Dental health authorities in New Zealand are suggesting caution over the long-term use of mouthwashes containing alcohol following claims of a link with oral cancer.
The Government's recent decision to allow the sale of fat-laden pies and sausage rolls, and sugar-filled drinks in schools is sending the wrong message to children and parents, says health researcher Caroline Shaw.
A study of New Zealand children has produced the first scientific evidence that children showing symptoms of obsessive-compulsive behaviour risk developing the full-blown disorder when they grow up.
A New Zealand-led international study has found a common bacteria is often the cause of the potentially fatal heart disease infective endocarditis (IE).
Giving free emergency contraceptive pills to girls and women may have reduced the number of abortions performed, the Auckland District Health Board says.