24Jun

What is Chronic Sinusitis?

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Sinuses are air-filled spaces within the facial bones, connected to the nose by narrow passages, like a series of caves underneath the surface of the face. Their main function is to produce mucus, which keeps the nasal passages healthy, but they also serve to reduce the weight of the skull. Sometimes the sinuses can fill […]

20Mar

New Treatments for Chronic Skin Disease

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Inflammatory skin diseases such as eczema and psoriasis are common in New Zealand, and are often difficult to manage because most available treatments involve the regular use of creams and ointments. These suppress acute flare-ups but don’t treat the underlying problem. These life-long conditions have no cure and can cause discomfort and embarrassment. There is […]

03Dec

Cholesterol and Statin Intolerance

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What are statins? Statins are a group of medicines used for the treatment of high cholesterol, which is a major cause of cardiovascular (heart and blood vessel) diseases like heart attacks (myocardial infarction), angina and stroke. Cholesterol is a waxy type of fat which is produced in the liver. It is an essential component of […]

17Aug

International Alliance Announced

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We are proud to announce that we have now entered into an international alliance with Physicians Research Group (PRG). PRG is an international, multi-specialty research management organisation that connects physician investigators with sponsors, patients, coordination, and support needed to conduct clinical trials within their own practices. Conducting trials with PRG provides the most immediate and effective […]

10Aug

The Pneumococcal Vaccine

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pneumococcal vaccine

What is Pneumococcal disease? Pneumococci are a family of bacteria, otherwise known as Streptococcus pneumoniae, which are a common cause of chest, ear, sinus and other infections. There are many different subtypes (known as serotypes) and not all of them are harmful to people. The most serious forms of pneumococcal infection in adults are serious […]

06Aug

Coeliac Disease

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chronic cough, cough

What do you know about Coeliac Disease? Coeliac disease is a lifelong disease present from infancy but which is most often not diagnosed until adult life. It generally presents with a variety of gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhoea, bloating, flatulence, abdominal pain and weight loss, but may also present with a number of non-gastrointestinal abnormalities […]

18Jun

Chronic Cough

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Do you suffer from chronic cough? New treatments are being explored. Chronic cough is defined as a cough which persists for more than eight weeks. There have been various guidelines and definitions in the past for health professionals about how to further investigate, diagnose and treat chronic cough. In people who are non-smokers or don’t […]

22Feb

Type 2 Diabetes

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T2DM, type 2 diabetes

We all know now that Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) has attained epidemic proportions around the world. While it is undoubtedly closely linked to the rising rates of obesity, there is good reason to question the long-held view that obesity is the cause of T2DM. It may well be that the driver of T2DM – insulin […]

21Feb

Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Infection

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Hepatitis B

HBV infection is one of the most prevalent serious chronic diseases in the world today, with over 300 million infected individuals. It leads to a spectrum of liver disease, ranging from acute through to chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and primary liver cancer or hepatocellular cancer (HCC). As a result of Hepatitis B infection, HCC is the […]

18Dec

Hepatitis C

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Hepatitis C

What is Hepatitis C? Hepatitis C is a disease caused by the Hepatitis C virus (HCV). It causes chronic inflammation of the liver. Many people have no symptoms until the late stages of the disease, but it can cause persistent fatigue, nausea, loss of appetite or generalised aches. There are currently eleven different types of […]

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