Archive for September, 2006

SO WHAT DO WE WORRY ABOUT FIRST?

Saturday, September 30th, 2006

SO WHAT DO WE WORRY ABOUT FIRST? San Jose Mercury News,  USA - Sep 29, 2006 m trying to sweat the big stuff, while still fretting over what to pick up for dinner and how to pay for my kids’ college and whether my thinning hair could be
This average Joe is […]

Female hair loss not so rare

Saturday, September 30th, 2006

Female hair loss not so rareContra Costa Times - Cheryl Brewster was the envy of every gym rat, with her hard body and shoulder-length, sun-kissed locks. So when her hair began falling out two years ago, the personal trainer was devastated. “My part was getting wider, I could see more of my scalp […]

Lace Front Wigs are the Hottest and Fastest Growing New

Friday, September 29th, 2006

Lace Front Wigs are the Hottest and Fastest Growing New Trend in the Beauty Industry Today (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Once worn only by actors and women who suffer from hair loss as a result of cancer, alopecia and male pattern baldness, lace wigs are now one of the hottest and fastest growing […]

Potentially fatal ‘rat’ disease hospitalises 11 in the Waikato

Friday, September 29th, 2006

A potentially fatal disease, previously a rarity in New Zealand, has hospitalised 11 people in the Waikato since May.The Waikato Times reported yesterday 11 cases of rickettsia typhi, a close relative of typhus, have been identified…

University tests students for TB after one falls ill

Friday, September 29th, 2006

A university has revealed it is dealing with its own tuberculosis scare in the wake of a case which required widespread precautions for a high school in Palmerston North.A student at Canterbury University tested positive for the…

Most health boards cull waiting lists

Friday, September 29th, 2006

Most of the country’s district health boards have successfully culled their waiting lists and met the target of patients waiting no longer than six months for elective surgery.After months of upheaval as boards scrambled to meet…

Testosterone can kill brain cells, say researchers

Friday, September 29th, 2006

Too much testosterone can kill brain cells, say United States researchers.Their finding may help to explain why steroid abuse can cause behaviour changes such as aggressiveness and suicidal tendencies.Tests on brain cells…

Into a dangerous void

Friday, September 29th, 2006

It is when Theodore Dalrymple says something outrageous, followed by that conspiratorial giggle, that he’s at his most powerful. For an hour he’s been rolling along, giving his views on the tougher challenges facing society. And then,…

Into a dangerous void — part 1

Friday, September 29th, 2006

Psychiatrist Theodore Dalrymple, who is in New Zealand to talk about crime and how to combat it, knows why people go bad, as Carroll du Chateau reports in this extended nzherald.co.nz feature. It is when Theodore Dalrymple…

Into a dangerous void — part 2

Friday, September 29th, 2006

Psychiatrist Theodore Dalrymple, who is in New Zealand to talk about crime and how to combat it, knows why people go bad, as Carroll du Chateau reports in part 2 of this extended nzherald.co.nz feature. Much of Dalrymple’s…