Articles 1. Rising costs force employers to reconsider health benefits By Paton, Nic. Occupational Health, Jul 2011, Vol. 63 Issue 7: p4 NEWS:  A raft of reports have suggested that the tough economic climate is increasingly straining the ability and commitment of employers to fund fast-track...

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Meningococcal Disease in New Zealand Meningococcal disease is a serious bacterial infection caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis, known as a meningococcus. It causes severe illnesses including: - Meningitis (an infection of membranes that cover the brain) - Septicaemia (blood...

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Womens Refuge National Annual Appeal 15 July – 15 August 2011 Our Street collections will take place in the all the main centres between Monday 18th July and Saturday 24th July. You can contribute to our appeal by donating to our street volunteers or donating directly from our website at from...

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Celebrate Maori Language Week 4-10 July 2011 Ngā Mihi - Greetings In Māori culture greeting others is very important. It is an opportunity for people to show respect, through the language used and its accompanying actions, and the tone for the interaction is set. Whether the greeting is...

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Nursing Evidence is a free online service that will help nurses to quickly find key information on the web that is needed to ensure delivery of quality, evidence based care in all healthcare settings. http://www.nursingevidence.org.nz/ Articles from Brain Impairment 1. Two-Year...

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Celebrating the 15th Anniversary of New Zealand’s Unique Code of Consumers’ Rights On Friday 1 July, advocates from the Nationwide Health & Disability Advocacy Service will be out on the streets and in key places around the country providing information to the public about consumer rights when...

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Articles about Rare Diseases  1. Policy alternatives for treatments for rare diseases. By Panju, Abbas H. & Bell, Chaim M. CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, 11/23/2010, Vol. 182 Issue 17: pE787-E792 Abstract: The article presents a reprint of the article "Policy alternatives for...

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Bowel Cancer Awareness week June 6-12, 2011 Bowel cancer is New Zealand's cancer – affecting men and women, young and old. Each year, almost 3,000 New Zealanders are newly diagnosed – making it our most common cancer affecting both men and women. http://www.beatbowelcancer.org.nz/action.html...

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Articles on Gluten Free 1. The role of HLA-DQ8 ß57 polymorphism in the anti-gluten T-cell response in coeliac disease By Hovhannisyan, Zaruhi et al. Nature, 11/27/2008, Vol. 456 Issue 7221: p534-538 Abstract: Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II alleles HLA-DQ8 and the mouse...

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Articles from Journal of Advanced Nursing, May 2011 1. Quality of life in people with venous leg ulcers: an integrative review (pages 926–944) Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 67, Number 5, May 2011 Abstract: Objective.  To explore the impact of venous leg ulcers on...

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