Evidence to Everyday – what to eat in plain English
The Edgar Diabetes and Obesity Research Centre (EDOR) held a one day symposium at the University of Otago, Wellington, on Friday.
Titled ‘From evidence to everyday: Translating nutrition research for a healthy Aotearoa’, the event...
Keeping up with your fitness may delay the development of Alzheimer’s in old age
Exercising for 30 minutes four times a week may delay brain deterioration in people likely to develop Alzheimer's, scientists have shown.
Researchers from the University of Texas found that people who had an accumulation of...
Scabies needs to be taken more seriously, says health researcher
Researchers from the University of Auckland found children diagnosed with scabies were more likely to develop rheumatic fever. Scabies, a skin disease caused by a tiny parasitic mite, is also linked to impetigo, kidney...
Healthy homework gets results
Researchers from Auckland University of Technology (AUT) and the University of Otago have investigated the effects of a compulsory, health-related homework programme on physical activity, dietary patterns and body size in primary school children.
Auckland...
Pancreatic cancer lowest one-year survival rate in NZ – study
New Zealand is falling behind other comparable countries, including Australia, on cancer survival, according to a new study released today.
The Lancet Oncology study looked at survival against seven key cancers in seven high-income countries,...
Vegetarians may have lower risk of coronary heart disease – but higher risk of...
Vegetarian (including vegan) and pescetarian diets may be linked to a lower risk of coronary heart disease, or CHD for short, than diets that include meat, suggest the findings of a large UK study...
Physiotherapy can reduce New Zealand’s opioid use
Yesterday (Sunday, September 8) was World Physiotherapy Day and New Zealand’s professional physiotherapy body is calling on the government and medical practitioners to promote this proven alternative to prescription drugs.
“The devastating consequences of opioid...
Brain wave breakthrough
The team grew hundreds of pea-sized brains from stem cells for 10 months and monitored their neural activities using electrodes. The organoids started producing bursts of brain waves after about two months - similar...
The importance of professional supervision in the medical context
New Zealand researchers looked at the importance of professional supervision of palliative care doctors.
Their study, recently published in the New Zealand Medical Journal, showed professional supervision for was important both personally and professionally for enhancing...
Microplastics in drinking water signals need to curb plastic pollution
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a report on microplastics in drinking water, including an early assessment of potential risks to human health.
The report says we're all drinking microplastics, and the direct effects...
DR WELLNESS
More than just a ‘pill for every ill’
Dr Tracy Chandler (a.k.a. Dr Wellness) says we need to move beyond the current ‘pill for every ill’ model of general practice to a more patient-centred integrative approach.
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