Topic: University of Auckland
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2009-12-22 17:54:35
<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Calcium supplements won't help men cut cholesterol or trim fat, but they could help those who don't get enough calcium in their diet to keep their blood pressure under control, new research shows.</p><p>Calcium supplements are widely recommended to women after menopause ...
AFP Global Edition | 2009-07-23 00:00:53
<div><p>Young children take an extra three minutes to fall asleep for every hour of the day that was spent physically inactive, New Zealand researchers said on Thursday.</p><p>University of Auckland specialists investigated sleep patterns among 519 seven-year-olds, monitoring them with a gadget attached to their waist that can ...
AFP Global Edition | 2009-06-09 17:00:46
<div><p>New Zealand researchers said Tuesday they have developed the world's first test to measure the risk for individual smokers and ex-smokers of developing lung cancer.</p><p>The test combines results of DNA analysis with other risk factors such as age, diseases such as bronchitis and emphysema and family ...
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2009-05-13 19:29:47
<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Girls with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes are more likely to have structural and functional cardiac abnormalities than are their healthy peers or even girls with type 1 diabetes, according to a study in of Diabetes Care.</p><p>The study "highlights the potential high cardiovascular ...
