Health/Science

A possible reduction in abortions when the emergency contraceptive pill was widely made free has failed to convince health planners that the scheme should be made permanent. In a $300,000 trial, the Auckland District Health […] […]

A Labour MP has taken the controversial step of proposing a new law to legalise abortion on request for women up to 24 weeks into a pregnancy. Steve Chadwick, a midwife and former associate health […] […]

Rogue surgeon Jayant Patel has been sentenced to seven years’ jail. The man once dubbed Dr Death was convicted on Tuesday of the manslaughter of Mervyn Morris, Gerardus Kemps and James Phillips. The Brisbane Supreme […] […]

A VETERANS’ hospital in St. Louis has come under fire after revealing it may have exposed more than 1800 dental care patients to life-threatening diseases including hepatitis and HIV. The veterans, who received treatment at […] […]

THE family of a British woman who died from skin cancer after using a sunbed once a week is calling for the tanning machines to be banned in the UK. Mother-of-eight Teresa Zawadzki, 31, died […] […]

FEMALE sexual dysfunction can involve a decrease in sexual arousal or in rare cases, an increase in sexual responsiveness. Many physical and psychological factors can lead to sexual dysfunction in women. Physical causes can include […] […]

Drug-makers maintain paracetamol is still safe despite two recent overdoses involving toddlers. And as health officials call for a review of over-the-counter painkiller sales, chemists say people should consult them before using the products.   The […] […]

An abortion hotline which has been set up in Pakistan is facing violent opposition. Islamic groups and political parties have condemned the hotline, which was launched yesterday, as “anti-Islamic” and “colonial”, even though it will […] […]

THOUSANDS of foreigners are travelling to India in an attempt to conceive a child. AFTER six miscarriages, years of failed in-vitro fertilisation treatments and endless queues at Australian and international adoption agencies, Megan Sorensen is […] […]

MICHAEL Jackson’s father has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the doctor charged with giving the pop superstar a lethal dose of sedatives. Joe Jackson filed the lawsuit against Dr. Conrad Murray overnight in a […] […]