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Excessive sugar consumption harmful to health and hard to avoid

WEBCurrent WHO guidelines put excessive consumption at over 12 teaspoons of added sugar per day for most people. To further promote health, the WHO recommends …

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Sugar and health resources

WEBSugar and health resources. Review the following resources to learn more about sugar and its effects on our health. Download Sugar and health. Evidence Update [PDF 2.85 MB] …

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Sugar and health

WEBSummary - sugar and health. There is strong evidence linking sugar consumption with increased body weight as well as tooth decay. Many studies also show an association …

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Health impacts of cannabis – benefits, harms and many unknowns

WEBRoyal Society Te Apārangi President Professor Wendy Larner says the report draws heavily on the 2017 publication by the US National Academies of Sciences, …

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Health effects of water fluoridation

WEBHealth effects of water fluoridation. 2014: This paper reviews the scientific evidence for and against the efficacy and safety of adding fluoride to public water supplies. This review …

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Radiation: Harnessing it safely to benefit our daily lives

WEBRadiation is ever-present in our daily lives — in both natural and generated forms. Scientists have identified various risks and benefits from the use of, and exposure to, different …

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Trust, misinformation and social in(ex)clusion

WEBMisinformation is the inadvertent sharing of false information, whereas disinformation is intentional falsehoods spread as news stories. There are several …

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Linda Tuhiwai Smith receives Rutherford Medal alongside other …

WEBDistinguished Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith (Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Porou) CNZM FRSNZ was awarded the Rutherford Medal at an awards ceremony at …

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Plastics in the Environment: Te Ao Hurihuri – The Changing World

WEBThere is growing concern about the use of plastics and their effects on the environment and human health. This document sets out how plastics are made, used and disposed of. It …

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Gene editing in healthcare

WEBGene editing in healthcare. 2019: Scenarios and summary paper exploring the potential uses of gene editing in healthcare in Aotearoa. To help consider the implications of …

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Current gene-editing uses

WEBGene-editing tools are now being used to understand how gene variants are linked to disease in mammalian cells and whole animal models, indicating the potential for this …

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GENE EDITING SCENARIOS IN HEALTHCARE

WEBroyal society te apĀrangi gene editing scenarios in healthcare summary august 2019

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Key facts about the health impacts of cannabis

WEBThese key facts are excerpted from report ' Cannabis: How it affects our health '. Key facts about the potential risks and benefits to health from the use of recreational and …

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2020 Tahunui-a-Rangi award: woven wahakura for safe sleeping

WEBThe Tahunui-a-Rangi award for invention and creation is being awarded for the first time this year, with the support of Callaghan Innovation. The wahakura is credited with …

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How do plastics affect us

WEBHow do plastics affect us? Ko te pāpātanga o ngā kirihou ki a tātou Our health and environments are affected by plastics Whā Look at the diagram that shows how plastics …

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The use of gene editing in healthcare

WEBIntroduction The revolution in gene editing technologies is making it easier to change genetic material, with potential benefits in many sectors including

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Whaiora, Māori Health Development – Mason Durie (1994)

WEBWhaiora was an influential first publication for Sir Mason Durie, so influential in fact that it was reprinted four times over the four years between the first edition of 1994 and the …

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Ágnes Szabó

WEBDr Ágnes Szabó is Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Lecturer at Massey University. She is taking up a position as Lecturer in the School of Health at Victoria University of …

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