A Cheap Device to Stop Snoring from New Zealand
Wellington, Aug 15. A researcher in New Zealand has developed a device that can bring relief to people who snore and suffer from sleep apnoea, where breathing stops during sleep//. Sleep apnoea is related to a range of problems from high blood pressure and diabetes to depression, not to mention the strife and misery caused by snoring partners. Orthodontist Dr Chris Roberts...New Zealand Researchers Call For Tobacco-Free Society
That smoking is a hazardous activity is a well-known fact. Now two researchers from New Zealand are calling for a complete ban on smoking in that country since it affects the poorest who have no funds to get expensive treatments for the same//. University of Otago's Associate Professor Tony Blakely and Dr Nick Wilson say that the New Zealand governments needed to set a time frame to era...Bird flu may cause a blackout in New Zealand
Bird flu has created novel approaches by which the New Zealand government plans to contain it. They are preparing the people and themselves for a pandemic strike of bird flu. It will be in multiple waves and will extend up to three to six months. The government said that it does not have facilities to // tackle such situations (pandemic). They are prepared and provide support...Clinical Trials Of New Anti-Cancer Drug To Be Initiated In New Zealand
A novel anti-cancer drug claimed to attack the human cancer cells in a unique way will be distributed to patients for the first time in New Zealand. The clinical trial would be held at New Zealand's Waikato Hospital, according // to health reports released on Wednesday. Auckland University cancer researcher Professor Bill Wilson described PR-104 as a "unique anti-cancer drug that is conv...New Zealand Prepares Itself For Pandemic
The Kapiti and Matiu islands may well become quarantine areas if a flu epidemic were to strike the Wellington Region. // The object behind this will be to contain the spread of the epidemic across the country. Schools and hostels churches and hotels may also be transformed into emergency hospitals where basic medical treatment will be provided to the patients. The Wellington Region i...