Otago Health

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Queenstown

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Queenstown

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Dunedin — A variety of medical disorders which all appear to originate in the gut will be the focus of the first annual symposium of the recently formed Gut Health Network which take places at the University of Otago this Friday.

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Queenstown — A Queenstown yoga studio with the most diverse practice offering in the resort is continuing to expand by hosting its inaugural 'Winter Yoga Retreat'.

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Dunedin — The Otago Regional Council (ORC), in conjunction with the Dunedin City Council (DCC), is managing the installation of new insulation and clean heating appliances in 100 Dunedin homes.

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Queenstown — REVIVE, the latest programme from Alpine Health & Fitness, has proven to be a resounding success for weight loss, fitness, nutrition guidance and overall lifestyle improvement.

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Queenstown — The Wakatipu Health Reference Group is backing the Southern District Health Board’s decision to take the lead role in the location of a new CT scanner for the region, group chairperson and Queenstown Lakes District mayor Vanessa van Uden said today (Tuesday).

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Queenstown — The new Wakatipu health panel will meet for the first time next week, Queenstown Lakes District Council Mayor Vanessa van Uden said.

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Dunedin — The National Research Centre for Growth and Development (NRCGD) is holding its annual symposium in Dunedin for the first time this week (15-17 November), with around 80 researchers attending.

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Queenstown — Alpine Health & Fitness and Mayor Vanessa van Uden will celebrate the opening of a free community outdoor fitness circuit at the Queenstown Events Centre (QEC) on Saturday 19 November at 10am.

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Otago — Otago Fish & Game has had confirmation from MAF that a yearling trout from the Macraes Hatchery has been positively identified as being infected with the Aeromonas bacteria.

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Queenstown — Alpine Health & Fitness are providing numerous opportunities for everyone to take part in this month’s Breast Cancer Action Month.

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Queenstown — Alpine Health & Fitness are set to launch a brand new 12 week fitness, nutrition and weight loss programme in September that will appeal to anyone wanting to shape up for summer.

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Otago — Renowned UK epidemiologist Sir Michael Marmot will be the keynote speaker at a wide-ranging symposium on health equity and the social determinants of health being held at the University of Otago, Wellington this Wednesday and co-hosted by the New Zealand Medical Association.

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Otago — A promising University of Otago student who developed an innovative screening procedure to identify New Zealand army personnel most at risk of lower leg and back injuries has been recognised with a scholarship to develop her concept further.

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Dunedin — The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), such as probiotics, herbal treatments and osteopathy, for children has almost doubled in the past decade, according to new research.

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Dunedin — Te Tai Tonga MP, Rahui Katene, has today praised the initiative of the seven runaka in the Southern Region for the significance of a relationship agreement with the Southern DHB.

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Dunedin — University of Otago researchers have gained Health Research Council (HRC) funding for two collaborative projects aimed at improving New Zealand patient services in primary mental health and arthritis, respectively.

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Dunedin — MoveMe, being launched in Dunedin this month, aims to increase Dunedin people’s awareness of, and participation in, physical activity.

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Queenstown — A local health trust could be taking over the reins of Lakes District Hospital within four months, if the Wakatipu Health Governance Reference Group’s recommendation goes ahead.

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Otago — High rates of rheumatic fever due to overcrowding can be brought down by providing the essentials for every New Zealander, the Green Party said today.

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Queenstown — Ten Queenstowners needing to lose at least 20 kilos of extra weight are about to get in shape for free thanks to a Lakes Leisure initiative developed with the assistance of local health professionals Dr Kathryn Smith.

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