Hospital Care

DHBs not yet meeting health objectives - minister

Updated at 8:15am on 23 November 2009 Health Minister Tony Ryall says district health boards have a lot of work to do to meet the Government's major health objectives. The minister has published the first quarterly results on...

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Rhinoplasty Surgery Can Balance The Size And Shape Of Your Nose

upper lip and your nose. It may also be utilized in correcting an injury or birth defect and also, it's capable of helping to alleviate breathing problems. The best candidate for nasal contouring surgery will be someone who is...

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Looking At Nursing Scrubs Yesterday And Today

nursing scrubs are not only worn by doctors inside the operating room, they are widely used as uniforms in all the areas of the hospital and almost everyone who is in duty is required to wear nursing scrubs. Hospitals have...

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Bringing them in from the cold

Optimistic ... American pioneer Rosanne Haggerty is in Australia to share common ground. Haggerty, the founder and president of the New York organisation Common Ground, is at the centre of a radically different strategy to home...

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Gene mismatch influences success of bone marrow transplants

A commonly inherited gene deletion can increase the likelihood of immune complications following bone marrow transplantation, an international team of researchers reports in the November 22 advance online issue of Nature...

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DHBs put priority on cancer treatment (Newstalk ZB)

Newstalk ZB November 23, 2009, 6:27 am Cancer treatment appears to be a priority for the country's 21 District Health Boards. The 21 DHBs' ratings on the Government's six health targets are being published nationally for the...

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12:00 AM (PT) - Surgeon Views on Lumbar Disc Replacement Surgery

Using audience participation the presenters attempt to identify preferences of the spine surgeons participating in the Low Back Forum as to specific indications for lumbar disc replacement surgery. Based on their findings, the...

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Removing A Larger Amount Of Skin With A Thigh Lift Means A Longer Recovery Time

by this problem is the thigh area. Thanks to a highly effective cosmetic surgical procedure, known as thigh lift surgery, that removes excess skin and fat from the thighs, a solution is available. Thigh lift surgery is capable...

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Software can predict patient numbers

Christchurch technology company Emendo can tell public hospitals how many patients will come through the doors this weekend.Emendo uses a range of mathematical algorithms to predict patient numbers days in advance, allowing...

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India's Henry Ford of Heart Surgery

BANGALORE -- Hair tucked into a surgical cap, eyes hidden behind thick-framed magnifying glasses, Devi Shetty leans over the sawed open chest of an 11-year-old boy, using bright blue thread to sew an artificial aorta onto his...

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