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30 July 2010

  • Quake hits Fiordland

    A 4.4 magnitude quake located west of Tuatapere

  • New tablet for type 2 diabetics

    Galvus significantly reduces blood glucose levels without affecting body weight - Prof Greg Fulcher, director of diabetes services at Sydney's Royal North Shore Hospital

  • Scientists use noses to help disabled

    Researchers in Israel have developed a device based on sniff technology that has allowed a stroke victim to communicate and a quadraplegic to drive an electric wheelchair

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