ta tvnz health headlines auto grouphttp://tvnz.co.nz/healthUK health officials investigate drug resistant swine fluhttp://tvnz.co.nz/health-news/drug-resistant-swine-flu-in-uk-3170580 British health officials are investigating the spread of a drug resistant strain of swine flu Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:17:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3170580Movie popcorn plus soda can equal three McDonald's burgershttp://tvnz.co.nz/health-news/movie-snacks-can-equal-three-mcd-s-burgers-3169917 Moviergoers who tuck into a medium popcorn and a soft drink could be eating the equivalent of three McDonald's quarter-pounder burgers topped with a dozen scoops of butter Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:26:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3169917Norovirus outbreak at Whangarei Hospitalhttp://tvnz.co.nz/health-news/norovirus-outbreak-whangarei-hospital-3169389 Whangarei Hospital is dealing with a suspected norovirus outbreak Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:22:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3169389Bogus physiotherapist fined after Ministry of Health investigationhttp://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/bogus-physiotherapist-fined-3169361 A British migrant who passed himself off as a physiotherapist for 18 months has been fined after the Ministry of Health launched an investigation Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:14:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3169361South Island patients warned about doctor working illegallyhttp://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/doctor-works-without-licence-3163535 The Ministry of Health is urging people in Otago and Southland who may have been treated by a doctor working illegally to contact their GP Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:09:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3163535UN demands right to clean facilities on World Toilet Dayhttp://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/lifting-lid-world-toilet-day-3160485 People held in jails and other detention centres around the world frequently have no access to clean toilets Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:39:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3160485Record number of New Zealanders diagnosed with diabeteshttp://tvnz.co.nz/health-news/record-number-diabetes-3158211 The number of New Zealanders diagnosed with diabetes now exceeds 200,000 for the first time, the Ministry of Health says Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:07:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3158211Health and Disability's Ron Paterson quits to take chair in lawhttp://tvnz.co.nz/health-news/paterson-quits-take-chair-in-law-3157778 Health and Disability Commissioner Ron Paterson is quitting to take up a chair in law at Auckland University Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:18:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3157778Family defends care of mother, including being tied to a bedhttp://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/family-defends-rest-home-s-bed-tying-3157486 The MidCentral District Health Board is defending its decision to shut down a Palmerston North rest home after allegations an elderly woman was tied to a bed Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:19:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3157486Carers of mentally ill getting raw deal: reporthttp://tvnz.co.nz/health-news/rough-road-mental-health-carers-3156524 Families that care for a family member with mental illness are getting a raw deal and need more support, according to a report released on Wednesday Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:04:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3156524Nurses demand mandated staffing, more audits at rest homeshttp://tvnz.co.nz/health-news/nurses-demand-shake-up-rest-homes-3153545 The Nurses Union is calling for mandated staffing levels and an increase in spot auditing to ensure adequate standards of care are being met in New Zealand's rest homes Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:05:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3153545Nurses want funding review to include aged-carehttp://tvnz.co.nz/health-news/nurses-want-funding-review-include-aged-care-3152595 Nurses welcomed news the government may investigate high level of cash reserves held by primary health organisations (PHOs) and want funding for residential aged-care to receive similar attention Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:46:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3152595Diabetic woman died after treatment opportunities missedhttp://tvnz.co.nz/health-news/family-blames-death-medical-mistakes-3148832 The family of a diabetic grandmother is calling for someone to be held accountable for her death Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:23:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3148832US says 14% of Americans short of foodhttp://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/us-14-americans-short-food-3150910 More than 49 million Americans - one in seven - struggled to get enough to eat in 2008, the highest total in 14 years of a federal survey on food insecurity Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:25:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3150910New US guidelines recommend routine mammograms at 50http://tvnz.co.nz/health-news/new-us-mammogram-rules-upset-some-3150574 Sweeping new US breast cancer guidelines released recommend against routine mammograms for women in their 40s, and suggest women 50 to 74 only get a mammogram every other year Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:07:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3150574Obese patients stuck in hospital without transport homehttp://tvnz.co.nz/health-news/obese-patients-stuck-without-transport-3150408 Two overweight patients remained in hospital for weeks because there was no safe way to transport them home, according to a report Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:53:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3150408