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3 News/NZPA: The future is ‘beautifully black’, say berrygrowers

In the News  |  Published: 13 July 2010

International research into the health benefits of blackcurrants has local berry growers thinking of ways to sell more of their […]

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Sunday Star Times: Sugar-free fails the acid test

In the News  |  Published: 28 June 201028 June 2010

Lois Cairns writes in the Sunday Star Times about the damage being caused to children’s teeth by sugar-free, but highly […]

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NZ Herald: Kids’ cold medicines warning

In the News  |  Published: 09 June 2010

In response to concerns over the safety and effectiveness of some drugs aimed at children, the Ministry of Health has […]

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NZ Herald: Portraits of a thousand lives

In the News  |  Published: 31 May 2010

The Dunedin Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study, which began in 1972, has since then tracked the lives of over […]

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ODT: Ozone changes predicted

In the News  |  Published: 18 May 2010

NIWA scientists are predicting that New Zealand could face harmful levels of ozone in the winter months by year 2100. […]

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Sunday News: Health: Brain up on killer disease

In the News  |  Published: 10 May 201010 May 2010

Barbara Docherty writes in Sunday News about the highly dangerous disease meningitis, how to spot the symptoms, and what the […]

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Manawatu Standard: Study: Pregnant women need to boost vitamins

In the News  |  Published: 07 May 2010

Marika Hill writes in the Manawatu Standard about research from Massey University which suggests that pregnant women should take multivitamins […]

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Waikato Times: To chew or not to chew, what suits you?

In the News  |  Published: 15 April 201015 April 2010

Rebeccah Todd writes in the Waikato Times about research being undertaken by Lincoln’s Plant & Food Research scientists into how […]

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NZ Herald: Killer fats may be listed

In the News  |  Published: 06 April 2010

Anna Rushworth writes in the New Zealand Herald about a meeting later this month in which experts will decide whether […]

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ODT/NZPA: Healthy society gives women eye for less masculine features

In the News  |  Published: 22 March 201025 March 2010

New research suggests that a nation’s overall health influences what heterosexual women find attractive, with some of the women tested […]

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