The recent treatment of two Ebola-infected US aid workers with experimental medicine has raised questions about whether medicines not proven to be safe […]
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A round-up of comment from experts on breaking stories and ongoing issues in science and technology.
Oral contraceptive and breast cancer – experts respond
Women taking contemporary high-oestrogen birth control pills, and a few other formulations, are at an increased risk of breast cancer, […]
Continue readingUPDATED: Increasing concern over Ebola outbreak in West Africa
Is New Zealand prepared for Ebola? The growing number of Ebola virus disease cases in West Africa has made the […]
Continue readingBeef a costly meat – experts respond
The environmental burdens imposed by beef production far exceed the burdens imposed by other types of livestock and plant staples, […]
Continue readingLeading HIV researchers among plane crash victims – experts respond
As many as 108 HIV/AIDs researchers, scientists, health officials and activists are feared to be among the victims of Malaysian Airlines […]
Continue readingState of the climate report – experts respond
Climate data from air, land, sea and ice in 2013 ‘reflect trends of a warming planet’ — says the latest […]
Continue readingOrganic food – is it better for you? Experts respond
In contrast to earlier research, a new study has found that organic crops may have measurable health benefits: they appear to be […]
Continue readingNeonicotinoids linked to decline in population of some birds – experts respond
SMC UK: Research from the Netherlands published today in the journal Nature found that populations of farmland birds fell most […]
Continue readingPredicting Alzheimer’s disease – Experts respond
Scientists have identified a set of 10 proteins in the blood which can predict the onset of Alzheimer’s, marking a […]
Continue readingFreshwater national standards set – experts respond
New standards for freshwater announced today for the first time set quantitative limits for water quality. Incorporating the national “bottom lines” for water […]
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