After two of her children developed rheumatic fever, Te Aroha Teriaki is warning parents to always err on the side of caution.

A breast cancer campaign calling for women to post photos of their breasts online has caused a NZ website to crash.

Drug-buying agency Pharmac is set to provide greater access to an expensive drug used to treat brain cancer.

Federated Farmers want a ban on pollen imports and an end to artificial pollination of kiwifruit after Psa was found in pollen samples.

Up to four patients in NZ have contracted a killer strain of a superbug which inhabits other bacteria.

Household crowding is being partially blamed for NZ's high rate of acute rheumatic fever among children and teenagers.

The disease has begun to infect residents of the capital's densely populated tent cities, where more than a million people are still living.

An Otago University molecular biologist has been awarded New Zealand's top science and technology honour, the 2010 Rutherford Medal.

Orchardists growing gold kiwifruit may have had their hopes of bonanza returns this season dashed as they wait on confirmation that a vine-killing bacteria has arrived in NZ.

Two listed companies are the first victims of a suspected incursion in NZ of a bacterial disease which has ripped through gold kiwifruit varieties overseas, particularly in Italy.

An orchard is under quarantine after the discovery of a suspected bacterial disease that may threaten NZ's $1.5b kiwifruit industry.

The body's immune defences can destroy the common cold virus after it has invaded the inner sanctum of a human cell, scientists have found.