding
Infant feeding and later obesity study finds no link
Insulin resistance and miscarriage
Iron deficiency impairs women’s mental function
Iron deficiency still too common in US
Iron requirements of formula-fed infants
Iron supplementation in pregnancy may raise birth weight
Irritable bowel syndrome: is it due to allergy?
Is ‘normal weight’ really optimal?
Is coffee good or bad for diabetes and obesity?
Is evening primrose oil ineffective?
Is fussy eating beneficial?
Is garlic really good for the heart?
Is high iron intake bad for Parkinson's?
Is human genetic study completely open?
Is overeating or lack of exercise behind child obesity?
Is selenium related to heart disease?
Is vitamin E more than an antioxidant?
Isoflavones not shown to stop bone loss, Dutch study
It has got to be exercise plus diet
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Japanese findings on red meat - a different perspective
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Less protein and salt benefits renal stones
Lifestyle better than medication in preventing type 2 diabetes
Light alcohol use may ward off dementia
Light intensity affects eating
Lipids, depression and fatty acids in the elderly
Low cholesterol no protection against smoking effect
Low vitamin D level increases chances of severe asthma attack
Low-GI foods and acne
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Magnesium and abnormal heart rhythm
Magnesium and diabetes link put forward
Male acne and the effects of a low glycaemic diet
Meat and eggs not a risk for breast cancer
Meat and pancreas cancer, Swedish study in women
Mechanisms behind control of bodyweight take a new lead
Mediterranean diet in pregnancy may help reduce allergy
Mediterranean diet lowers heart risk – Australian study
Mediterranean diet might ease rheumatoid arthritis
Menu choices, meal timing, hormones and food addiction
Mercury-heart disease link still unclear
Metabolic syndrome (syndrome X) predicts heart events and diabetes
Minty coolness is the latest receptor
Moderate alcohol a benefit to blood cholesterol
Moderate alcohol intake and heart failure risk
More reasons than health to avoid child obesity
Morning sickness: ginger is safe, but is it effective?
Most overweight adolescents do not recognise their problem
Multiple weight control strategies best in type 2 diabetes
Multivitamins reduce birth defects in diabetics
Muscle dysmorphia in men
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New angle on smoking and the heart
New Institute of Medicine guidelines on water and salt
No benefit seen with B vitamins in established artery disease
Nutraceutical beer?
Nutrient absorption from salad depends on dressings
Nuts help prevent type 2 diabetes
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Oats in the clear in coeliac disease
Oats may have a place in gluten-free diet
Obesity in the elderly – not a worry?
Obesity is rife, even in American doctors
Obesity major factor in stomach cancer
Obesity not solely behind death from heart disease and stroke
Older adults may find supplements help training benefits
Older women seem to absorb calcium less well
Olive oil components tend to prevent risky blood clotting
Omega-3 fats could influence bone strength
Omega-3 fats during pregnancy may boost baby's brain development
Omega-3 fats protect against colon cancer
Omega-3 fatty acids and childhood depression
Omega-3 fatty acids and heart problems
Omega-3 fatty acids can influence prostate cancer risk
Omega-3 fatty acids could also assist nerve repair
Omega-3 fatty acids may arrest mental decline
Omega-3 fatty acids: do they oil the wheels of child learning?
Omega-3 polyunsaturates reduce gastric emptying time
Omega-3s and trans-fats differ in effects on endometriosis, says study
Omega-3s linked to mental health, but review queries evidence for supplements
One in five waiting for obesity surgery not psychologically fit
Osteoporosis affects men too
Out of the frying pan...
Overweight girls' link to adult heart risk factors by age 9
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Pancreatic cancer reduced by plant foods
Paradoxical effects of soy on prostate cancer
Parental eating model can raise pre-schoolers fruit and veges intake
Passionfruit extract and asthma wheeze, first study
Passive smoking lowers children's vitamin C levels
Peanut tolerance achieved in four allergic children, UK study
Pomegranate juice for prostate and heart health
Posture affects how full you feel when eating
Potassium may have a hand in blood pressure control
Potato: an unexpected allergen
Pre-diabetes in almost 3 million US teens
Pregnancy multivitamins often not taken as assumed
Preschool diet may help prevent asthma
Preterm birth linked to poor vitamin C intake
Processed foods can have 100 times the amount of salt
Protein from lean meat lowers high BP, study
Protein in sports drink increases endurance
Psyllium does not alter heart disease marker, US study
Purple tomatoes just a novelty at this stage
PYY3-36: a possible appetite-suppressing hormone
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Rapid eaters more likely to become overweight
Red meat in diets and colon cancer
Red meat risk: Harvard study fillets the fat from the meat
Red wine compounds' anti-inflammatory and brain effects
Redefined criteria for metabolic syndrome include more people
Report shows many people skip breakfast
Resolving iron deficiency helps chronic cough in women
Resveratrol helps insulin action and glucose control, study claims
Resveratrol may be one among many red wine revelations
Risk of obesity in pregnancy confirmed
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Sage recipe for preventing memory loss
Salt supplements for preterm infants proven
Saudi study reveals benefits of black tea
School food programme proves a success
School programmes can promote healthy behaviour
Seafood mercury intake and infertility
Selenium may play a role in muscle weakness
Selenium, vitamin E unlikely to prevent prostate cancer, US study
Selenium: do some risk too much of a good thing?
Should Asians use lower BMIs for obesity?
Six months' exclusive breastfeeding and food allergies
Skim milk more satisfying than fruit juice
Smokers may need more antioxidant vitamins C, E
Soft drinks and bone density in older women
Soy perhaps does not benefit the heart: AHA
Sparkling water helps constipation and indigestion
Stroke added to risks of 'iron overload'
Strong evidence for vitamin D, colon cancer link
Study finds portion control a big help in weight loss
Study rates different diets used to lose weight
Study to find possible benefits of vitamins in preeclampsia
Sugar cane product: no effect on cholesterol levels
Sugar-containing drinks and inactivity linked to obesity in young people
Sugary drinks in firing line for adults too
Suggested revision of US Food Guide Pyramid for older people
Suggestion water hardness influences heart disease
Sure as eggs they're part of a healthy diet: 20-year study
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Taller child more likely to be obese adult
Tea or OJ? It makes a difference in iron deficiency
Teens gorge on fast food, "supersized" or not
Teens' pocket money linked to alcohol intake
Thin men at risk of osteoporosis in later life
Thiourea: can you stand the taste of it?
Three studies find different clues on colon cancer risk
Too much iron from meat may lead to gallstones in men
Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis helps lower cholesterol
Trehalose - sugar a hope for Huntington's disease
Two new obesity drugs promoted
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UK FSA recommends reducing child salt intake
UK FSA warns about overdosing on micronutrients
Unsaturated fat affects Alzheimer's disease
Urinary incontinence and lifestyle factors
US food industry gets excited over acrylamide
US food labels not honest about trans-fatty acids
US Institute of Medicine recommends supplement controls
US obesity marches on relentlessly
US plans to block WHO proposal on obesity
US raises infant vitamin D guideline to same as NZ
US review of dietary supplement dangers
US senate obesity bill now being introduced
US teens turn to risky weight reduction props
Usefulness of GI questioned by study group
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vCJD risk may be lower than thought
Vegan diet benefits for rheumatoid arthritis inconclusive
Vegetable intake and cancer of the pancreas
Vegetable pigments could see you clear through old age
Vegetable protein linked with lower gallstone formation
Vegetables, fruits and reduced stroke risk
Very low calorie diet in teen type 2 diabetes
Very low carb diets out of line with body's needs
Vigorous exercise reduces diabetes risk in obesity
Vitamin B derivative might prevent sight loss in diabetes
Vitamin B12 levels may need monitoring while using diabetes drug
Vitamin D deficiency link to elderly cognitive decline, study
Vitamin D found to affect risk of rectal cancer: Japanese study
Vitamin D lowers child diabetes risk, new review
Vitamin D studied for survival after bowel cancer
Vitamin D: a natural means to fight infections?
Vitamin E can reduce acute headcolds
Vitamin E oxidised more rapidly in smokers
Vitamin K in newborns: injected versus oral
Vitamin supplements fail to prevent dementia
Vitamins no help for narrowing arteries
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Waist circumference a risk indicator for Chinese too
Waist circumference helpful as risk marker
Warding off later heart risks through children's diet
Weight criticism may contribute to lack of exercise
Weight loss ads misleading, US report finds
Weight loss and wealth linked in US study
Weight loss mirrored by better mood in obese people
Weight loss, by exercise or diet, has antidiabetic effect
What balance of protein, fat and carbs works best for weight loss?
What is the best mix for weight loss?
What's the best way to come off low calorie diets?
WHO guidelines for regulation of herbals
Whole grain fibre reduces periodontal (gum) disease
Whole grains ward off arterial disease
Why do only some people react to coffee?
Why is the “Mediterranean diet” beneficial to health?
Women's blood pressure risk reduced by wholegrains
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Young children avoiding milk prone to fractures
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Zinc speeds up recovery from pneumonia: study
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