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Sept. 9 Opportunity to Test Y2K Preparation
Wednesday, 25 August 1999, 10:21 am | Ministry of Health
HOSPITALS are using the September 9 date associated with the Y2K bug to test their backup systems. More >>
Nation-Wide Study On The Food New Zealanders eat
Wednesday, 25 August 1999, 9:08 am | Ministry of Health
MOST New Zealanders eat well, but many are getting fatter according to the Ministry of Health's report NZ Food: NZ People. Key results of the 1997 National Nutrition Survey. More >>
Stats On Maori Eating Should Make Positive Change
Wednesday, 25 August 1999, 8:51 am | Ministry of Health
NEW statistics showing the majority of Maori adults are either overweight or obese should signal a call to action for the community and health authorities, says Ministry of Health Chief Maori Advisor Dr Tony Ruakere. More >>
Nutrition Info on Pacific People Good Start
Wednesday, 25 August 1999, 8:49 am | Ministry of Health
THE just released report on New Zealanders' nutrition highlights the need for health promotion campaigns targeted at Pacific people, says Ministry of Health Chief Advisor of Pacific Health, Debbie Sorensen. More >>
Man Prosecuted For Illegal Nutritional Supplements
Thursday, 19 August 1999, 9:37 am | Ministry of Health
AUCKLAND man Peter Hardwick has been convicted of importing and intending to sell nutritional supplements containing pharmacy only and prescription medicines. More >>
MOH Scrutinising HFA Immunisation Coverage Plans
Wednesday, 18 August 1999, 2:06 pm | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health is determined to see more New Zealand children fully immunised to protect them against vaccine-preventable diseases, Director-General of Health Karen Poutasi says. More >>
Guidelines for Traditional Maori Healing Launched
Tuesday, 17 August 1999, 5:57 pm | Ministry of Health
Traditional Maori healers now have another tool to help ensure quality service, with the launch of standards for those working in the field. More >>
Ministry of Health distributes tools for Y2K
Wednesday, 11 August 1999, 11:41 am | Ministry of Health
More than 2500 GPs this week received the Ministry of Health booklet 'The New Millennium and Contingency Planning for General Practitioners', designed to help GPs prepare for the new millennium. A thousand copies of a similar booklet, 'Rest Home - Year ... More >>
Wgtn Hospital Submission Deadline 5pm Today
Monday, 9 August 1999, 11:45 am | Ministry of Health
Public interest in the new regional hospital for the Wellington area has been high, says Ministry of Health Chief Medical Advisor Dr Colin Feek. More >>
Labelling Decision In Line With Public Submissions
Thursday, 5 August 1999, 10:09 am | Ministry of Health
MOST people who took part in consultation over labelling genetically modified foods wanted to be able to identify these foods. More >>
Lyprinol - what next?
Tuesday, 3 August 1999, 2:44 pm | Ministry of Health
"That will involve us talking with the manufacturers, the distributors and others, and will take some time," Ministry spokesman Stewart Jessamine said today. More >>
Media Hype No Cure For Cancer
Monday, 2 August 1999, 5:02 pm | Ministry of Health
The New Zealand distributor of a green-lipped mussel extract being touted as a possible cancer cure has halted distribution after recognising that claims made in promotional material far outstrip any evidence from research and are in breach of the Medicines ... More >>
Stock Food Cheese Sold For Human Consumption
Monday, 2 August 1999, 4:26 pm | Ministry of Health
Auckland Healthcare and the Ministry of Health and last week succesfully prosecuted an Auckland man, Barry Munn, for selling cheese to retailers which was only fit for stockfood. More >>
New Hospital Meetings Provide Valuable Feedback
Friday, 30 July 1999, 3:07 pm | Ministry of Health
The round of public meetings over the new hospital for the greater Wellington region has provided the Ministry of Health with useful information. More >>
Plastic mattress covers and accidental suffocation
Tuesday, 27 July 1999, 3:56 pm | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health is warning all parents to take care to unwrap the plastic from babies' mattresses, following the recent death from accidental suffocation of a Wellington child whose mattress was wrapped in a plastic bag. More >>
Precautionary advice for Dentists / Pregnant Women
Tuesday, 27 July 1999, 2:32 pm | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health is advising dentists to avoid using or removing any tooth filling material in pregnant women where clinically reasonable. More >>
Endoscopy Inquiry at Canterbury Health Released
Friday, 23 July 1999, 7:12 pm | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health Inquiry into the malfunction of endoscopy cleaning equipment at Canterbury Health found that patients treated with an endoscope were protected by numerous safeguards in place to prevent cross infection. More >>
Wellington Hospital Consultation Goes To Regions
Thursday, 22 July 1999, 2:48 pm | Ministry of Health
Presentations on the new Wellington public hospital will be made to Wellington's outlying regions next week. More >>
Changes To NZ/Australia New Reciprocal Care
Friday, 16 July 1999, 2:18 pm | Ministry of Health
Changes to the reciprocal health agreement between New Zealand and Austalia come into play from 1 September, the Ministry of Health announced today. More >>
Public Have Say On New Wellington Public Hospital
Friday, 16 July 1999, 11:26 am | Ministry of Health
Over the next two weeks people from Wellington and surrounding regions have an chance to give their views on the new Wellington public hospital. More >>
