The New Zealander involved in a drug trial in Britain that severely affected him and five others is still getting asked to take part in other trials, his lawyer has said.The six men suffered serious organ failure in the March…
A man who sought psychiatric help before murdering a prostitute by repeatedly running her over in a car faces an indefinite jail term.The woman, 24, who cannot be named, was found dead in the Avon River with her wrists bound after…
Joanne Byrne had a special reason for being at a Herceptin funding protest in Auckland yesterday - she wanted to find ways to raise money to pay for the expensive drug herself.Around 40 people, many with pink arm bands and mainly…
Bad weather reinforced the bad news for Herceptin campaigners today as they marched, funeral-style, across Aotea Square.About 40 people, mainly women, were protesting against the decision of Pharmac and the 21 district health…
The Federation of Women’s Health Councils has backed the decision not to extend state funding of the expensive drug Herceptin for women with early breast cancer.Yesterday, it became the second women’s group, following Women’s…
Delays in developing guidelines for the safe practice of traditional Polynesian tattooing are putting lives at risk, Samoan chiefs warn.The Malofie Society, a group of Samoan chiefs and orators who wear the traditional pe’a (male…
WASHINGTON - More and more obese people are unable to get full medical care because they are either too big to fit into scanners, or their fat is too dense for x-rays or sound waves to penetrate, radiologists say.With 64 per cent…
When the pain of words bites deep Stuff - The cast was put on to contract the excess skin, and his skull was stapled back together a technique which allows for better hair regrowth than stitching. Mr Davis had seen only one previous case of Opitz syndrome, in Australia, but he performs […]
WASHINGTON - The Aids virus hides out inside people’s intestines, according to new research.The virus replicates in the lining of the gut and does much of its damage to the immune system there, Satya Dandekar, chairwoman of the…
An advocate for people with hair loss (Town Online) Alopicia areata is an autoimmune skin disorder that causes hair loss. Because it is a medical condition, Heidi Bratt has been fighting to have insurance companies pay for wigs for those with the condition.
Billy Frazier: Someone to root for (Crossville Chronicle) It would be a […]