Drug smuggler hid past to get New Zealand hospital job
September 30th, 2010 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, Sep 30 (IANS) A Nigerian drug smuggler who fooled immigration officials to get a job as a psychiatrist in a New Zealand hospital has been jailed for 16 months.Chidozie Emmanuel Onovo, ... Read more...
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Doctor at four? Just a case of mistaken identity
September 26th, 2010 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, Sep 26 (IANS) A four-year-old girl in New Zealand was mistaken for her namesake, a qualified orthopaedician, and forms for a medical scholarship were sent to her home.
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Water fluoridation crucial for kids’ dental health
June 3rd, 2010 - 3:36 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, June 3 (ANI): A new Kiwi study has shown that kids using non-fluoridated water have a higher rate of tooth decay than children relying on fluoridated supplies.Dr Robin Whyman and two ... Read more...
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Indian-origin member of New Zealand health board suspended over email row
December 17th, 2009 - 4:27 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland, Dec. 17 (ANI): An Indian-origin board member of New Zealand's Waikato District Health Board (DHB) has been suspended for refusing to apologise for his controversial e-mail in which he questioned the ... Read more...
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Racist Smear Test for Cervical Cancer
June 3rd, 2009 - 9:09 pm ICT by GD
When Sandy Dobson went to her doctor to get a cervical smear done, he found out that non-Whites were allowed to get it done for free. She, however, would have to pay ... Read more...
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New Zealand school isolates 30 swine flu suspects (Lead)
May 1st, 2009 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, May 1 (DPA) More than 400 New Zealanders were in voluntary isolation Friday in an effort to limit contacts with potential victims of the influenza A(H1N1) strain which Health Minister Tony ... Read more...
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New Zealand school isolates 31 swine flu suspects
May 1st, 2009 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, May 1 (DPA) Twenty-seven students from a New Zealand college orchestra and four teachers are being treated as suspected swine flu patients after some developed flu-like symptoms following a trip to ... Read more...
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Lifestyle messages can reduce incidence of Type-2 diabetes
August 11th, 2008 - 11:08 am ICT by IANS
Sydney, Aug 11 (IANS) Intensive lifestyle changes can delay or prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes, according to a new study. Researchers studied the effects of 12 key lifestyle messages, bearing ... Read more...
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Major damage reported after massive earthquake rocks New Zealand
December 20th, 2007 - 4:49 pm ICT by admin
Wellington, Dec 20 (ANI): A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale rocked New Zealand today. The quake was centred 50 kilometres south-east of Gisborne, on the east coast of the ... Read more...
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