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'Don't use paracetamol for fever'
A respected scientific group has recommended not using paracetamol to reduce flu-related fever.
A respected scientific group has recommended not using paracetamol to reduce flu-related fever.
Research has revealed the naked mole rat has a genome similar to that of a human.
As Europe's E. coli crisis wanes, some experts are now warning of a looming threat: possible long-term kidney complications for many of the victims.
A 19-year-old Canadian tourist has died after contracting one of Australia's most rare mosquito-borne diseases.
Scientists have been able to convert skin cells into liver cells, a breakthrough that could one day eliminate the need for organ transplants.
A devastating pig disease which broke out in the North Island in 2003 and crossed to the South Island in 2006 is still spreading, farmers say.
Despite being born in Auckland, Peta is not entitled to free healthcare as her parents aren't citizens.
New figures reveal HIV amongst gay and bisexual men in NZ is at its worst level since the virus entered NZ in the 1980s.
There have been 22 cases of gastroenteritis since the Christchurch earthquake.
An Australian army field hospital is set to be turned into a community health centre as authorities work to prevent a medical crisis in Christchurch.
Parents are being warned that unimmunised children will have to stay away from school for up to two weeks if they come into contact with measles.
Fifteen people in the Auckland region are now confirmed to have measles since an Emirates flight arrived in Auckland from Brisbane in mid-January.