Teaching the Brain to Calm Itself
Source: Brain Blogger
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-11 04:20:11 -0700 | health-news
U.S. veterans since the Vietnam War ranges from approximately 2& to 17%...Currently, there is no one form of treatment that has been found effective in combating this disorder, but can the brain somehow be encouraged to calm itself down?...The individual...
Wendyl wants to know to know: Cranberry drink has as much sugar as Mars bar
Source: New Zealand Herald
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-10 11:54:39 -0700 | health-news
Cranberries are big business in the US, and Ocean Spray is one of the biggest producers of cranberry drinks. Cranberry juice on its own tastes bitter and sour, much like lime or lemon juice, so it has to be watered...
Health alert: don't get settled into that seat
Source: New Zealand Herald
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-10 11:54:37 -0700 | health-news
Don't get too comfortable, because mounting evidence suggests you're increasing your risk of heart disease, diabetes, cancer and premature death. "If you've been sitting for 30 minutes or more you've been sitting too long," warns physical activity expert David Dunstan....
Innovative digital med-ed solution launches for GPs
Source: Scoop
Invercargill :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-09 23:49:17 -0700 | health-news
To provide the best medical advice for patients, it is essential GPs have the most current and accurate information at their finger-tips, says Gretchen Hamilton from Atlantis Healthcare, the healthcare solutions agency that launched GPLink. Through a secure log-on, healthcare...
Nurses Celebrate International Nurses Day
Source: Scoop
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-09 21:01:11 -0700 | health-news
the Millennium Development Goals: 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, which are internationally recognised health related goals. International Nurses Day is marked on the anniversary of Crimean War nurse Florence Nightingale's birthday and is a chance for the...
DOC prepares to remove family bach from Abel Tasman park
Source: New Zealand Infotech Weekly
Wellington :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-09 20:38:15 -0700 | health-news
This weekend may be the last that Peter Gilbert and wife Karen will spend at their family bach in Abel Tasman National Park. The bach is one of just three remaining private holiday homes in the park. Mr Gilbert helped...
DSC calls for public health system enquiry
Source: Scoop
Wellington :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-09 20:21:30 -0700 | health-news
For more than 20 years I have seen highly qualified health professionals trying to work around ill-advised management agendas and often leaving hospitals where they had worked conscientiously for many years to work elsewhere including in the private sector or,...
Pilot scheme finds 60 cancer cases
Source: New Zealand Herald
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-09 18:09:39 -0700 | health-news
A bowel cancer screening programme pilot credited with saving 60 lives in its first year highlights the "outrage" of not rolling it out nationwide, University of Otago health services researcher Dr Sarah Derrett says. Dr Derrett is on the board...
New system fools brain into restoring hand use
Source: New Zealand Herald
Dunedin :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-09 16:20:18 -0700 | health-news
Some stroke victims may eventually recover lost hand function thanks to smart new computer system designed to fool the brain. University of Otago information science student Simon Hoermann, working with a large Otago interdisciplinary team including researchers in information science,...
US biofirm to build factory near Feilding
Source: Wellington Dominion
Feilding :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-09 10:54:26 -0700 | health-news
An American biofirm has decided to build a multimillion-dollar factory near Feilding after a three-year search across New Zealand. Iowa-based Proliant said it would build a $24 million factory near the Manawatu town, and it was expected to pump $90m...
Wearable Robots Offer Hope
Source: Fox
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-09 07:07:55 -0700 | health-news
When Michael Gore stands, it's a triumph of science and engineering. Eleven years ago, Gore was paralyzed from the waist down in a workplace accident, yet he rises from his wheelchair to his full 6-foot-2-inches and walks across the room...
Wearable robots getting lighter, more portable
Source: The Boston Globe
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-09 00:30:47 -0700 | health-news
When Michael Gore stands, it's a triumph of science and engineering. Eleven years ago, Gore was paralyzed from the waist down in a workplace accident, yet he rises from his wheelchair to his full 6-foot-2-inches and walks across the room...
Radio host loses it on synthetic cannabis (NZ Newswire)
Source: Xtra News
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-09 00:11:16 -0700 | health-news
Radio host loses it on synthetic cannabis Elise Scott, NZ Newswire May 9, 2013, 5:43 pm A paranoid, repetitive and disassociated journalist is probably not what a radio station normally wants on its airwaves, but that's exactly what RadioLive got...
Organisations Unite For Vasculitis Awareness Month
Source: Scoop
Wellington :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-08 21:10:20 -0700 | health-news
The two organisations are hosting an information seminar on Living with Vasculitis' at Hamilton's Celebrating Age Centre on 15 May to outline the different types of vasculitis, fatigue management and advocacy services available. Vasculitis displays will also be set up...
No Silver Bullet In Tackling Nutritional Challenges
Source: Scoop
Wellington :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-08 15:43:31 -0700 | health-news
More and more, it is seen as a silver bullet for complex problems such as obesity and poor nutrition, she told today's national nutrition and physical activity conference in Rotorua. Too often the term is used to mean individuals cooking...
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