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Cancer patients visiting Christchurch from Canterbury, West Coast, Nelson and Marlborough regions for specialised treatment may be making the journey from their accommodation in this new 12-seater transit van donated to the Cancer Society by two of the city's Rotary Clubs - Christchurch Sunrise and Riccarton.

Free methadone programmes can encourage new users to take heroin, research by two university economists suggests.

Treatment of the potentially fatal liver disease hepatitis B is set to take a major forward step with an additional funded treatment available from 1 April 2009.

The New Zealand Psychological Society is very concerned that mental health appears to have fallen off the Government’s health agenda. The six new health targets which came into effect from 1 July make no mention of mental health.

An antidepressant that will be funded from 1 November will help meet an unmet need for people with severe depression, says PHARMAC’s medical director Dr Peter Moodie.

Latest Numbers

The total number of confirmed cases of Pandemic Influenza (H1N1) 09 swine flu is unchanged from yesterday at 2935.

Parkinson’s Awareness Week from 1 to 7 November 2009 will be marked by the launch of multilingual pamphlets at Parliament on 29 October.

Caring for the health of one of New Zealand's most rural regions is a big job, and somebody must do it * but do Waikato Rural and Community Services do it well?

The Natural Health Centre has been providing the people of Wellington and the surrounding region with natural health services for twenty-five years. It has weathered many changes over this time. Its beauty is that it has always been able to adapt and transform in a changing world. On Saturday May 16, the Natural Health Centre will celebrate its twenty-fifth anniversary by opening its doors to the public.

The most recent situation report at 5pm Saturday 2 May shows 12 probable cases who have tested positive to Influenza A, and 4 confirmed cases.