Professor Ian Shaw, a toxicologist at the University of Canterbury, gives a crash course in synthetic cannabis chemistry and addiction […]
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WHO antibiotic resistance report in the news
A World Health Organisation report warning of increasing global levels of antibiotic resistance has received wide-spread attention in New Zealand. […]
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Tamiflu review spurs debate over stockpiling
A new analysis of withheld studies has questioned the usefulness of antiviral drug Tamiflu in the event of an influenza […]
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Tamiflu, antiviral drugs’ value questioned – experts respond
Stockpiling of the antiviral drug Tamiflu may be of little use in the event of a influenza pandemic, according to […]
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Influenza A H1N1 in New Zealand – Experts respond
A number of cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 (commonly dubbed swine flu) have been recently reported in New […]
Continue readingWiFi in schools safe – report
Wifi radiofrequency fields in schools do not pose a health risk to children or staff, with exposures many thousands of […]
Continue reading‘High as a Kiwi’ – NZ Drug reform featured in New Scientist
A special report in New Scientist, ‘High as Kiwi‘, highlights the recent changes in New Zealand’s legislative approach to emerging […]
Continue readingUPDATED: Potential Hep A contamination of fruit – experts respond
The Ministry for Primary Industries is warning consumers there is a small chance that fruit from a Hawkes Bay packhouse […]
Continue readingCourt rejects fluoridation challenge – experts respond
The High Court has ruled on a high profile court case questioning the legal right of local councils to fluoridate […]
Continue readingHeavy-drinking Kiwis go for cheaper alcohol
New results from an international alcohol research collaboration show that heavy-drinking New Zealanders tend to buy cheaper, off-premise alcohol, and […]
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