disease

We all get sick from time to time. Wintertime, in particular, brings with it colds and flus.

Kōwhai trees litter the banks of rivers and streams and are a popular choice as a border for new roading developments around Aotearoa. Not only are...

Florence Nightingale, who was born 200 years ago, is rightly famed for revolutionising nursing. Her approach to caring for wounded soldiers and training nurses in the...

There are many different viruses. Coronaviruses are a group of viruses that cause diseases in birds and mammals. They are all similar in their shape, and...

The New Zealand Ministry of Health defines water fluoridation as: "The process of adjusting the natural level of fluoride in the water supply to between 0.7...

In June 2013, Hamilton’s city councillors voted to stop adding fluoride, used to protect teeth from tooth decay, to Hamilton’s drinking water. National public reaction and...

Fighting acne? Would you consider rubbing a milk product on your face? Epiology Skincare is a solution that uses a combination of natural milk proteins and...

Microbes – friend or foe? Some microbes are essential to life, while others cause sickness in plants and animals, including humans. For decades, we have kept...

Acne is a common disease that affects many people at some time during their lives. Acne explained Acne is caused by overactive sebaceous (oil) glands at...

Manurewa High School’s Health Science Academy took Achievement Standard 90926 Report on a biological issue to a whole new level. Instead of the usual research, discuss...

In this video conference, find out how bacteria are being used to fight sore throats. Join 'Supervader' and participants from Wellington’s 2006 Kids’ Conference as they...

Rongoā is the Māori term for medicines produced from native flora and fauna. Rongoā are still used extensively today, and resources are carefully collected in a...

Citizen science and the local community Rongomai Primary School is leading a Healthy Homes, Healthy Futures project. The project is part of the Participatory Science Platform...

Our homes are supposed to be our safe places, but for nearly a third of New Zealanders, damp homes can have a serious effect on our...

What’s going on inside us when we get sick? What do germs have to do with us getting sick? How does our body help us to...

New Zealand is a nation of potato lovers. We love our spuds, and for many of us, they are a key source of vitamins, minerals and...

Muriel Bell became a public figure, during and after the Second World War, by trying to improve the health of New Zealanders through good nutrition. Her...

Medical researchers from the UK, the US and Canada have developed a new tool that identifies mutating genes to detect the early stages of oesophageal cancer....

A bit of genetic trickery may hold the key to controlling the spread of mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria. Scientists mosquitoes in the lab to produce...

In 2014, the World Health Organization announced the results of its first global report on antimicrobial resistance, including antibiotic resistance. They say that antibiotic resistance is...

History tells us that human beings are sometimes unreliable (or incapable) when it comes to reporting their symptoms and recalling their movements and contacts during an...

An international team of researchers has identified the specific gene fault that causes a type of early-onset melanoma that accounts for about 3% of the cases...

In an age where we are becoming increasingly concerned about bacterial evolution and the effectiveness of antibiotics, there is an on-going need for novel antimicrobial compounds...

Legionnaires’ disease is a severe form of pneumonia. In New Zealand, it is most commonly associated with gardening activities. Christchurch Hospital now tests every pneumonia patient...

University of Otago geneticist Peter Dearden is using the bee genome to develop a bee-friendly insecticide. Listen to this RNZ audio Bee-friendly insecticides from April 2014....