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An estranged couple whose case was in family court Monday may be on the cutting edge of marital disputes. The issue: Whether their healthy, school-age daughter will be given the swine flu vaccine...Barring a last minute agreement, a judge on...

Figures released by The Cancer Council Queensland show a steady rise in the national incidence of cancer among girls aged under 15...Cancer in girls was rising by almost one per cent per year, on a path towards parity with boys....

The children play games and attend classes, while the association also checks on those who live at home. "Our children have a healthier state of mind now. When I first started to get to know these children, they had a...

A penguin day care centre has opened at Kelly Tarlton's for ten Gentoo chicks who have recently hatched...Kelly Tarlton's spokeswoman Laura Seaman says at this time the penguin parents usually leave chicks on their own and start taking care of...

Part of my job is to gain the trust of the patient and reduce their anxiety but with children this is not always possible. "Each will react differently, but in most cases they are frightened, don't know what is going...

Time to get the conversation underway The Young Nats welcome the release of the 2025 Taskforce recommendations. “The Young Nats support Dr Don Brash’s hopes that this initial report will spark a nation-wide debate about how New Zealanders can better...

In the three years that he was an injecting drug user, Phoe Htoo (not his real name) shared a needle with just one person—a close friend he grew up with. The 23-year-old said he and his friend always went to...

Mr Loo, who donated his kidney to his daughter when hers failed, developed cataracts in both eyes. To pay for their bills, Mr Loo, 54, neglected his own health. In April this year, when he finally could not cope with...

Fiji so it is made available to their staff to encourage HIV protection,” Tebutt said during a press conference at the Reserve Bank. HIV, prevent HIV infection and help care for people living with HIV. “We’re encouraging organisations to ensure...