2012-04-20 09:57:12 // Idealog
Video conferencing specialist Asnet Technologies has launched a new tool for medical professionals – the Practitioner Cart.
2012-03-20 17:04:19 // Ben Fahy
// The Idealog Blog
They’re good on pavlovas, or straight from the punnet. But research shows berries are also very good for the body. And, as Ben Fahy discovers, some savvy New Zealand growers are zeroing in on the increasingly lucrative ‘functional foods’ market.
2012-01-12 16:07:02 // Siobhan Leathley
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New Zealand’s increasing levels of obesity and Type 2 diabetes can be linked to fast food corporations sponsoring charities and sports events, according to Waikato District Health Board.
2011-09-09 10:34:49 // Idealog
As the crowds converge upon Auckland today for the grand launch of the Rugby World Cup, visitors can rest easy knowing they're well covered in the event of a medical emergency.
2011-07-26 11:19:19 // Esther Goh
A New Zealand company has secured $1 million to help advance development of its technology to diagnose prostate cancer.
2010-12-02 14:42:44 // Anya Kussler
// Idealog #30: features
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The Les Mills gym empire is a very fit enterprise—good numbers, good effort, good attitude. So why is Phillip Mills suggesting some radical changes, not just for his company, but for the whole industry? Anya Kussler finds out. Plus turning at the top.
2009-07-14 16:55:25 // Deirdre Coleman & Deirdre Robert
// Idealog TV
It might sound like science fiction, but being able to accurately predict and offer customised treatment for disease based on an individual’s genetic makeup, plus social and environmental factors, is well within reach, according to Professor Nikola Kasabov of AUT University.
2009-02-12 07:32:14 // Bette Flagler
// Idealog #20: workshop
Evolutionary biologists don’t spend all their time looking backwards. At the Allan Wilson Centre, Kiwi scientists are predicting the future
2007-10-03 20:23:34 // Gena Tuffery
// Idealog #11: now
Holding the balance of life and death in your hands isn’t a game—except when it is. New Zealand-based GoVirtualMedical has finally replaced the medieval med-student practice of practicing on a prone body with a professional multimedia version of the battery-powered board game, Operation
2007-09-28 11:46:02 // Lauren Bartlett
// Idealog #11: now
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Want to live like a Jetson? Professor Olaf Diegel may be building your next home
2007-09-14 06:00:04 // Bette Flagler
// Idealog #11: features
Hospitals aren’t just fun and games, and medical professionals are very particular about the equipment they use. Bette Flagler discovers why more and more of their gear is designed and built in New Zealand
2007-07-26 23:00:00 // Mic Dover
// Idealog #10: features
The future’s bright, the future’s a personalised smoothie—just tap your genetic code into the virtual grocer. Mic Dover meets the Kiwis who are reinventing what we eat
