Natural, herbal and organic toothpastes are becoming familiar sights on shop shelves, often promoted as healthier alternatives to conventional products.
Life
6:00am
Garry Gorham abused his position to secretly take payments from medical suppliers while helping them secure lucrative health board contracts.
Health
6:30pm
Bowel Cancer NZ's chief executive said the comedian's efforts over his six-year battle with the disease encouraged screening and "without doubt" helped save lives.
8:53am
3:24
Five-year-old Elsie needed two surgeries after stepping on a spike, with experts warning the common garden tree can cause serious infections.
Environment
Tuesday 7:56pm
4:29
There's symptoms that should never be dismissed.
Tuesday 6:01am
The two-week pilot's just wrapped up in Wellington.
Mon, Nov 9
Van Velden stepped down from Parliament at the election after six years.
Sun, Nov 8
One IMAX attendee reported getting 90 decibel (dB) noise alerts on their smartwatch.
1News can reveal the daily weight-loss pill, approved by Australia days ago, is a step closer as Medsafe considers its first application.
Sat, Nov 7
A Starship Hospital neonatal nurse who spent 27 years caring for critically ill babies is seeking help to fund treatment after her cancer returned for a third time.
Poor sleep affects our emotions, but its timing also plays a role.
A plan from New Zealand's newest medical school to remove ethnicity as a priority admission factor has been dubbed regressive, disappointing, frustrating and offensive.
Te Ao Māori
Fri, Nov 6
A new tablet version's been approved in Australia, offering another option for people who would prefer not to (or can't) inject themselves.
Families may be turning their lives and pantries upside down based on a wrongly suspected peanut allergy.
Thu, Nov 5
The cyberattack attempting to raise temperatures to extremely high levels was thwarted before it could do any damage to blood products or samples.
Millions of people take antihistamines for allergies, but some of these medicines can make you sleepy, slow your reactions and affect your concentration.
It's hoped the Australasia-first procedure will turn Tairāwhiti into a medical holiday destination.
Wed, Nov 4
Rachel Apa, 24, was approaching the 38km mark of the 42.2km race Monday when she collapsed, according to the New York Police Department.
Tenerife forward Jesús de Miguel was challenging for the ball near midfield on Tuesday when he was struck in the chest by FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono.
When the pioneers of modern happiness research shared insights on living well, one research-backed theme kept emerging: the importance of other people.
Tue, Nov 3
A Health NZ processing backlog has left many hospital workers waiting on a 2.5% pay rise and $1000 lump sum payment.
Mon, Nov 2
Health NZ's warned that peptides promoted on social media could carry significant risks - but Kiwis are still using them.
Go to 1News.co.nz/VoteCompass to see how your views line up with the parties' policies.
From mysterious noises to the unsettling feeling someone is in the room, scientists explain how our brains can play tricks on us as we sleep.
Paige Mills plays basketball but even in 30C heat wears long sleeves and leggings to hide her irritated skin.
Sun, Nov 1
