Relief as new bowel cancer drugs announced
Years of advocacy from Bowel Cancer New Zealand (NZ) and other groups calling for new bowel cancer drugs has led to a funding from Pharmac for two new medicines, cetuximab (Erbitux) and pembrolizumab (Keytruda). “This is fantastic news and acknowledgement of all the hard mahi by our bowel cancer community. We celebrate this […]
Reaching fitness milestones: Studio Pilates
Pilates has many benefits, including increased muscle strength and improved flexibility. Finding the perfect studio that offers classes suitable to your fitness level can be tricky to navigate. Enter Studio Pilates in Merivale. Since opening nine months ago, class offerings have expanded and a strong sense of community built. Now hosting 65 classes […]
Boost your facial collagen & elastin: Skin Rejuvenation Clinic
Ageing can cause our face shape to change, as the bone, muscle and fat lose density while the skin becomes thinner and weaker because of collagen loss. Fat may no longer be evenly distributed and may shift downward, so that certain features like the cheeks lose volume while the lower part of the […]
Do you know how strong your bones are? Pacific Radiology
As we age, our bodies change. While many of us are aware of visible changes like wrinkles, grey hairs and achy joints, there are other changes that we can’t see or feel so easily, such as loss of bone strength. Osteoporosis, which causes bones to be thinner and weaker than normal, is a […]
Metropol Inspire: Unlock healthier ageing
Life expectancy is slowly increasing, and scientific discoveries are allowing those all around to us to lead lives almost double the length of those before them. It is a great feat, yet an equally terrifying thought. Will that life be filled with doctor’s appointments, loss of loved ones, mental deterioration, and a body […]
Treating antenatal depresssion
Vitamins and minerals have been used by University of Canterbury (UC) researchers to alleviate symptoms of depression during pregnancy. Antenatal depression affects some 32 to 45 million women globally; it increases the pregnancy risks and complications in birth and newborns, and has been linked with emotional, behavioural, and developmental problems in children. PhD […]
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