Features 2005

Tracking AIDS
He Kitenga, 2005
HIV/AIDS is one of the most difficult infectious diseases to keep track of. Because most of those who contract the condition do so via deeply private activities such as sexual intercourse or drug use, it lives a rather subterranean existence. Trying to track its destructive path, then, is not the easiest of tasks.

Breathalyser breakthrough for asthma patients
He Kitenga, 2005
In a world-first breakthrough for asthma patients, Otago research has shown that new nitric oxide breathalyser technology can be used to improve asthma care.

Frightening fat findings
He Kitenga, 2005
A study of Dunedin three-year-olds has found that 25 per cent are overweight or obese. Even more alarming, researchers were not surprised by this finding.

Getting inside your head
He Kitenga, 2005
Try drawing a circle with one hand while drawing a square with the other. Why is it so difficult? Dr Liz Franz, senior lecturer in psychology at the University of Otago, is finding some answers.

A "Cinderella" issue
He Kitenga, 2005
Incontinence is rarely discussed openly, yet it affects the daily lives of many people.

Rheumatoid Arthritis: Improving prognosis
He Kitenga, 2005
Dr Paul Hessian hopes his team’s studies of rheumatoid arthritis inflammation may eventually enable doctors to offer patients in the early stages of this disease a more accurate prognosis – and more efficient treatment.

Drive for road safety
He Kitenga, 2005
Inexperienced New Zealand drivers are injuring themselves with alarming regularity.

What does television really cost?
He Kitenga, 2005
Deep down you knew it all along. Too much TV is bad for you. The more you watch, the poorer your educational prospects and physical health will be.

Confronting Cancer Face-to-Face
Otago Magazine, June 2005
Otago’s Hugh Adam Cancer Epidemiology Unit is slowly and methodically helping to uncover the causes of cancer.

End-of-Life Priorities
Otago Magazine, June 2005
We can’t change the fact of death, but we can change how we care for people at the end of their lives, says Professor Rod MacLeod.

no gd 4 u ...
Otago Magazine, February 2005
Smkn no gd 4 u. This could be the smoke-free message of the near future as Otago researchers have identified that youngsters are slipping under the tobacco control radar.