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Highly toxic lead levels in toys
Highly toxic levels of lead have been found in children's toys sold at bargain stores.
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Recession hitting children's health
Children are bearing the brunt of the economic recession, with around 2000 more kids admitted to hospital last year compared to 2007, according to a report compiled by the Children's Social Health Monitor.
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The ACC files: Review looks at ways to improve efficiency
An internal review by ACC is looking at how the corporation could run more efficiently and what changes need to be made.
![Pharmacists get access to health details of 1.1m](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Pharmacists get access to health details of 1.1m
The medical records of hundreds of thousands of Aucklanders are in the hands of community pharmacists.
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Always check sore throat, mum warns
After two of her children developed rheumatic fever, Te Aroha Teriaki is warning parents to always err on the side of caution.
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Health groups slammed over locking up of alcoholic
A watchdog has slammed three organisations over the locking up of a alcoholic, 43, in a resthome for more than a year without proper legal authority.
![Up the duff and taking a puff](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Up the duff and taking a puff
The first results from a study of 7000 Auckland and Waikato babies shows that 11 per cent of women smoke throughout their pregnancies.
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Touched by a stranger's kindness
The other night at Starship Hospital a total stranger didn't quite give me the shirt off his back - but it was close.
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Levy in charge of two DHBs
Some central Auckland patients could be treated at North Shore and Waitakere Hospitals under a spirit of collaboration, the man now responsible for nearly one million Aucklanders' health has indicated.
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Brain tumour patients gain greater access to drug
Drug-buying agency Pharmac is set to provide greater access to an expensive drug used to treat brain cancer.