Health

People who drink more than half a litre of fizzy drink a day are also more likely to have asthma or serious lung conditions - especially if they are smokers as well, a major study has found.

Nutritionists have labelled the increasing size of slices and cakes sold in cafes as frustrating and a "big problem", but one Dunedin establishment has a satisfying answer.

Anyone who has a close relative with Alzheimer's shares the same worry: Am I next?

Increasing regulation is not the way to make sure doctors and other health professionals behave well, the dean of the University of Otago's law school, Prof Mark Henaghan, says.

Cancer patients needing radiation or chemotherapy should not be waiting for treatment for more than a month when new national health targets kick in from July.

Health Minister Tony Ryall has rejected a request by the senior doctors' union to intervene in a staffing numbers issue at Dunedin Hospital's emergency department (ED).

It could take three years to put all of the recommendations from the recent critical independent review of Breast-Screen Aotearoa into place.

Five of the 241 women affected by a breakdown in communication over BreastScreen Aotearoa (BSA) mammogram appointments were found to have cancer when they finally had mammograms, it has been revealed.

Smoking the occasional joint does not seem to have any detrimental effects on lung health, a new US study suggests.

HAMILTON: A fad baby food diet linked to Hollywood star Jennifer Aniston has triggered warnings from a nutritionist.