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Noises off – please

Those with sensitive ears can suffer a range of sound-induced health effects.

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Sensible Soles

Regular care and comfy shoes are the smart answers to ageing feet.

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Health briefs

Hearty heat treatment; longer stays help hips; the price of luscious lashes.

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Health briefs

Don't blame the flu; hormone fights fat; and salt helps fight bugs.

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Calling the shots

Apart from the common travel jabs, there are several vaccines that adults should consider getting.

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Health briefs

When the West is not best; new hope for old hearts; and eating fish to lower cancer risk.

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Don’t knock it

Mild head injuries are often more serious than they might appear.

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The fab five

Hard-to-cure irritable bowel syndrome can affect overall health, but the five-step plan may ease the symptoms.

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Health briefs

Mozart boosts brain; new worries about energy drinks; and folic acid may reduce the risk of stroke.

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The dizzy heights

A diagnosis of vertigo can send people into a tailspin, but a series of manoeuvres may make all the difference.

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Health briefs

New research into high fat diets of pregnant mothers; fasting to beat cancer; and how vitamin D can help with osteoarthritis.

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Health briefs

How altitude affects ADHD; how cheese might protect you from heart disease; and why your partner's exercise regime is important to you. The post Health briefs appeared first on New Zealand Listener.

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Keep your hair on

One of cancer treatment’s worst side effects, hair loss, can be kept under control – but not yet in New Zealand. The post Keep your hair on appeared first on New Zealand Listener.

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Health briefs

Fat's slippery slope; why divorced women are at higher risk of heart disease; and how dancing the tango could help with Parkinson's. The post Health briefs appeared first on New Zealand Listener.

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Horseplay helps

For the anxious, the lonely and even troubled kids, animals can be therapeutic. The post Horseplay helps appeared first on New Zealand Listener.

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Desperately seeking sperm

Donors are in demand as single women queue to conceive. The post Desperately seeking sperm appeared first on New Zealand Listener.

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Health briefs

Babies on iPhones; parental diabetes risky; and how turmeric takes on HPV. The post Health briefs appeared first on New Zealand Listener.

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The pain drain

A new way of dealing with chronic pain acknowledges a surprising list of causes – and has a rather low-tech remedy. The post The pain drain appeared first on New Zealand Listener.

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Health briefs

The perils of self-diagnosis; health hints from friends; and a new study that reveals most parents believe their preschoolers are "about the right weight", even when they're not. The post Health briefs...

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Honey be good

Manuka, kanuka, rewarewa – our bee products are powerful healers. The post Honey be good appeared first on New Zealand Listener.

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