public health

Expert Reactions | Published: 26 January 201227 January 2012

The odds of a major depressive episode are more than double for those working 11 or more hours a day […]

In the News | Published: 20 January 201220 January 2012

New research published today in the New Zealand Medical Journal has highlighted the link between unhealthy behaviours like drinking and […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 21 December 201121 December 2011

Scientists seeking to publish highly controversial studies on the avian influenza virus H5N1 have agreed to remove key details from […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 16 December 201116 December 2011

A recent study suggests that historical milk-in-schools programmes – similar to the planned initiative announced by Fonterra today – may […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 24 November 201124 November 2011

Record numbers of suicides among elderly people and controversies such as the sentencing of academic Sean Davison for “counseling and […]

In the News | Published: 26 October 201126 October 2011

Whooping cough infections are on the rise and health officials are concerned the number of cases could reach epidemic proportions. […]

In the News | Published: 05 October 201105 October 2011

Why do some people die from the flu and others don’t? New Zealand researchers have been awarded a grant from […]

In the News | Published: 21 September 201121 September 2011

British public health experts have made a call for films depicting smoking to be classified as R18, but a New […]

In the News | Published: 16 September 201116 September 2011

A comprehensive nutrition survey has revealed more about what New Zealanders are eating – and how it is affecting our […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 15 September 201115 September 2011

New Zealand’s latest nutrition survey shows the nation’s obesity epidemic surged ahead over the past dozen years — even though […]