A man who died after being Tasered by police in north Queensland is the second person to die in Australia […]
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Continue readingWHO on swine flu: “We’re all in this together”
Overnight the World Health Organisation raised the status of the A(H1N1) virus to phase 6 and is now officially treating […]
Continue readingHealth Research Council announces funding decisions
In its annual contestable funding announcement today, the HRC awarded more than $83 million to New Zealand medical researchers, distributed […]
Continue readingTracing the origins of swine flu
No we are not talking about the State of Origin prop who unknowingly took to the field with swine flu. […]
Continue readingBlow for GM research as High Court blocks approval
A High Court ruling overturning approvals granted the Crown research institute Agresearch to undertake GM research across a range of […]
Continue readingIdeas for social innovation in a recession
I spent a very enjoyable Saturday afternoon brainstorming with other Social Innovation Camp attendees here in Wellington about ways to […]
Continue readingPolluted waterways – the science and the solutions
Water quality in our rivers, streams, lakes and estuaries is deteriorating as land use, particularly by the agricultural sector intensifies. […]
Continue readingGoogle to track flu outbreaks with search data
Google announced today the launch of new flu tracking websites for New Zealand and Australia. By monitoring flu-related search queries, […]
Continue readingExpert clarifies comments on supposed NZ swine flu origins
The American scientist quoted in recent news reports as claiming the A(H1N1) virus originated in “either New Zealand or China” […]
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