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Researchers: Voltaren too risky
Researchers from the UK and Canada say Voltaren should be pulled off the market because it raises the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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Herald on Sunday editorial: Miracle cure, morally derelict
Andrea Murphey is an attractive, youthful 52-year-old who says her life has been saved by an expensive "miracle" drug.
![Clot kills top lawyer after she gives birth](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Clot kills top lawyer after she gives birth
A former Crown prosecutor has died suddenly in Christchurch Hospital from a "very rare" blood clot just three weeks after giving birth to her son.
![Justin Vaughan: New medical treatments must prove their value](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Justin Vaughan: New medical treatments must prove their value
The news the Govt is looking to reduce access to certain elective surgical procedures is likely to raise the blood pressure of many across the country, writes Dr Justin Vaughan.
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Put NZ's health before big pharma
Leaked proposed provisions of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement could affect our ability to treat chronic diseases, writes Briar Mannering.
![Bodybuilder denies steroid charges](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Bodybuilder denies steroid charges
A champion bodybuilder accused of running a nationwide steroid dealing operation has pleaded not guilty during a brief court appearance today.
![Kiwis miss out on free prescriptions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Kiwis miss out on free prescriptions
Many Kiwis are not getting free prescriptions they are entitled to and the most vulnerable are likely to be hardest hit when charges rise next year, researchers warn.
![Bodybuilder to fight steroid charges](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Bodybuilder to fight steroid charges
A champion bodybuilder has vowed to fight charges that he was behind a nationwide steroid dealing operation.
!['Significant' steroid bust](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
'Significant' steroid bust
A champion bodybuilder is in custody accused of running a steroid dealing operation.
![Brain switch gives hope to people with speech problems](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Brain switch gives hope to people with speech problems
An on-and-off switch for the brain being pioneered by Australian neuroscientists is giving hope to stroke and Parkinson's disease sufferers with speech problems.
![Review sought after breast removed in error](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Review sought after breast removed in error
A woman who had a breast erroneously removed wants an urgent review of NZ's diagnostic laboratories.