All News from Fri, 15 Oct 2010
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Another quake for Christchurch
Shallow, 4.6 earthquake centred 20km south-west of Christchurch Read more…
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Scientists use seals, gliders to unlock ocean secrets
Helping researchers for Australia's Integrated Marine Observing System monitor the depths of the Southern Ocean and the seas around Australia Read more…
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Traditional Mediterranean diet may cut diabetes risk
Study compared the Mediterranean diet with emphasis on more consumption of olive oil, the same diet with a focus on getting unsaturated fats from nuts, and a diet cutting all types of fat in older people Read more…
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‘Invisible’ babies deaths preventable – study
A report from the Perinatal and Maternal Review Committee released today found 700 babies died in New Zealand in 2008, during pregnancy, birth or shortly after birth Read more…
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Government under pressure over alcohol prices
New Otago University research shows alcohol cheaper to buy than milk, water Read more…
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Tropical diseases plague poor but treatment cheap – WHO
WHO issues first report on 17 neglected tropical diseases Read more…
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Alcohol cheaper than bottled water
University of Otago study Read more…
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NZ scientist leads study into shrinking ice shelves
Craig Stevens is leading an international team investigating ocean-mixing at the front of the Erebus Glacier Tongue in McMurdo Sound Read more…
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New fish species found
The new type of snailfish was found living at a depth of 7000m in the Peru-Chile trench of the South East Pacific Read more…
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Many stillborns “preventable”: study
Stillbirth rate during labour a cause for concern - obstetrician Read more…
