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Smitha

Smitha Mundasad

An actress, a children's tv presenter (briefly), a producer of short films, a medical doctor and multimedia science journalist.

A collector of degrees - a BSc in global health, a medical degree and hopefully in a few months time an MA in Science Journalism.

Writing, saving the world (insert cynical cough) and documentary making are childhood dreams. I'm pretty stoked I'm getting a chance at these.



Sensing bone healing: nanomedicine fights fractures

Turkish and American nanotechnologists are working on revolutionary biosensors that could help surgeons monitor how fractured bones heal.

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Posted on 20th May 2010No Comments
Fair Trade at City

Welcome to Fair Trade week at City University. This vodcast introduces us to City’s ambitions to become a Fair Trade university and gives us a peek into what City students actually think of fair trading.

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Posted on 19th May 2010No Comments
Pensioners defend their health and welfare state

In the wake of the general election, thousands of pensioners gathered in force to defend public services and the welfare state, at the 10410 demonstration.

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Posted on 16th May 2010No Comments
Cannibalistic Cattle

An interview with the scientist whose team discovered the key stage leading to mad cow disease.

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Posted on 22nd April 2010No Comments
Xenon gas: a historic first breath

A British baby is the first newborn in the world to receive xenon gas treatment, in an attempt to reduce the chances of brain injury.

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Posted on 17th April 2010No Comments
NHS: Operating in a fair system?

Young children around the world are working in sweatshops to make the surgical instruments that are used by the NHS in British operating theatres.

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Posted on 16th March 20101 Comment
A humorous look at homeopathy

A spoon full of humour to help the homeopathy go down… a comic report from the 10:23 event, brought to you by Smitha Mundasad, Nan King and Paul Rodgers.

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Posted on 7th March 20104 Comments
Placebocide

A mass overdose of homeopathic pills, involving thousands of people across the globe, took place on 30 January 2010 at 10.23am in an attempt to prove that homeopathy is ineffective.

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Posted on 15th February 20101 Comment