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‘A Drink a day’ and women’s health – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 07 September 201107 September 2011

New research suggests that one -and only one- drink of alcohol a day could be good for the health of […]

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Salt – how much is too much?

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 28 July 201128 July 2011

Writer Kate Fraser investigates the health effects of salt and what we are doing to mitigate them. An excerpt (from […]

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Podcast: Adolescent Health Report Launch

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 01 June 201101 June 2011

The Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, Sir Peter Gluckman, today released a comprehensive report on the health and social issues […]

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Otago study shows childhood self-control influences later life

In the News  |  Published: 26 January 201126 January 2011

Research spearheaded by University of Otago researchers has found that the extent of a child’s self-control can predict their health, […]

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Stuff: Call to restrict junk-food sale near schools

In the News  |  Published: 25 January 2011

Rebecca Todd writes in The Press about calls by the Secondary Principal’s Association of New Zealand to restric what dairies […]

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ODT/NZPA: Kiwi scientists help to predict risk of pre-eclampsia

In the News  |  Published: 14 September 2010

An international team of scientists looking at data from NZ women who’re part of the SCOPE study have found 14 […]

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The Press: Future here now for women with gynaecological cancers

In the News  |  Published: 02 September 201004 July 2011

Rebecca Todd writes in The Press about a surgeon in Christchurch who, for the first time, is using a robot […]

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3 News: Web full of unregulated cigarette advertising

In the News  |  Published: 27 August 2010

Samantha Hayes reports that a University of Otago study has found that despite an international ban on tobacco advertising, YouTube […]

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One News: Don’t just blame the tuck shops, study shows

In the News  |  Published: 02 August 2010

Research from the University of Otago shows that it’s not just what children are eating at school that is of […]

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NZ Herald: Essential elements

In the News  |  Published: 20 July 2010

Michelle Coursey writes in the New Zealand Herald about some of the nutrients we need every day, why we need […]

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