Preparing for Flu Season

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Did you know that 4,700 New Zealanders die every year from smoking-related health problems? You have probably heard it all before, but smoking can cause many risks to your health including:
When you smoke, your lungs cannot get the oxygen it needs for your body to function properly. Your heart needs to work harder to try to get the oxygen to circulate through your body. You end up feeling unfit, coughing, feeling short of breath and lack of energy.
Most smokers don’t want to think about these health risks, but you cannot avoid the facts. Illness in smokers has been studied and smoker’s account for most of the deaths and illnesses listed above. It also affects the health of others around you.
Second-hand smoke can cause the same health problems as smokers. Smoking around children results in them more likely suffering from asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia and glue ear.
It is never too late to quit. Only you can make the decision to change your life – smoking cessation support is readily available, speak with your doctor today if you wish to stop smoking.
*Source: Ministry of Health
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SEPTEMBER IS PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
Prostate Cancer
Most common cancer in men over 5o
Second most frequent cause of cancer related deaths in men
Each year 3000 men in New Zealand diagnosed, 600 die from the disease
Causes no symptoms in early stages
Screening aids early detection
If caught early most cases can be managed and usually cured
Prostate Gland
A small walnut-shaped gland that surrounds the bladder opening
It helps make semen
Increases in size as men age
Cancer o…
Medical Officers working in our walk-in Accident & Medical Clinic see patients in order of clinical priority or medical urgency. Patients are triaged by a nurse, to assess their condition, and monitored in the waiting room just in case their condition deteriorates while they are waiting to see a doctor.