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![Coroner's court probes dead youth's use of Prozac](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Coroner's court probes dead youth's use of Prozac
Eighteen months after Toran Henry killed himself, his mother finally gets to have her say on whether an anti-depressant influenced his death.
![Drug gaffe endangers blood-clot patients](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Drug gaffe endangers blood-clot patients
A common blood-thinning drug is being recalled after a manufacturing blunder that could cause thousands of NZers to accidentally overdose.
![Sicko mum faked son's terminal illness for freebies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sicko mum faked son's terminal illness for freebies
A mother who pretended that her son was terminally ill for six years to get special treatment and benefits has been jailed.
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Addiction fears trigger bid to control painkillers
Public access to a widely-used class of painkillers containing codeine is likely to be restricted within months over addiction fears.
![Under the weather? Just swallow a doctor](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Under the weather? Just swallow a doctor
The day when patients can "swallow their doctor" has come a step closer with the development of a submicroscopic nanoparticle that acts as an intelligent pill.