Archive: 29/05/2014

Dramatic results show how to prevent drowning deaths

New University of Otago research has found that many drowning deaths could be prevented if people learned to wait out the body's initial shock response to cold water.

May 29, 2014

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Smoking cessation trial prompts call for subsidies on wider range of quit therapies

Community smoking-cessation workers are calling for the government to subsidise a wider range of nicotine replacement therapies so that smokers can afford to use products that are proving to be more popular and effective ...

May 29, 2014

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Global report finds NZ has highest rates of adult and child obesity in the region

Half of New Zealand's overweight women are obese and nearly a third of boys and girls are overweight or obese, according to a first-of-its-kind global report of which a University of Otago scientist is a co-author.

May 29, 2014

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Don't blame Call of Duty for teenage suicide

A British coroner has sparked anxiety among parents by linking Call of Duty, one of the most popular video games in the world, to teenage suicide.

May 29, 2014

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AmSurg to buy Sheridan Healthcare for about $2.35B

AmSurg says it will spend about $2.35 billion to buy Sheridan Healthcare in a cash and stock deal that adds physician outsourcing services to the ambulatory surgery center operator's portfolio.

May 29, 2014

Charity calls for bowel cancer test rule change

A new report from Bowel Cancer UK says lives could be saved by relaxing the rules governing who GPs can refer for urgent bowel cancer tests.

May 29, 2014

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Is 'Health' a club?

Is 'health' a club? There are many sporting or physical activity clubs people can join and be among others with similar interests. If you don't happen to share such physical interests, you may feel excluded. But can that ...

May 29, 2014

Helping family caregivers cope with the daily stress of providing care to a relative with dementia

A Symposium on Dementia and Caregiving featuring leading US Dementia Expert, Professor Steve Zarit, an eminent clinician and academic, working in the field of ageing, dementia and caregiving for over 40 years took place in ...

May 29, 2014