A new study has found that a smoking cessation drug prescribed in New Zealand is associated with an increased risk […]
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Combined forces of ‘polypill’ cut down heart disease
An international study involving New Zealand patients and researchers has shown that a pill containing a combination of treatments has […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Popular painkillers ‘lift stroke, heart risk’
Martin Johnston writes in the New Zealand Herald about a new study which suggests that the long-term use of popular […]
Continue readingElevated trans fats in dairy supply may be linked to health risk
New Zealand Herald’s Chris Barton investigates new evidence of palm kernel-derived trans fats in New Zealand dairy products and their […]
Continue reading‘Cut fat and salt now to save lives’ – UK watchdog
A hard-hitting report from the UK health watchdog group National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) calls on government […]
Continue readingDom Post: Kiwi processors play down findings on meat ‘risks’
Tim Cronshaw writes in Business Day about recent US research suggesting that processed meat can increase the risk of developing […]
Continue readingResearch calls for substantial reduction in salt intake
A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine this month has prompted calls in Europe for EU-wide […]
Continue readingNBR: Erectile dysfunction a warning sign for heart health
A report published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology has found that erectile dysfunction is linked with […]
Continue readingLow-dose radiation exposure and cardiovascular disease
It’s been hypothesized that occupational exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation could increase a person’s risk of cardiovascular disease, but until […]
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