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![<i>David Yates:</i> Maintaining sense of humour while battling disease](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
<i>David Yates:</i> Maintaining sense of humour while battling disease
My name is David Yates; I am a retired medical GP. I cannot speak and I am totally dependent on others to stay alive.
![NZ smokers exposed to more tar than Aussies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ smokers exposed to more tar than Aussies
NZ smokers are exposed to much more nicotine from cigarettes than are Australians, possibly because of a preference for high-nicotine brands.
!['Mindful of my mortality' - Snell stopped by heart disease](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Mindful of my mortality' - Snell stopped by heart disease
Sir Peter Snell says he could easily have died a year ago after blacking out for up to 15 seconds.
![BoP girls report high rates of chlamydia](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
BoP girls report high rates of chlamydia
Bay of Plenty girls aged 15 to 19 are suffering from some of the highest rates of chlamydia in the country.
![Tuberculosis case linked to 2006 school outbreak](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tuberculosis case linked to 2006 school outbreak
A new case of tuberculosis at Palmerston North Boys' High School is believed to be related to a previous outbreak.
![Short people more at risk of heart disease, studies show](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Short people more at risk of heart disease, studies show
Short people suffer a greater rate of illness and death from heart disease, research has shown.
![Burgers bad for kids' asthma - study](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Burgers bad for kids' asthma - study
Kids who eat three or more burgers a week are more likely to suffer from asthma and wheezing, new research has found.
![55 Kiwi women in clinic virus alert](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
55 Kiwi women in clinic virus alert
Up to 55 NZ women may have been exposed to an apparent deliberate attempt to infect them with hepatitis C at a Melbourne abortion clinic.
![Karaoke host sings the praises of healthy living](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Karaoke host sings the praises of healthy living
Te Hamua Nikora is the Maori men's posterboy for what not to do about your health - but he's still a ridiculously handsome one, he reckons.
![Trend towards 'overestimating' skin tone - study](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Trend towards 'overestimating' skin tone - study
Almost three-quarters of people who think they have olive skin actually only have fair skin, according to a University of Otago study.