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Ban on P ingredient at least a year away
A promised Government crackdown on the main ingredient in the drug P is likely to be at least a year away.
Tarnished gold
Since winning the women's 800m at the World Championships in Berlin and creating a worldwide stir over her sexuality, Caster Semenya's life has changed irrevocably.
Botched circumcision puts four-year-old in hospital
A doctor who severed an artery in a boy's penis during circumcision may face disciplinary action.
Girl's sight restored in NZ first
Natalya Skelton went blind in one eye when she was 3 after suffering a severe complication from a virus.
US approves Kiwi asthma inhaler
Auckland medical devices company Nexus6 has gained American Food and Drug Administration approval for its asthma inhaler.
Falls major cause of hospital injuries
Hospital falls caused more than a quarter of the major "adverse events" listed by DHBs in their latest report on potentially preventable healthcare harm.
NZ surgeon describes separating twins
A NZ surgeon who helped separate conjoined twins says none of the complications they had allowed for materialised.
Now you can have what she's having...
'Viagra for women': How an unexpected discovery gave rise to a drug that can boost the female libido.
Where the wild things are
There is food for free all around Auckland - you just have to know where to look.
Renowned professor killed in fire
The house fire in which renowned medical professor Sir Don Beaven has died was not suspicious, say police.
Roll up, roll up - US newspaper seeks marijuana critic
A US newspaper wants a marijuana critic to review Colorado's hundreds of legalised cannabis dispensaries and their products.