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Editorials

Inflammatory bowel disease in New Zealand children—a growing problem

Richard B Gearry, Andrew S Day

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Medicines safety—closing the loop

Timothy J Maling

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What are the major political parties’ healthcare policies for New Zealand?

Frank A Frizelle

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The National Party's solutions for New Zealand’s healthcare system

Tony Ryall; for the National Party

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Original Articles

Paediatric inflammatory bowel disease in New Zealand

Jason Yap, Alison Wesley, Stephen Mouat, Simon Chin

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Partying on? Life after BZP-based party pills

James A Green

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High prevalence of gout in patients with Type 2 diabetes: male sex, renal impairment, and diuretic use are major risk factors

Ravi Suppiah, Ajith Dissanayake, Nicola Dalbeth

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Evidence-based resource use by practice nurses in the Greater Auckland region of New Zealand

Karen J Hoare, Jane Steele, Felix S F Ram, Bruce Arroll

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When should I do rural general practice? A qualitative study of job/life satisfaction of male rural GPs of differing ages in New Zealand

Thomas Noonan, Bruce Arroll, David Thomas, Ron Janes, Raina Elley

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Clozapine and myocarditis: a case series from the New Zealand Intensive Medicines Monitoring Programme

Geraldine R Hill, Mira Harrison-Woolrych

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Special Article

Pharmacovigilance in New Zealand: the role of the New Zealand Pharmacovigilance Centre in facilitating safer medicines use

Desireé L Kunac, Mira Harrison-Woolrych, Michael V Tatley

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Viewpoint

Kava hepatotoxicity: a European view

Rolf Teschke, Alexander Schwarzenboeck, Ahmet Akinci

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Clinical Correspondence

Necrotizing fasciitis due to Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Gary Payinda

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Allergic reaction to blue cheese: serendipity or actual causation?

Rayin N Kulambil Padinjakara, Khaled Ashawesh, Vinod Patel

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Malignant melanoma: hidden behind a black veil

Keith Winters

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Medical image. Acute pretibial myxoedema following thyroidectomy for Graves’ disease

Akheel A Syed, Nigel A G Jones, Petros Perros

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100 Years Ago in the NZMJ

Bertillon's Nomenclature of Disease and of Cause of Death (part 1)

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Methuselah

Selected excerpts from Methuselah

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Letters

Election issues—and NZMA response

Roger M Ridley-Smith, Cameron McIver

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The responses of alternative practitioners when approached about common childhood illnesses

Shaun Holt

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Medicolegal

Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal – Not Guilty (Med07/72D)

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Obituary

Ross Alexander Fairgray

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