Health

NZ key industries are looking for potential collaboration with SEA
25. June 2009

In the current economic slowdown, government and businesses need to work together more effectively to create and sustain conditions for trade and investment growth.
With the recent signing of the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA), Singapore and New Zealand have demonstrated once again their active collaboration in creating new opportunities for the region.
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NZ Scientists Develop Test to Assess Lung Cancer Risk
10. June 2009

Even though lung cancer is one of the most deadly cancers in the world, it is also one of the most preventable. Unfortunately, people still continue to light up around the world blissfully ignorant of the risk they are taking with each puff. New Zealand scientists are hoping to change that with the development of [...]

Disease testing: a pinprick away
8. June 2009

A biotechnology company from Auckland, Pictor Limited, has formally signed agreement with their partners in India and Europe, four years after having developed their unique technology that can screen for a range of diseases from just a drop of blood.
The company has created a simple and cost-effective system that can test for multiple medical conditions [...]

New Zealand is Prepared for Swine Flu
27. April 2009

In light of the recent swine flu outbreak, New Zealand demonstrates that it is prepared for the possibility of a pandemic.

New Zealand’s green-lipped mussels effective in lowering the bad cholesterol
24. April 2009

The New Zealand green-lipped mussel has proven to be the richest source of marine oils most effective in lowering LDL, also known as the bad cholesterol.