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German toothpaste tastes like chilli

A German toothpaste manufacturer makes products flavoured with herbs and spices.

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Screening finds 60 cancer sufferers

Early stage bowel cancer has been found in 60 people during the first year of a pilot bowel screening programme.

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Kiwi eye doctor censure after teen loses eye

A Whangarei eye doctor has been banned from pracitising for six months after he failed to refer a teenage patient quickly enough

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US man's runny nose was leaky brain

A US man who thought he had allergies for a year-and-a-half was shocked to discover the clear liquid constantly running out of his nose was brain fluid.

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Study explains post-menopause belly fat

A groundbreaking study in the US explains why so many middle-aged women are loosing the fight against the dreaded 'post-menopause belly'.

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Mums of three most stressed parents

Mothers of three kids report having higher stress levels than those with one, two or four kids, according to a large US survey.

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Hospital environment helps placebo effect

The mind-body interaction is so strong that pain killers are less effective if patients do not realise they have been given medication, says placebo pioneer.

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Air pollution linked to brain damage

A study in Mexico City has found evidence that exposure to pollution might trigger the onset of Alzheimer's disease.

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Some mums set babies up for obesity

Children born to women who eat junk food need to eat increasing amounts of fat and sugar to stimulate a good feeling, Adelaide research shows.

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Breast implants may delay cancer diagnosis

Breast implants may delay cancer diagnosis in women, a study says.

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Alzheimer's a greater risk for Kiwis

New Zealanders' life expectancy has gone up more than four years since 1990 but they are at greater risk from Alzheimer's disease and diabetes.

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Picking your nose can boost immunity

Children who pick their noses and eat it may have the right idea, according to a Canadian academic who is encouraging his students to pick their noses to see...

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Superbug hits homes, not hospitals

Rates of the "hospital" superbug MRSA are now much higher in the community than in wards, according to a study showing infection rates have doubled.

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Kiwis get fewer cheap drugs

Medicines New Zealand say figures showing more drugs are being subsidised across the ditch are "disappointing".

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'Tuckshop arm' surgery up 4000 percent

The number of women getting arm lifts to get rid of so-called "tuckshop arms" has increased by 4000 percent in America in the past 10 years.

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Good bacteria may help with depression

Christchurch researchers believe probiotics, recommended for digestive problems, may also make depressed people feel happier.

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Clenching fists improves memory

Improving your memory could be as simple as clenching your fists, according to US researchers who have found the action activates particular memory centres in...

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