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It’s in the public interest to establish the degree of consumer groups’ independence and to expect that their relationships with industry are both disclosed and appropriately managed. Neung Stock Enterprise/Shutterstock

Do consumer groups really advocate for the public interest?

Wendy Lipworth, UNSW Sydney and Ian Kerridge, University of Sydney

The Guardian recently claimed to have exposed an attempt by a number of pharmaceutical companies to thwart efforts by the European drug regulator (the European Medicines Agency) to have all clinical trial…
Does executive pay really have no effect on total shareholder return? shutterstock

Monkeying around on pay and performance - it ain’t about peanuts

Peter Swan, UNSW Sydney

The relationship between executive pay and investor return is a provocative topic that always elicits much spirited comment, especially among those who believe the answer is a resounding “no”. Business…
Getting the flu vaccine may almost halve the chance of a heart attack for middle-aged people with narrow arteries, the study found. Province of British Columbia

Flu jab may halve heart attack risk: study

Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation and Patrick Hutchens, The Conversation

Receiving the flu vaccine may almost halve the chance of a heart attack for middle-aged people with narrow arteries, a new study by Australian researchers has found. Heart disease kills and disables more…
Women who were randomised to receive midwife-led continuity models of care were less likely to experience preterm birth, the Cochrane review found. feministjulie

One-on-one midwife care linked to lower risk of premature birth

Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation

Women who have a midwife as their main carer throughout pregnancy and birth are around 23% less likely to have a premature baby than women whose care is shared between different obstetricians, GPs and…
Tony Abbott has promised a new way forward for federal-state relations if the Coalition wins government. But will he find the federal lever of power too tempting not to pull? AAP/Alan Porritt

Federal-state reform: is Abbott offering the real deal?

Andrew Lynch, UNSW Sydney and Shipra Chordia, UNSW Sydney

Opposition leader Tony Abbott announced on the weekend that a government he leads would adopt a new approach to relations between the Commonwealth and the states. He has promised to meet with the state…
The dreaded stomach flu strikes again? Not likely. RLHyde

Explainer: what is stomach flu?

Michael Tam, UNSW Sydney

Nausea, vomiting, tummy pain and cramps, watery diarrhoea … We’ve all had acute gastroenteritis at some stage. As a general practitioner, my patients usually refer to their condition in more colloquial…
Anti-doping is about protecting the integrity of sport, but what about the people? ĐāżŦ {mostly absent}

AFL, NRL – it’s time to move on from anti-doping

Jason Mazanov, UNSW Sydney

With the AFL and NRL “doping scandals” grinding on it seems there’s no end in sight to this saga. But there should be – and soon. Anti-doping will never work and should be replaced with a different approach…
Nearly a third of agriculture workers are over 55. Image from www.shutterstock.com

A more sustainable Australia: staying in work as we age

Rafal Chomik, UNSW Sydney

**A more sustainable Australia* As we hit the half-way mark of the 2013 election campaign, we’ve asked academics to look at some of the long-term issues affecting Australia – the issues that will shape…
A salmon makes an unfortunate leap. Joel Sartore

Art and endangered species: eye candy, or action?

Dustin Welbourne, UNSW Sydney

Joel Sartore has been an explorer and photographer for National Geographic for 20 years. He captures the drama and beauty of wild animals from all corners of the earth, some of which you see here. But…
Science should help inform policy aimed at tackling issues that extend beyond electoral cycles, peak bodies for researchers said today. NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory

Government department commits to science-based policy

Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation

Two peak bodies for science researchers today welcomed the release of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s Science Strategy 2013-2018, a document that aims to ensure government policy…
Intelligence-gathering programs run by the US National Security Agency have reignited debate about email security. Stéfan

After Lavabit: a brief history of securing email, and failing at it

Srikumar Venugopal, UNSW Sydney

Last week, two secure email providers - Lavabit and Silent Circle - announced the closure of their services, citing pressures on them to reveal user information as the key reason for the decision. The…
Meat, anyone? Shutterstock

Caveman cravings? Rating the paleo diet

Rosemary Stanton, UNSW Sydney

Over the years, hundreds of diet books have claimed to have the perfect recipe for decreasing the national girth. They manipulate quantities of protein, fats or carbohydrates and most work in the short…
Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression share common genetic variations, a new study has found. Micah Baldwin

Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression share genetic roots: study

Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation

Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression share common genetic variations, a new study has found, with researchers saying they can now calculate how much of the risk for developing such disorders…
The first televised leaders’ debate between Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott of the election campaign focused predominantly on economic issues. AAP/Alan Porritt

Leaders’ debate: experts respond

Natalie Mast, The University of Western Australia; Mark Rolfe, UNSW Sydney; Roy Green, University of Technology Sydney; Stephanie Brookes, Monash University; Tom Clark, Victoria University, and Zareh Ghazarian, Monash University

Prime minister Kevin Rudd and opposition leader Tony Abbott have faced off in the first televised leaders’ debate of the 2013 election campaign. In a debate largely framed by the economic issues, Rudd…
Fairfax CEO Greg Hywood has attacked the “hubris and triumphalism of James Packer and Lachlan Murdoch”. AAP

A premature dance on the grave of Fairfax

David McKnight, UNSW Sydney

It was not your normal book launch. When Pamela Williams’ book Killing Fairfax: Packer, Murdoch and the Ultimate Revenge was launched in Sydney, James Packer and Lachlan Murdoch turned up to celebrate…
The new funding arrangement presumes that older people know what help they need to live in their own home for as long as possible. Vinoth Chandar

Older citizens need information to be good aged-care customers

Lee-Fay Low, UNSW Sydney

Community-care packages have traditionally been case-managed packages of services for older people requiring residential care but wanting to stay in their home. Since July 1, all new community-care packages…
Jumping spider silk draglines join bird wings and lizard tails as stabilising features in the animal kingdom. VonShawn

How do jumping spiders make a perfect landing? Watch and learn

Michael Kasumovic, UNSW Sydney

Jumping spiders are unique in the spider world as they don’t build webs - they’re active visual predators who rarely use silk. In fact, the main use we thought jumping spiders had for silk was a safety…

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