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Sir Paul Reeves – Leading ambassador for alcohol law reform
Monday, 15 August 2011, 10:17 am | University of Otago
One of the final acts of Sir Paul Reeves’ prestigious public life was leading a VIP delegation to Parliament and presenting a statement calling for effective alcohol law reform. More >>
Shocking diabetes rates can be reduced
Friday, 12 August 2011, 2:26 pm | University of Otago
Leading medical specialists, public health researchers and nutritionists warn that not enough is being done to prevent the rapidly increasing diabetes rates, largely caused by significant increases in obesity in adults and children in recent years. More >>
Breakthrough Research Holds Clues About MS Cause
Thursday, 11 August 2011, 9:09 am | University of Otago
Breakthrough Research Holds Clues About MS Cause In one of the largest human genetic studies ever undertaken, scientists have identified the major common genetic variants that contribute to the cause of the devastating neurologic disease, multiple sclerosis ... More >>
Sri Lankans still coming to terms with Boxing Day Tsunami
Wednesday, 10 August 2011, 9:52 am | University of Otago
Six years after the Boxing Day tsunami that devastated coastal communities throughout South East Asia, survivors in southern Sri Lanka still struggle to make sense of the tragedy, according to new research by Dr Michael Bourk at the University of Otago. More >>
Older people underestimate risk of deadly melanoma
Monday, 8 August 2011, 10:52 am | University of Otago
New Zealanders aged 60 and over appear to wrongly believe they are at low risk of the fatal form of skin cancer melanoma, according to a new University of Otago study conducted for the Cancer Society of New Zealand. More >>
Long working hours can lead to alcohol addictions
Monday, 8 August 2011, 9:21 am | University of Otago
A University of Otago, Christchurch, study has found that working at least 50 hours a week increases the risk of alcohol problems by up to three times. More >>
Study sees fishery by-catch as reason for sea lion decline
Thursday, 4 August 2011, 3:53 pm | University of Otago
University of Otago research examining why numbers of the threatened New Zealand sea lion, Phocarctos hookeri, are declining on their main breeding ground of the Auckland Islands has identified squid fishing as the most likely cause. Lead Researcher ... More >>
University showcases postgraduate student success
Friday, 29 July 2011, 1:15 pm | University of Otago
The University of Otago’s second Graduate Research Month kicks off next week and promises to be even bigger and brighter than the inaugural event in 2010. Graduate Research Services Director Dr Charles Tustin says Graduate Research Month, which ... More >>
Otago Study finds Māori miss out on medicines
Thursday, 28 July 2011, 10:14 am | University of Otago
University of Otago researchers at the School of Pharmacy have found that rural Māori are much less likely to receive antibiotics in spite of the fact that they need them more due to far higher rates of rheumatic fever. More >>
Otago honours poet Brian Turner
Wednesday, 27 July 2011, 9:37 am | University of Otago
The University of Otago will confer the honorary degree of Doctor of Literature on leading New Zealand poet and writer Brian Turner at a graduation ceremony next month. More >>
Long-acting contraception methods reduce repeat abortions
Monday, 25 July 2011, 12:35 pm | University of Otago
Repeat abortions are significantly reduced if women use long-acting reversible contraceptive methods such as intrauterine devices (IUDs) after an abortion. The new research by the Women's Health Research Centre, University of Otago, Wellington, has just been ... More >>
University to Establish Study Centre in Castle Street
Friday, 22 July 2011, 9:48 am | University of Otago
The University of Otago Council has approved a proposal to establish a new study and social centre at the site of the former Gardens Tavern in Castle Street. This will help to meet a need, which was identified in the Campus Master Plan, for more ... More >>
New research collaboration aims for tobacco-free NZ
Thursday, 21 July 2011, 10:56 am | University of Otago
The University of Otago, together with Massey University and partners Whakauae Research, and Tala Pasifika, is launching ASPIRE 2025, a new research collaboration designed to help achieve a tobacco-free New Zealand. More >>
Otago Appoints Professor of Global Health
Wednesday, 20 July 2011, 2:20 pm | University of Otago
An outstanding specialist on infectious diseases has been appointed to a second endowed professorial chair in the Centre for International Health at the University of Otago. He is Associate Professor John Crump, who currently heads a research centre in Tanzania ... More >>
Major health research funding for Otago
Wednesday, 20 July 2011, 10:11 am | University of Otago
Health research at the University of Otago has received a major boost, gaining $27.5M in the Health Research Council's (HRC) latest annual funding round. More >>
New Health Research Funding for University of Otago, Wgtn
Wednesday, 20 July 2011, 9:36 am | University of Otago
Housing and health, stroke assessment, cancer care and clinical decision making, and maternal intervention for infant allergic disease are the focus of new funding grants from the Health Research Council for the University of Otago, Wellington. More >>
Christchurch researchers get HRC funding
Wednesday, 20 July 2011, 9:30 am | University of Otago
Professor David Fergusson of the University of Otago, Christchurch, and his team have been granted almost $4 million by the Health Research Council (HRC) to continue work on their world-renowned longitudinal study, including measuring the psychological ... More >>
Novel screening method has potential to reduce injuries
Monday, 11 July 2011, 1:37 pm | University of Otago
A promising University of Otago student who developed an innovative screening procedure to identify New Zealand army personnel most at risk of lower leg and back injuries has been recognised with a scholarship to develop her concept further. This is because ... More >>
Much still to be done to reduce health inequities
Monday, 11 July 2011, 9:40 am | University of Otago
Although progress has been made in reducing health inequities, an editorial in todays New Zealand Medical Journal proposes the next ten most important actions needed to further reduce significant health „gaps based on ethnicity and socio-economic ... More >>
Internet access helping to arrest rural decline
Tuesday, 5 July 2011, 1:05 pm | University of Otago
The Government’s rural broadband initiatives are likely to be very important for rural Otago communities, according to a recent survey conducted by Professor Geoff Kearsley from Otago University’s Department of Media, Film and Communication. More >>
