News Archive: 2013
-
Skin Cancers
Posted on Dec. 17, 2013
Now summer is here it is time to be Sun Smart and protect yourself as much as possible from the UV rays. New Zealanders are very vulnerable to skin cancers, both melanoma and non melanoma skin cancer (squamous cell and basal cell cancers)
-
Beating the blues
Posted on Dec. 5, 2013
Depression is all too common a problem in our society. Whilst GPs diagnose and manage many patients with depression the ones we really worry about are those who are suffering in silence and not getting the help they need. Depression is an illness, not a ...
-
Are smartphones good for your health
Posted on Dec. 4, 2013
Smart phones have invaded our consultation rooms and we are better off for it. Innovative patients take photos of their rashes (so we can see they looked at their peak), record their husbands snoring (to try and help us with the diagnosis of sleep apnoea) ...
-
Myfitnesspal
Posted on Dec. 4, 2013
This free app not only easily tracks your calorie intake but it breaks it down into sugars, fat and protein and tells you where you are going wrong. It also moni-tors your weight, your waist and hip measurements. It also records your exercise and how ...
-
I.C.E.
Posted on Dec. 3, 2013
In case of emergency apps can provide essential health information about you when you are too unwell to give the information yourself. The better versions appear on your home screen, so are accessible before passwords have to be entered. These are useful for people with ...