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Deadly diseases on our doorstepTuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 9:00AMAUSTRALIA's northern approaches are "wide open" to rising infectious diseases, James Cook University's pro vice-chancellor medicine has warned.

Government has no plan for poverty-related illnessSunday, July 25, 2010 @ 8:58PMResearch on rheumatic fever rates in Northland shows the need to guarantee health essentials for all New Zealanders, the Green Party said today.

Rheumatic fever rate 'a disgrace'Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 12:22PMNew Zealand's extraordinary rates of rheumatic fever are a disgrace and it is an embarrassment the disease even exists here, GPs and paediatricians say.

Heart damage doesn't hold Kevin backSunday, July 25, 2010 @ 12:21PMWhen Kevin Vaeluaga listens to his heart through the doctor's stethoscope, he can hear it "swishing".

Screening to tackle "crippling disease"Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 2:32AMA research project launched in the Far North today aims to protect children from early death caused by a preventable "crippling disease".

Heart screening for hundreds of at-risk Northland childrenMonday, July 19, 2010 @ 2:24AMScreening has begun on hundreds of Northland children to detect rheumatic heart disease.

Extreme Makeover for Nadi hospitalSaturday, July 17, 2010 @ 7:57PMNadi hospital's Maternity Ward will undergo an extreme makeover soon to benefit the citizens of the tourist town of Fiji. This will be made possible through a Fiji Water donation of $30,000 to the 2010 Accor Extreme Challenge to Cure Kids.

Hudson teen striking back against juvenile arthritisTuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 11:02PMAlexa Anderson looks, talks and acts like any other young woman her age.

Efficacy data of Caldolor Injection in treating fever associated with falciparum malaria publishedMonday, July 12, 2010 @ 11:54PMCumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced that data supporting the efficacy of Caldolor in treating fever associated with falciparum malaria was published in the July edition of the peer-reviewed American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. The study, which is the first to document an antipyretic effect of an injectable non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug on fever caused by malaria ...