Few cures for thinning tresses (Reno Gazette-Journal) No, hair loss
October 18th, 2006Few cures for thinning tresses (Reno Gazette-Journal)
No, hair loss isn’t life-threatening, and yes, far worse is happening in the world.
Sleeping at work improves performance, say researchers
October 17th, 2006
Employers should consider letting tired staff sleep on the job in order to raise their performance, researchers say.Scientists at the Massey University Sleep/Wake Research Centre are studying the effectiveness of short naps in...
Malakoff column: My new, fabulous mantra: ‘Bald is beautiful’
October 17th, 2006Malakoff column: My new, fabulous mantra: ‘Bald is beautiful’
St. Cloud Times - Do you know how expensive Rogaine and Propecia are? And really, I don’t want to put anything on my body that ends in “pee-sha.” One person actually suggested I do the comb-over, to which I replied: “Are you kidding me?” I’ve found it funny that people
Welcome to the second issue of Pace Notes , the official
MotorSport NZ - PROPECIA RALLY NEW ZEALAND NEWSLETTER ISSUE TWO 17 TH AUGUST 2006 Welcome to the second issue of Pace Notes , the official newsletter of Propecia Rally New Zealand . We are just 13 weeks away from the biggest annual international
5-year-old twins’ long walk to save diabetic father
October 17th, 2006
Five-year-old twins are being hailed as heroes by their family after they walked 3.5km to raise the alarm after their father, a diabetic, collapsed at the back of their Waitahuna, Clutha, farm."Dad went to sleep and we went home...
One in four smokers will get lung disease - study
October 17th, 2006
LONDON - At least one in four heavy, long-term smokers who do not quit will develop the deadly lung disease COPD, Danish scientists said on Tuesday.Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema...
Specialists to advise nine weeks of Herceptin
October 17th, 2006
Cancer specialists will advise Pharmac on giving Herceptin to some breast cancer patients for just nine weeks, instead of the more established year-long treatment."I think it's a possible path ahead," an Auckland specialist, Associate...
Mates form Mo-vember to get men into cancer checks
October 17th, 2006
Chris Jones received the news on Christmas Eve that he had prostate cancer.The Christchurch financial planner had been training for the Coast to Coast multisport event when a health check found a cause for concern.Further...
Vernon Harvey: Treatments extend beyond Herceptin
October 17th, 2006
Each new statement about Herceptin leads to articles hailing it as the miracle cure for breast cancer, and is guaranteed to prompt yet another patient to ask me when it will be subsidised in New Zealand.[The government drug-funding...
Vanishing eyebrows drive me to find solution
October 17th, 2006Vanishing eyebrows drive me to find solution
Charlotte.com - I got deadly serious after a cosmetic counter clerk told me to try Rogaine. I darted out of the mall, ducked into my car and grabbed at the rearview mirror. She. Was. Right. I was heading toward having no eyebrows a la Whoopi Goldberg. At fault
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Pathologists criticise DHB moves on lab services
October 16th, 2006
Pathologists have joined the growing number of professional and sector groups critical of the way district health boards are compromising community health by putting laboratory services at risk.New Zealand Association of Pathology...