All News from Thu, 21 Oct 2010
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Alert Newsletter: Issue 643
1.Shortlist announced for Manhire Prize for Creative Science Writing The shortlist for the Royal Society of New Zealand Manhire Prize for Creative Writing… Read more…
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Tertiary institutes and Crown entities bosses earn up large
The number of staff at universities and other tertiary institutions earning more than $100,000 a year increased by 21 percent in the year ended June Read more…
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Sleeping on the tummy a risk for baby
Babies monitored as they slept in this unsafe position were found to have a reduced blood pressure and an increased heart rate Read more…
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New malaria estimate says 205,000 die in India
13 times WHO estimates Read more…
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Southern Africa life expectancy rising slightly – UN
New treatments starting to tell against Aids Read more…
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Drug tests encourage unneeded transfusions – study
Some doctors are ordering unnecessary and potentially risky blood transfusions for cancer patients in order to make them eligible for research studies; may bias results Read more…
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NZ and Netherlands link to tackle food shortage
Finding substitutes for animal protein Read more…
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Fathers on fatty diet may give diabetes to daughters
Rat study Read more…
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Astronomers find oldest galaxy yet
Born just 600 million years after the Big Bang Read more…
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US teen birth rates highest in southern states
Rate still higher than other developed countries Read more…
