New research on the nicotine and chemical content of electronic cigarette ‘smoke’ has heated up debate on regulations. Electronic cigarettes […]
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Smart spending for ‘flagship’ species – Expert reaction
Smart spending of private conservation funding for individual ‘charismatic’ species can significantly benefit other species, say the authors of a […]
Continue readingDisasters: Intervention is the key – Kelvin Berryman
What do we really mean when we talk about reducing or managing the risk of disaster? Dr Kelvin Berryman, Director […]
Continue readingVaccines, superbugs spread in the media
Superbugs and vaccines are high on the agenda this week at the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID) conference, an […]
Continue readingCyclone Pam recovery – Expert reaction
Humanitarian aid is en route to cyclone-ravaged Vanuatu, but in the midst of the devastation, where do you begin to […]
Continue readingVanuatu, Pam and climate change – Expert reaction
The President of Vanuatu, Baldwin Lonsdale, has pointed at climate change as a contributing factor to the severity of the […]
Continue readingCyclone Pam hits New Zealand
Wild weather is expected across much of the country as Cyclone Pam tracks close to New Zealand. Severe weather warnings […]
Continue readingA tobacco-free world by 2040? – Expert reaction
A group of health experts led by New Zealanders have laid down the global challenge of the world being tobacco-free […]
Continue readingThe toxicology of 1080 – Ian Shaw
Writing in the Press, Prof Ian Shaw clearly lays out the toxicology of 1080, the pest control poison that is […]
Continue readingNational concern over 1080 threat
A criminal threat to contaminate infant formula powder with the pesticide 1080 has been made public by authorities, who remain […]
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