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Third of vaping advisory group come from e-cigarette industry
A health advocacy group says it is a risk to have a third of the government's vaping advisory group made up of representatives of the e-cigarette industry.
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Man prosecuted for failing to put his suffering dying dog down
A man has been prosecuted for failing to put his dying dog out of its misery, but only because he couldn't bear to lose his life-long friend. Michael Morehu was sentenced in the Hutt Valley District… Audio
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Vaccines limited as measles cases rise in the south
There's been a sharp rise in measles cases in Otago-Southland but the Southern District Health Board says it needs to prioritise the use of the vaccine. Audio
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Owner punished for not seeking treatment for dog with cancer
A man has been sentenced for failing to provide veterinary treatment for his dog after it was found wandering suffering from cancerous lesions on its face, nose and mouth.
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Should ageing be treated like a disease?
We usually accept old age and ill-health as inevitably intertwined, but in the future that may not be the case, according to a geneticist based at Harvard Medical School. Dr David Sinclair attempts to… Audio
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Burnside deaths: 'Dad loved Mum with his whole heart'
The son of an elderly couple who were found dead by police in Christchurch yesterday has paid tribute to his parents.
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More Zantac heartburn drugs sale suspensions, recalls over cancer links
US retailer CVS has become the latest to suspend the sale of a heartburn drug being investigated for links to cancer.
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Why much of the internet is closed off to blind people
As more of our lives take place online, blind people are excluded from some sites, but opening them up could be simple.
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NZ tipped to follow Australia's limits on breast implants
A breast cancer lobby group says health officials must look closely at the worries surrounding some types of breast implants.
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Radium - famous but not very useful
Radium was famously found by the Curies, and was once widely used in face creams, drinks and luminous watch dials, despite being highly radioactive, says Allan Blackman in ep 66 of Elemental. Audio
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Radium - famous but not very useful
Radium was famously found by the Curies, and was once widely used in face creams, drinks and luminous watch dials, despite being highly radioactive, says Allan Blackman in ep 66 of Elemental.
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Hundreds evicted from Tamaki state housing for redevelopment
Figures released to First Up under the Official Information Act have revealed 182 state house tenants and their families were evicted from their homes in Tamaki to make way for a new housing… Audio
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Dr. Murray Laugesen Cigarette free New Zealand
Audio 25 Sep 2019Dr Murray Laugesen QSO is one of New Zealand's most experienced researchers on smoking policy and cigarettes and he's just released his memoir "MY LIFE IN PUBLIC HEALTH" . Dr Laugesen was principal… Audio
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E-ciggies asthma risk, a nose for therapy and the IgNobels
Science correspondent Siouxsie Wiles looks at a new study in mice which suggests flavoured e-cigarettes may worsen asthma, an electronic nose which can detect chemicals in the breath of lung cancer… Audio
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Rugby World Cup: Tongan loosie, a grateful cancer survivor
Nasi Manu has thanked his family, friends and club for their support after coming back for the first time after beating testicular cancer to play England at the Rugby World Cup.
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Dateline Pacific for Tuesday, 24 September 2019
Audio 24 Sep 2019A former Kiribati president slams China move; The UNFPA looks to boost gender equality in Pacific; There's a call for Pacific regional fisheries committee to ban transshipping; Tupaia's tupuna join… Audio
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Tonga's Manu celebrates beating cancer
Audio 24 Sep 2019Despite Tonga's 35 - 3 loss to England on Sunday at the Rugby World Cup, one of its players was celebrating his own victory. Audio
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Tonga's Manu on surviving cancer, playing Rugby World Cup
Nasi Manu has thanked his family, friends and club for their support after coming back for the first time after beating testicular cancer to play England at the Rugby World Cup.
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Neurosurgeon performed brain surgery in wrong place
A neurosurgeon has been criticised by the Health and Disability Commissioner for performing brain surgery in the wrong place.
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Rugby World Cup: Tonga show improvement in opening defeat
Tonga showed major improvements in their Rugby World Cup opener against England but creating and finishing opportunities with the ball in hand remains an Achilles heel.
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DHB 'looking to make changes' after patient left brain damaged
Auckland Hospital staff have apologised to a Dargaville builder left with brain damage after he was given an overdose of morphine.
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Sport: Tonga's Nasi Manu to make comeback off bench in RWC opener
Nasi Manu is set to make his international comeback after being named on the Tongan bench for their opening Rugby World Cup match against England.
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Intermittent fasting: could it help you live longer!?
He's become the academic poster boy of the intermittent fasting movement. Professor Valter Longo's work on how the human body behaves when we deprive it of energy has inspired a range of diet books… Audio
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Peter Ellis' appeal bid to be decided despite death
The Supreme Court will hold a hearing to decide whether Peter Ellis' appeal should go ahead, despite him dying earlier this month.
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Cancer booze event "disturbing"
A cancer fundraiser hosted by Labour MP Louisa Wall has been criticised by health experts, Stuff reports. The 'Whisky vs Gin' event is for Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month. Audio
