Epilepsy and the life it steals
People with epilepsy may experience recurrent seizures, which vary from person to person, including strange sensations, jerking or twitching of the body or
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Coronial inquest into Samoan toddlers’ vaccination deaths starts
Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi announced a full inquiry to be carried out into the circumstances of the children’s
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Promising results from drug trial for diabetics
A new drug being trialled in New Zealand to help diabetics lose weight and control their blood sugar is showing
Read moreJuly Is Peak Time for Illness From Feces in Pools
“These germs make people sick when they swallow water contaminated with poop,” the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated frankly in
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Mother says mentally ill son rehearsed death
Nicky Stevens planned his death, rehearsed it in the days before he died and attempted suicide once while in hospital
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Fighting cancer with fitness
Breast cancer has taken a lot from Gillian Curtis – but she’s determined it won’t take any more. Having lost
Read moreHigh Blood Pressure Can Make Medical Costs Spike
If your blood pressure goes up, so do your medical bills, new research suggests. Yearly medical costs for U.S. adults
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30 develop cancer after bungle
More than 30 people developed bowel cancer after missing check-ups due to a botch up in a free bowel screening
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Mumps outbreak now an epidemic
Auckland’s mumps outbreak has become an epidemic and a vaccination campaign is needed to stop it spreading across New Zealand,
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There’s Still No Proven Way to Prevent Alzheimer’s
No medications, over-the-counter remedies or brain training programs have been proven in solid clinical trials to ward off dementia, researchers
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