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RadioLive: Janine Duckworth on the ‘pill’ for possums
RadioLive EnviroNews: Graeme Hill interviews Janine Duckworth, Landcare Research’s pest control specialist, on a new vaccine that might control the […]
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Researchers at the Malaghan Institute (Wellington) have made a discovery which could hasten the development of a vaccine for hookworm. […]
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With flu cases on the increase nationally, authorities are warning that there are only a small number of vaccines left. […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Hospitals packed as flu hits
Elizabeth Binning writes in the New Zealand Herald about the spike in cold and flu cases in Auckland, despite what […]
Continue readingRadio NZ: Breast cancer vaccine tests successful on mice
US researchers have, they say, successfully trialed a breast cancer vaccine which stopped 100% of breast cancers developing or growing […]
Continue readingSunday News: Health: Brain up on killer disease
Barbara Docherty writes in Sunday News about the highly dangerous disease meningitis, how to spot the symptoms, and what the […]
Continue readingManawatu Standard: The best shot at protection
Janine Rankin writes in the Manawatu Standard about the gardasil vaccine, which health experts are urging young women to use […]
Continue readingManawatu Standard: The war against cervical cancer
Janine Rankin writes in the Manawatu Standard about the importance of detection and prevention of cervical cancer. New Zealand’s ability […]
Continue readingFlu jab for kids halted in Australia pending investigation
Australia’s Chief Medical Officer today told doctors in Australia to stop giving the seasonal flu vaccine to children under the […]
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