As rioting continues in London and other UK cities, the public are left wondering how the mob mentality of a […]
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Long working hours linked to drinking problems
People who work long hours are more likely to have drinking problems involving alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence, according a […]
Continue readingExperts respond: asthma and exposure to magnetic fields
A new study has suggested that exposure to magnetic fields during pregnancy may be linked to asthma in children. However, […]
Continue readingReport stirs up freshwater policy debate
New Zealand’s waterways will not being getting cleaner any time soon under current government policies, according to a new report […]
Continue readingMaternal and perinatal death report raises concerns
A recent report on maternal and perinatal deaths has raised some tough questions about maternal care in New Zealand. The […]
Continue readingClimate change complexity
In today’s New Zealand Herald, meteorologist Jim Hessell describes the complexity of the earth’s atmosphere and how it will react […]
Continue readingOwen Glenn: science & innovation key
In an opinion piece for the New Zealand Herald, businessman Owen Glenn makes a case for science and innovation to […]
Continue readingNation-wide prostate cancer screening rejected
The health select committee has advised the government not to implement a national prostate cancer screening programme, but instead promote […]
Continue readingPrimate research in the UK
A new report published today recommends that scientific research on monkeys should continue in the UK – subject to rigorous […]
Continue readingSalt – how much is too much?
Writer Kate Fraser investigates the health effects of salt and what we are doing to mitigate them. An excerpt (from […]
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