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Smart party pill law makes tobacco & alcohol regulation look pathetic
… that approved psychoactive products should pose no more than a ‘low risk of harm to individuals using it’. … with reviewing the evidence) is satisfied that these pose no more than a low risk of harm. Specific measures in the new … products cannot be sold to minors (though note there is no law against non-commercial supply of tobacco to minors). …
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The 5000 annual deaths caused by smoking also matter
… loss of life caused by road accidents yet pay almost no attention to the equally tragic loss of life caused by the … Association spokesperson explained why there are no grounds for complacency: " Any year where the road toll is … killed each day by tobacco products typically receive no media attention. How has this difference come about and …
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The long-term health burden of COVID-19: further justification for NZ’s elimination strategy
… repeated) claim that the current pandemic results in no greater mortality than seasonal influenza when, in fact, … acute symptoms. Essentially, all the studies to date have no denominators. What is available are individual … and from patient groups. Therefore, there is no accurate measure of prevalence of the prolonged outcomes …
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A single shot to prevent cancer? HPV vaccine can!
… are now emerging. For example, a Scottish study reported no cases of invasive cancer in women aged 24 to 32 years who … protection if efficacy wanes over time, although there is no current evidence of this.” In the UK, the same conclusion … Australia and England , who changed in 2023, despite no changes in their data sheets. Historically, NZ vaccine …
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Where do the parties stand? Long-term thinking & catastrophic risks
… (eg, pandemics by only one, and cyber-attacks by one). No party mentioned any concern about “out-of-control” … pandemics, and serious health risks.” Stated it had no plans for this. Te Pāti Māori Only made the single comment … single comment as per the adjacent column. “National has no plans to introduce such an act.” ACT Not specifically …
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Long Covid in Aotearoa NZ: Risk assessment and preventive action urgently needed
… and follows all virus variants. There is currently no cure, making prevention critical. Three urgent … and Long Covid are under-counted in children. There is no cure for Long Covid, and management options are currently … likely to increase than to decrease. There is currently no cure for Long Covid, and management options are extremely …
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Air pollution in Aotearoa NZ: Five key ways to reduce the massive health and social costs
… than 2.5 micrometres—dubbed PM 2.5 —and nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ). Considering anthropogenic sources of PM 2.5 , the … dust (8%). The even more important air pollutant, NO 2 , is estimated to cost the country $9.5 billion in terms of health and social impacts. Nearly all NO 2 pollution comes from motor vehicles, and …
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New modelling on the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks in NZ associated with arriving travellers
… 74 new infections/day) and one flight per day to NZ with no control interventions in place. This source gave a 96% … outbreaks from border system failures. This source, with no border control interventions in place, gave an estimated … one flight per day from different countries and with no control interventions in place other than mandatory mask …
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Can CT screening for lung cancer in New Zealand be cost-effective?
… al 2014(6) USA 55-74 year olds with 30 pack-year history No screening $NZ 119,000(95% uncertainty interval: $76,000 to … 2015(7) Canada 55-74 year olds with 30 pack-year history No screening $NZ 61,000 $NZ 28,000 McMahon et al 2011(8) USA 50-74 year olds with 20 pack-year history No screening $NZ 187,000-251,000 $NZ 194,000-237,000 Shmeuli …
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Where do the parties stand? A low carbon, healthy transport system
… of response – half price public transport Te Pāti Māori No specific policies to increase access to e-bikes, but Te … immediately, and for everyone within five years. National* No e-bike policy mentioned. No policy on half-price public transport or public transport …
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