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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Health & Safety articles  Health & Safety
    What is methanol? How does it get into drinks and cause harm?
     23 November 2024
    Two Australian teenagers have died after a suspected methanol poisoning in Laos. A pharmacologist explains what to know about this chemical compound.
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    Whooping Cough cases have spiked to their highest level this year
    22 Nov: Whooping Cough cases have spiked to their highest level this year... more
    Dunedin City Council's set to spend almost 350-thousand dollars on its campaign against cuts to the city's new hospital
    22 Nov: Dunedin City Council's set to spend almost 350-thousand dollars on its campaign against cuts to the city's new hospital... more
    A shift in how New Zealand approaches puberty blockers
    22 Nov: A shift in how New Zealand approaches puberty blockers... more
    A Southland doctor has laid bare the reality of rural dementia care
    21 Nov: A Southland doctor has laid bare the reality of rural dementia care... more
    Two Canterbury preschools have been hit by an outbreak of gastro cases
    21 Nov: Two Canterbury preschools have been hit by an outbreak of gastro cases... more
    Proof regulating children's screen time - can reduce the risk of childhood obesity
    20 Nov: Proof regulating children's screen time - can reduce the risk of childhood obesity... more
    Hopes New Zealand's efforts to stop smoking don't go up in smoke
    20 Nov: Hopes New Zealand's efforts to stop smoking don't go up in smoke... more
    Melbourne teenagers in hospital after drinking suspected tainted cocktails in Laos
    18 Nov: The two teenage girls from Melbourne are reportedly fighting for their lives in Thai hospitals after drinking suspected tainted cocktails in Laos.... more
    People should not collect or consume shellfish gathered from an area of the Bay of Plenty... due to the presence of "paralytic shellfish toxins"
    18 Nov: People should not collect or consume shellfish gathered from an area of the Bay of Plenty... due to the presence of "paralytic shellfish toxins"... more

     Most Popular Recent Health & Safety News
     14 Nov: Canterbury University is vowing to ensure student care is up to scratch - after an outbreak of gastro illness in university halls, affecting more than 100 +++++++++++++++
     14 Nov: Confidence Canterbury University will be able to cope with the growing number of students coming to study each year +++++++++++++++
     12 Nov: Reports a Dunedin hospital cost-saving request ended up evolving into a full redesign without some officials knowing +++++++++++++++
     02 Nov: Philip Polkinghorne's former mistress claims her concerns about the eye surgeon's drug use were ignored by health authorities ++++++++++
     04 Nov: An Otago University study has found baby-food pouches don't cause excessive weight gain ++++++++++
     31 Oct: A senior Labour MP says we can't underestimate the damage caused by alcohol +++++++++
     08 Nov: Abortion services at Orange Hospital to be reinstated after ban on terminations for non-medical reasons ++++++++


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