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Cheng Kum Capsules Warning
Friday, 22 December 2000, 9:11 am | Ministry of Health
The Director General of Health, Dr Karen Poutasi today advised consumers to stop taking the dietary supplement Cheng Kum Capsule because it contains a pharmacy only antihistamine, chlorpheniramine, that could cause drowsiness. More >>
Reminder About Closure Zones For Shellfish
Thursday, 21 December 2000, 4:10 pm | Ministry of Health
PEOPLE considering offering shellfish on the Christmas and New Year menu and collecting their own supply, should check with their Public Health Service that the coastal area is open and the shellfish are safe for consumption. More >>
Barbecue Food Safety Stressed
Wednesday, 20 December 2000, 11:55 am | Ministry of Health
WARM summer temperatures, an increase in outdoor living, different cooking processes and the proliferation of flies and insects increase the risk of foodborne illness. More >>
Nominations Sought For Advisory Committee On Drugs
Monday, 18 December 2000, 4:54 pm | Ministry of Health
THE Ministry of Health is calling for nominations for a new Expert Advisory Committee on Drugs. More >>
New Zealanders Getting Fitter, But Not Slimmer
Monday, 18 December 2000, 3:34 pm | Ministry of Health
NEW Zealand adults are generally fitter than they were in 1996, however overall, many have tipped the scales in terms of obesity according the latest report Progress on Health Outcome Targets 1999. More >>
Closed Hospital files secure
Tuesday, 12 December 2000, 5:34 pm | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health has ensured that files containing operating details of patients from the former Rawhiti Hospital in Auckland are stored safely and securely. More >>
Netherlands Vaccine Development Experts Visit NZ
Monday, 11 December 2000, 10:40 am | Ministry of Health
NEW Zealand health officials met in Auckland this week with representatives of the Netherlands National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) to discuss progress on development of a vaccine to help control the New Zealand group B meningococcal ... More >>
Prescription Medicines Advertising Under Review
Friday, 1 December 2000, 11:12 am | Ministry of Health
A document that discusses future policy options for direct to consumer advertising (DTCA) of prescription medicines in New Zealand has been released today for consultation. More >>
Nicotine Patches And Gum Programme Broadened
Wednesday, 29 November 2000, 4:40 pm | Ministry of Health
Approved smoking cessation providers will soon be able to offer their clients subsidised nicotine patches and gum, the Ministry of Health said today. More >>
Ministry Reinforces Use Of Accepted Good Practice
Friday, 24 November 2000, 11:25 am | Ministry of Health
DIABETES New Zealand and the Ministry of Health are reminding health professionals of the current accepted good practice for taking blood samples with finger pricking devices. More >>
Southern saltmarsh mosquito suspected in Mahia
Monday, 20 November 2000, 5:22 pm | Ministry of Health
Mosquitoes, suspected to be the exotic southern saltmarsh mosquito, Aedes camptorhynchus, have been found at Maungawhio Lagoon near Mahia on the East Cape. This is the fourth area where mosquitoes have been detected, since they were first found identified ... More >>
Palliative Care Document Generates Strong Support
Wednesday, 15 November 2000, 2:38 pm | Ministry of Health
A discussion document which aims to improve the provision and funding of palliative care services within New Zealand has drawn strong support from the public. More >>
Forensic Mental Health Services Conference Timely
Tuesday, 14 November 2000, 4:42 pm | Ministry of Health
FEEDBACK on issues facing forensic mental health services at a conference being held in Wellington this week will be a welcome contribution to work currently being finalised by the Ministry of Health, spokeswoman Janice Wilson says. More >>
Drinking Water Supply Risk Management
Tuesday, 14 November 2000, 11:37 am | Ministry of Health
THE Ministry of Health today released model public health risk management plans, which will provide guidelines for drinking water suppliers to help prevent water supplies from being contaminated by waterborne disease causing organisms such as ... More >>
Resurveying for Southern saltmarsh mosquito
Monday, 13 November 2000, 5:27 pm | Ministry of Health
Intensive surveying of the coast of the North Island for the presence of the southern saltmarsh mosquito began today after recent heavy rainfall has created ideal hatching conditions for the larvae. More >>
Development Of Meningococcal Vaccine
Friday, 10 November 2000, 11:33 am | Ministry of Health
Consideration is being given to working with one preferred manufacturer to develop a vaccine to help combat the sero-group B meningococcal epidemic in New Zealand. More >>
Partnership puts Spotlight on Bugs
Monday, 6 November 2000, 11:17 am | Ministry of Health
'Food borne illness' has reached alarming levels in New Zealand with an estimated 120,000 or more cases occurring each year. The illness occurs when food contaminated with disease-causing living germs or their poisons is consumed. Symptoms can range ... More >>
Unwanted mosquito suspected in Central Hawke's Bay
Friday, 3 November 2000, 3:39 pm | Ministry of Health
The discovery of mosquito larvae and an adult mosquito in Porongahau, Central Hawke's Bay suspected to be the southern saltmarsh mosquito, has prompted an extensive survey from Cape Kidnappers in Hawke's Bay to Cape Palliser in Wairarapa. More >>
No Starlink Corn Products Found In NZ
Friday, 3 November 2000, 12:59 am | Ministry of Health
Information to date suggests that no products so far identified by US authorities as containing genetically modified Starlink corn, which is not approved for human consumption, are available in New Zealand. More >>
No new risk to NZers in British sheep scare
Thursday, 2 November 2000, 1:56 pm | Ministry of Health
SUGGESTIONS that British sheep and lambs could carry a form of CJD have few implications for New Zealanders because our precautions against the disease are amongst the best in the world, the Ministry of Health says. More >>
