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Expert Reactions

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

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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Cancer survival – new international study and local stats

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 22 December 201022 December 2010

A large study released today in the Lancet medical journal compares cancer survival rates in several countries, with good news […]

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New UK consensus on vitamin D – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 17 December 201021 July 2016

Earlier today, UK health charities launched a consensus position paper on vitamin D covering issues of sun exposure, cancer risk […]

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‘Beware quick-fix diets’ – NZ nutrition experts

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 16 December 201016 December 2010

As summer holidays approach — and the appeal of fad diets grows amongst people aiming to slim down quickly — […]

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