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2 January, 2012
There are 10 inexpensive steps all New Zealanders can take to live a longer and healthier life.
QUIT SMOKING Anti-smoking campaigns can be largely credited for reducing the level of smoking from about 60 percent of adults in the 1960s to 20 percent now. But even with
2 January, 2012
What Science Tells Us About Growing Older And Staying Healthy
This article includes information supplied by Tara Parker-Pope of the Wall Street Journal. Today the life expectancy (Life expectancy is the average length of life remaining at a given age) of New
2 January, 2012
More evidence that the so-called Mediterranean diet is good for the health has emerged in three studies published recently. The research shows that wine is better than beer or spirits at protecting against heart disease, that olive oil can reduce the risk of bowel cancer and that garlic may
1 January, 2012
The vestibular system is an intricate sensory system located in the inner ear; its purpose is to maintain postural balance, stabilize eye movements and maintain our orientation to gravity. It is a “hidden” sensory system, that is, we are unconscious of it when it is performing normally. When
1 November, 2011
Research into Huntington’s disease and Parkinson’s disease in 2007 brought the genetic and molecular underpinnings of these movement disorders more clearly into view but also revealed their dazzling complexity, thereby tempering excitement about treatment advances. Deeper understanding of both
10 November, 2010
Irishman Mark Adams, a young physiotherapist with a big heart, will compete in his first half Ironman on 18 December and has nominated the Neurological Foundation as his chosen charity.
Mark has been in New Zealand for 20 months and lives in scenic Sumner in Christchurch – a place he can
1 April, 2009
The 29-year-old from Wellington was diagnosed with motor neuron disease (MND), a debilitating neurological condition that affects the nerves in the brain and spinal stem that control voluntary muscles. As the nerves die out, the
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