Dunedin Health

Dunedin — A variety of medical disorders which all appear to originate in the gut will be the focus of the first annual symposium of the recently formed Gut Health Network which take places at the University of Otago this Friday.

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Dunedin — The Otago Regional Council (ORC), in conjunction with the Dunedin City Council (DCC), is managing the installation of new insulation and clean heating appliances in 100 Dunedin homes.

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Dunedin — The National Research Centre for Growth and Development (NRCGD) is holding its annual symposium in Dunedin for the first time this week (15-17 November), with around 80 researchers attending.

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Dunedin — The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), such as probiotics, herbal treatments and osteopathy, for children has almost doubled in the past decade, according to new research.

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Dunedin — Te Tai Tonga MP, Rahui Katene, has today praised the initiative of the seven runaka in the Southern Region for the significance of a relationship agreement with the Southern DHB.

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Dunedin — University of Otago researchers have gained Health Research Council (HRC) funding for two collaborative projects aimed at improving New Zealand patient services in primary mental health and arthritis, respectively.

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Dunedin — MoveMe, being launched in Dunedin this month, aims to increase Dunedin people’s awareness of, and participation in, physical activity.

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Dunedin — Ministry of Health acting Director General Andrew Bridgman, today released the terms of reference for the expert panel to make recommendations on the future configuration of South Island Neurosurgery.

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Dunedin — Improving New Zealand school children’s diets requires a much wider focus than just targeting unhealthy foods available at schools, University of Otago research suggests.

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Dunedin — Professor Murray Thomson from the University of Otago’s Department of Oral Sciences is this year’s recipient of a prestigious award from the International Association for Dental Research.

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Dunedin — The University of Otago has established a further professorial position to advance research aimed at improving health in under-resourced countries, thanks to a generous gift by a Dunedin couple.

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Dunedin — A leading surgeon and researcher, Professor John McCall, has become the first McKenzie Professor of Clinical Science at the University of Otago.

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Dunedin — Today is World Health Day and this year, with more than three billion people now living in cities, the World Health Organisation is focussing on urban health with a campaign called '1000 cities, 1000 lives'.

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Dunedin — New Zealand smokers have given the thumbs up to two nicotine replacement products which may become more commonly available in this country following research from the University of Otago, Wellington.

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Dunedin — Dr Linda Wilson has become New Zealand’s first ever occupational therapist to be awarded a prestigious Fulbright scholarship.

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Dunedin — The longstanding practice of wearing socks over shoes to prevent falls on icy slopes has been supported by an innovative study from the University of Otago.

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Dunedin — Experts in infectious disease research will converge on the University of Otago next week for a two-day gathering to discuss the latest developments in the field.

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Dunedin — The incidence of the most dangerous kind of skin cancer, thick melanoma, is still not decreasing in New Zealand nearly 15 years after early detection strategies were introduced to educate the public.

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Dunedin — Obesity can worsen the impact of asthma and may also increase its severity, according to new University of Otago research.

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Dunedin — Kids who participated in sports in childhood are more likely to participate as adolescents or adults, but the link is weaker than popularly believed, new University of Otago research has found.

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Dunedin — A speech to celebrate Plunket's centenary Wednesday 16 May 2007.

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Dunedin — Health Minister Pete Hodgson opened BreastScreen HealthCare's new $3.8

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