A modified form of prostate cancer treatment -- brachytherapy -- has been used for the first time in the southern hemisphere on two New Zealand patients.
Jandals may have a reputation as the comfy summer footwear choice, but have now been outed as being no better than high heels when it comes to joints and muscles.
Smokers have given the thumbs up to two nicotine replacement products which may become more commonly available, following research from the University of Otago.
The way parents say hello and goodbye to their children when they are at daycare centres can have a significant impact on their development, says a visiting child education specialist.
Fatherhood can be the key to transforming anti-social young men into responsible citizens, according to new research commissioned by Victoria University's Institute of Policy Studies.
A first-of-a-kind prostate cancer treatment that uses the body's immune system to fight the disease has received US government approval, offering an important alternative to more intensive treatments like chemotherapy.