News at Otago
Breastfeeding protects against asthma up to six years of age
Friday, 10 February 2012
Research by the University of Otago in Christchurch and Wellington has shown that breastfeeding of infants has a clear protective effect against children developing asthma or wheezing up to six years of age.
Many NZ primary schools need to be ‘sun smarter’: Otago research
Friday, 10 February 2012
While New Zealand primary school students are benefiting from improved sun protection efforts over recent years, our schools still lag behind those of Australia in the ‘sun smart’ stakes, according to latest University of Otago research.
Food safety regulation of poultry cuts levels of paralysis
Wednesday, 8 February 2012
A recent large decrease in campylobacter infection from fresh poultry in New Zealand has also resulted in a significant drop in a neurological condition which can result in paralysis or death.
Calories, not protein or carbs, are key to weight loss for people with diabetes
Tuesday, 7 February 2012
Overweight or obese people with type 2 diabetes are more likely to reduce weight if they focus on cutting back on total calorie intake, rather than specific high protein/high carbohydrate diets according to a new study from the University of Otago, Wellington.
One in five gay men with HIV unaware of infection: Otago research
Thursday, 2 February 2012
New University of Otago research suggests that 6.5% of gay and bisexual men in Auckland have HIV, with a fifth (21%) of these unaware of their infection.
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