Expert Reactions

Expert Reactions | Published: 19 June 2015

Pope Francis has made clear his views on the environment in a new announcement, recognising human activity as driver of […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 18 June 2015

New Zealand company Living Cell Technologies (LCT) have released the results of a small trial of a new Parkinson’s Disease […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 18 June 201528 March 2016

Wellington emergency medicine doctor Paul Quigley has made a public call for pure MDMA to be considered for legal sale. […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 16 June 201516 June 2015

A large new study has added weight to claims that there are cardiovascular benefits to eating chocolate. But – before […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 16 June 201513 January 2020

The latest reports from South Korea confirm that 16 people have died in an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 10 June 201528 March 2016

Health authorities have approved the use of hemp derived medication Elixinol – on a one-off basis – to treat a […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 10 June 201511 June 2015

New international research indicates that just one dose of the Cervarix HPV vaccine – currently unavailable in New Zealand – […]

Expert Reactions, In the News | Published: 10 June 201528 March 2016

An expert advisory panel for the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has voted in favour of conditionally approving a […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 05 June 201528 March 2016

The widely reported slowdown of global warming since the start of the millennium – often called the ‘hiatus’ – is […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 27 May 2015

New evidence indicates that increasing dietary fibre intake, especially grains, could lower the risk of developing diabetes. The research has […]