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Updated toothpaste Health Warning
Wednesday, 20 June 2007, 3:47 pm | Ministry of Health
Updated Health Warning issued under Section 98 of the Medicines Act – Diethylene Glycol in toothpaste More >>
Shipping inspections upgraded
Monday, 18 June 2007, 10:21 am | Ministry of Health
Ships visiting New Zealand now have to meet tougher new international quarantine controls. More >>
Health warning issued over Chinese made toothpaste
Thursday, 14 June 2007, 1:23 pm | Ministry of Health
Director-General of Health Stephen McKernan is warning consumers against using Chinese-made toothpastes as they may contain diethylene glycol. More >>
Giving up smoking best way for smokers to live
Tuesday, 12 June 2007, 4:20 pm | Ministry of Health
Giving up smoking reduces people's chances of dying from chronic diseases including smoking related lung diseases, cardiovascular disease and smoking-related cancers the Ministry of Health says. More >>
Teen Smokers Wouldn't Smoke If Given Second Chance
Thursday, 31 May 2007, 10:11 am | Ministry of Health
Preliminary Ministry of Health research indicates that almost three quarters of 15-19 year olds who currently smoke say that if they had their life again they would not smoke. More >>
SSRI Study Released
Friday, 18 May 2007, 11:30 am | Ministry of Health
A study of a particular class of antidepressant used in New Zealand suggests that their use appears to be linked with fewer suicide deaths but slightly more hospitalisations for self harm. More >>
Govt tests pandemic action plan
Wednesday, 16 May 2007, 12:01 am | Ministry of Health
A nationwide test of the Government’s plans to respond to an influenza pandemic is being held this month. Exercise Cruickshank will be one of the biggest exercises staged by the New Zealand government and plans to test every phase of the response ... More >>
Man jailed for selling nitrous oxide
Friday, 11 May 2007, 1:43 pm | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health is pleased to announce the jailing of a Christchurch man for the unlawful possession and supply of a prescription medicine. More >>
Man sentenced after possession of restricted subst
Friday, 11 May 2007, 12:56 am | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health is pleased to announce the successful prosecution of a Christchurch man for the unlawful possession and supply of BZP, a restricted substance under the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2005. More >>
Ministry Welcomes Consumers' Institute Survey
Thursday, 10 May 2007, 12:13 am | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health welcomes the results of a Consumers' Institute survey of GP fees and says there is now greater transparency about the fees people can expect to pay when they visit the doctor. More >>
Ministry releases reports on intervention rates
Tuesday, 8 May 2007, 3:49 pm | Ministry of Health
Work towards ensuring all New Zealanders get similar access to elective services has moved a step closer with information going to district health boards detailing their intervention rates for a group of defined procedures. More >>
NZ Founding Member Of New Health Organisation
Wednesday, 2 May 2007, 10:30 am | Ministry of Health
New Zealand, with eight other nations, is a founding member of the newly-formed International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO, also known as SNOMED SDO). The IHTSDO has acquired the intellectual property rights of SNOMED Clinical ... More >>
National Immunisation Register
Tuesday, 1 May 2007, 2:11 pm | Ministry of Health
Latest data from the National Immunisation Register (NIR) shows 80% of New Zealand babies are fully immunised at 12 months of age. More >>
Health Warnings to Travellers
Monday, 30 April 2007, 1:39 pm | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health is warning travellers of two communicable disease outbreaks - one in Fiji, the other in Japan. More >>
First One-Off Payments Offered
Friday, 27 April 2007, 1:00 pm | Ministry of Health
The first one-off payments have been offered to people infected with hepatitis C through the New Zealand blood supply as part of a $30 million package announced by Health Minister Pete Hodgson late last year. More >>
Report on antenatal Down syndrome screening
Thursday, 26 April 2007, 5:00 pm | Ministry of Health
A report released today by the National Screening Unit of the Ministry of Health recommends important changes to improve the quality and safety of the current approach to antenatal screening for Down syndrome in New Zealand. More >>
Improving outcomes for disabled Pacific peoples
Wednesday, 18 April 2007, 5:21 pm | Ministry of Health
The eagerly anticipated Lu’i Ola: Auckland Pacific Disability Plan is being formally launched on Friday 20 April at the Telstra Pacific Events Centre, Manukau. More >>
Health warning issued under Section 98
Tuesday, 17 April 2007, 2:19 pm | Ministry of Health
Director-General of Health, Stephen McKernan, is warning people about the potential health dangers associated with 5 Chinese medicine products which have been found to contain undeclared prescription medicines for weight loss and erectile dysfunction. More >>
Increase in services for forensic mental health
Wednesday, 11 April 2007, 2:55 pm | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health notes the increase in forensic mental health services provision across the country, as shown in the Census of Forensic Mental Health Services, carried out in 2005. More >>
Oamaru Rest Home Owner Jailed for Fraud
Thursday, 5 April 2007, 1:47 pm | Ministry of Health
An Oamaru man has been sentenced to five months imprisonment and ordered to pay $12,500 towards the cost of the investigation after he earlier pleaded guilty to 34 fraud charges, for falsely claiming Government subsidies for a number of patients at a ... More >>
