Turtle Meat Poisoning in Papua New Guinea – a review of literature.

Introduction
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is world famous for its biodiversity. Being an island nation, PNG is also famous for its diversity in marine life. Several species of turtles are present in PNG waters, some of which are on the endangered list and are therefore protected. However, turtle meat is a much sought after food among [...]

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Rise In Respiratory Infections In Port Moresby.

I started work with the Paradise Private Hospital in September of 2007 and since then I have noticed a pattern in respiratory infections in children. I have not done any formal study or an audit of my patients but this is just an observation.
There is an increase or more correctly an outbreak of respiratory infections [...]

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Free PNG Science & Technology Journal Issue for Download.

ALL right folks!
I am been going on about the new science and technology journal for PNG, where articles written by post-graduate students (and others), edited and published by vortexpng is now ready for free download!
We are now accepting articles for the second issue. Visit the journal’s blog to download the author’s instructions.
Here is the PDF file version [...]

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