We are in the grips of an obesity epidemic here in New Zealand, with one in three adults now overweight […]
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WHO surgical safety checklist – NEJM paper
The New England Journal of Medicine paper on the results of trials of implementing guidelines for surgery is now available […]
Continue reading700 year-old Maori house discovered
From The Press: Otago University archaeologists have identified what they believe to be the site of a 700-year-old dwelling on […]
Continue readingScientists in Wellington to discuss historic climate change
Scientists from around the world are gathering in Wellington today for a conference looking at how evidence of historic climate […]
Continue readingUK stem cell research falters as US looks to give green light
Today’s Independent newspaper in Britain carries the front page news that stem cell research focusing on controversial human-animal hybrid cloning […]
Continue readingNIWA’s weather summary for 2008
Significant weather and climate events – 2008 National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research PART ONE: Temperature & High Rainfall […]
Continue readingSMH: Why foods are addictive
Melbourne Age report on New Zealand research into carbohydrates and whether they are addictive: Cornflakes, biscuits and soft drinks may […]
Continue readingPredicting the weather – what’s involved?
by Motoko Kakubayashi The philosopher Aristotle once mused that weather is the second greatest problem to man, second only to […]
Continue readingEnvironmental breach in GM trial
From today’s The Press Plant & Food Research has suspended genetic-modification (GM) field trials while it investigates a breach of […]
Continue readingNanoparticles and the safety implications
Today’s Sydney Morning Herald reports concerns from scientists that nanoparticles in some popular sunscreens may trigger a range of ailments from […]
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