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![Call for synthetic-cannabis controls](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Call for synthetic-cannabis controls
Drug control groups want a tightening of laws relating to synthetic cannabis products.
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Mixed messages on babies in bed
Calls for mothers to stop sleeping with their newborn children are being ignored by some hospitals and birthing centres.
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Kids' cold medicines warning
Cough and cold medicines intended for children under 12 years old are to be sold only in pharmacies.
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Jab no surefire protection from cervical cancer
The HPV vaccination could mean more women with cervical cancer will not be diagnosed, health officials have warned.
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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.
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Budget 2010: Govt puts health on life support
The Govt has allocated just under $500 million annually to health - $250m less a year than the increase in last year's budget.
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Bad news predicted for health spending
The public health sector is bracing itself for a Budget that may not cover all its rising costs.
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'We treat our babies like dogs'
Social Development Minister Paula Bennett says children are being treated like dogs, as figures show serious cases of abuse against babies have leapt by two-thirds in just two years.