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Climate change debated in the Otago Daily Times
The Otago Daily Times has played host to debate on climate change over the last couple of weeks, with its […]
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An abstract of the research, which is published in the international journal Accident Analysis and Prevention, is available here. To […]
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Sally Gilbert, Manager, Environmental and Border Health, commented today on the risk of mercury poisoning from energy-saving lightbulbs; “The public […]
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What is IVF? In vitro fertilisation is a form of assisted reproductive technology which involves the combination of human eggs […]
Continue reading30 years of In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF)
Three decades ago today, on 25 July 1978, Louise Brown, the world’s first ‘test-tube’ baby was born. We asked New […]
Continue readingDementia on the rise
Alzheimer’s New Zealand has released a report indicating the number of dementia sufferers in New Zealand is significantly higher than […]
Continue readingPotential breakthrough in cancer drug treatment
News out of the United Kingdom yesterday of a new cancer drug described as “groundbreaking” by the London-based Institute of […]
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The Environmental Risk Management Authority has decided to begin a reassessment of the fumigant methyl bromide – a process that […]
Continue readingCompact fluorescent lights and mercury poisoning
An article published in the August issue of Investigate that hit news stands on July 20 highlights concerns about energy-saving […]
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