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Expert Reactions

A round-up of comment from experts on breaking stories and ongoing issues in science and technology.

Outbreak of bird flu in Japan – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 02 February 2011

SMCJ/AusSMC: On January 22 2011, a highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak was confirmed from a bird farm in Miyazaki prefecture, […]

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NIWA Seasonal Climate Outlook: February – April 2011

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 28 January 201128 January 2011

NIWA has published its climate outlook for the next three months: “Warmer than normal conditions likely to continue into autumn” […]

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Scientists uncover how probiotics benefit health – research in Nature

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 27 January 2011

From our colleagues at the AusSMC: Research from Tokyo and Australia has provided the first-ever clues on the mechanisms underlying […]

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Expert on review questioning use of statins to prevent cardiovascual disease

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 26 January 201127 January 2011

A review by the Cochrane Collaboration of medical studies on the use of cholesterol-lowering drugs (statins), suggests the drugs have […]

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2010 confirmed as the hottest year on record – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 21 January 201121 January 2011

AusSMC: Overnight the World Meteorological Organization confirmed that 2010 ranked as the warmest year on record, together with 2005 and […]

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NZ-led research sheds light on historic ice sheet retreat

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 17 January 201120 January 2011

Our understanding of how, and why, the earth’s largest ice sheet lost so much of its ice between 7,000 and […]

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Queensland floods: the aftermath – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 14 January 2011

Our colleagues at the Australian Science Media Centre have released the following expert commentary on the aftermath of the Queensland […]

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Expert reaction to new research on painkillers and heart attacks/strokes

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 12 January 2011

Experts react to a study published in the British Medical Journal that suggests that commonly used painkillers increase the risk […]

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Queensland flood crisis – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 12 January 201113 January 2011

The most recent flash floods in Queensland, which started on Monday, have now claimed at least 10 lives, and left […]

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CAM therapies associated with adverse events in children

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 10 January 2011

A paper published recently in the Archives of Disease in Childhood has shown that the use of complementary and alternative […]

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