A study published in the New Zealand Medical Journal today shows that one in five Maori with diabetes or pre-diabetes […]
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New Zealand scientists have used language to plot the origins of most populations in the islands of South East Asia […]
Continue readingNew research on maternal diets and fetal health
Around the world, over recent decades, there has been a dramatic increase in obesity and associated diseases such as Type […]
Continue readingDomestic violence causes distinct facial injuries
Women suffering abuse from a partner tend to have patterns of injuries that are different from those seen in victims […]
Continue readingThe Magnetic Pole and Shackleton’s epic journey
As descendants of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton last week trekked to the South Pole to commemorate the 100th anniversary of […]
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Barack Obama may have looked slightly confused today as he fluffed his lines during his swearing in ceremony in Washington […]
Continue readingMore than 2 hours of screen time a day can damage children
A new Australian study on 2,570 New South Wales school children aged 11 to 15 has found that children who […]
Continue readingThe Week In Science: New reseach and hot issues – to Jan 22
The silly season is over and the country’s newsroom’s are starting to fill up again with (ahem) enthusiastic and refreshed […]
Continue readingControversy over ‘fat tax’
We are in the grips of an obesity epidemic here in New Zealand, with one in three adults now overweight […]
Continue readingWHO surgical safety checklist – NEJM paper
The New England Journal of Medicine paper on the results of trials of implementing guidelines for surgery is now available […]
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