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NZORD Newsletter 2003 #8 - 15 August 2003

Friday, 15 August 2003, 10:28 am | NZ Organisation for Rare Disorders

NZORD - the New Zealand Organisation for Rare Disorders Hello everyone, Behind the headlines on the variant CJD scare - some thoughts on the other tragedies involved. Quoted below are some brief excerpts from today's press release/commentary on the ... More >>

Increased funds for AgResearch Transgenics

Thursday, 22 May 2003, 4:13 pm | NZ Organisation for Rare Disorders

The New Zealand Organisation for Rare Disorders has welcomed news that AgResearch has secured significant extra funding for its transgenic cows research programme. More >>

Hot Topic - Starship name change smokescreen

Wednesday, 30 April 2003, 9:33 am | NZ Organisation for Rare Disorders

The Paediatric Society and the Royal Australasian College of Physicians have challenged the debate about Starship Hospital's name change as a mere smokescreen, and expressed concern about the quality of specialist hospital services available to children. ... More >>

Transgenic Cows Offer Life-Saving Medicines Sooner

Friday, 16 August 2002, 2:31 pm | NZ Organisation for Rare Disorders

"If this application is approved it will greatly increase the likelihood of effective treatments being available sooner, some of them life-saving, for some rare but very severe diseases. The application is about more than experimental and basic ... More >>

Patient Advocacy Group Welcomes Recommendation

Tuesday, 31 July 2001, 2:13 pm | NZ Organisation for Rare Disorders

The New Zealand Organisation for Rare Disorders is delighted with the health and research recommendations in the report of the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification. More >>

Organisation For Rare Disorders Is Established

Tuesday, 5 June 2001, 3:34 pm | NZ Organisation for Rare Disorders

The formal establishment on 1 June of the New Zealand Organisation for Rare Disorders is described by one of its founders and NZORD's new Executive Director, John Forman, as a significant milestone in the promotion of the health interests of rare disease ... More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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