MY SIX-YEAR-OLD recently asked if she could have her ears pierced. I told her yes, and that we'd get it done at a pharmacy. As the days passed, however, I felt less and less comfortable about the idea. I actually wanted the needle for her, not the stud gun, as..read more

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It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than it is for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven, a famous long-haired do-gooder greenie said once upon a time.

ELEVEN students from a Dapto primary school have been tested for HIV/AIDS after a teacher pricked them with a used diabetic testing needle.

HEALTH authorities have launched a major investigation into Wollongong Hospital's sterilisation procedures and yesterday recalled its needle holder packs.