Saturday, January 16, 2016

'Travesty': petition against UOW anti-vaccine thesis and other top stories.

  • 'Travesty': petition against UOW anti-vaccine thesis

    'Travesty': petition against UOW anti-vaccine thesis
    Acceptance of a PhD thesis by an anti-vax activist demonstrates an “anti-scientific culture”.The University of Wollongong’s acceptance of a PhD thesis by an anti-vaccination activist demonstrates an “anti-scientific culture” according to an online petition.TheChange.org petition, which was started on Friday, had already gained close to 1000 signatures by Sunday morning.It is in response to a thesis by Dr Judy Wilyman –included on the petition’s web page – that claimed the World Health Organisati..
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  • Potato consumption linked to greater risk of gestational diabetes ...

    Potato consumption linked to greater risk of gestational diabetes  ...
    Amanda Donney who is pregnant with her first child. Her family has a history of diabetes and a new study has shown a link between potato consumption and gestational diabetes in pregnant women.Photo: Wolter PeetersAmanda Donney knows what diabetes looks like. Her father had it and she's worried her children might also be at risk of the disease.Now pregnant with her first child, she's aware of the risks of eating too many starchy foods."There's a lot on what you shouldn't be eating. The doctors te..
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  • Cuts and closures intensify in Australian TAFE colleges

    Cuts and closures intensify in Australian TAFE collegesBy Erika Zimmer16 January 2016Filename]tafe[/filename]Pro-market restructuring is accelerating the destruction of the public Technical and Further Education (TAFE) system in Australia, most sharply in the country’s most populous state, New South Wales (NSW).The rollout of the Liberal-National state government’s “Smart and Skilled,” which commenced in January 2015, is deepening the cuts and closures set in motion nationa..
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Chinese student filmed bashing dog on Wollongong balcony .Health authorities warn wet weather will bring spike in mosquito borne disease .
Coach plays down Hawks NBL chances .Woman struck by lightning at Wollongong beach? .

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