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Should NZ spend relatively more health resources on improving men’s health?
… There is no doubt that NZ needs to keep addressing ethnic inequalities … differences in life expectancy matter much? Probably “no” from a simplistic utilitarian perspective. Or only to a …
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Nine things New Zealand must do to tackle the child obesity crisis
… country both for children and adults (1), which means no progress since 2014 (2). It is critical that the New … reliability was good (Gwet AC2 > 0.8) and there were no differences in ratings between independent and government …
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The allure of a Virtual Supermarket for public health nutrition research
… leaving them with less money to spend on other foods (no money left for broccoli!). The same applies to subsidies. … phobias. Is the Virtual Supermarket the perfect tool? No – it must be noted that we observed some differences … Virtual Supermarket trials can be the step between having no evidence and setting up real-life trials. Also, very …
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A new review on dietary fats: Putting its findings in context
… reappraisal to reflect the current evidence. They found no significant association between CHD outcomes and intakes … their findings based on dietary intake reports they show no association between saturated or monounsaturated fatty …
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Where do the parties stand? Protecting water sources and drinking water quality
… at local level to comply with drinking water standards. No further information provided. Te Pāti Māori Since 2020, … Arowai, to be involved in regional decision-making. No other party mentioned the drinking water regulator … water standards which Taumata Arowai is responsible for. No party mentioned Havelock North’s outbreak or its inquiry …
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Major vaping reforms: Will they deliver on public health aims?
… 17 June, general vape retailers, such as dairies, will no longer be able to display vapes, a change that aligns … be visible from outside the store, and online stores may no longer show vaping product images. Many studies show that …
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Advising men on prostate cancer screening – is the cart before the horse in terms of evidence?
… Colorectal and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer screening trial found no mortality benefit among those randomised to the screening … rectal examination] may be uncomfortable, there is no risk from having them. They do not harm you in any way.” There is no mention of the fact that if men undergo screening they are …
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Making the most of masks
… use amongst both stylists, and all clientele, resulted in no secondary viral transmission [6]. Similarly, amongst 382 … symptomatic individual. The non-associated families had no close contact, and some were seated at a considerable … of the virus (Figure 2) [5, 31, 32]. These should no longer be used. Gaiters break down large respiratory …
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Tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food - where the parties stand: Election 2023
… ACT which strongly opposed both action areas, but made no comment about how they would tackle these serious harms. … contribute over 40% of the diet of New Zealanders. No substantive policies to address this huge contribution to … to healthcare on the basis of need for all New Zealanders, no matter who they are, their ethnicity or gender, or whether …
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Tackling housing instability for LGBTIQ+ people in Aotearoa
… need regulating, and the Government’s plan to reintroduce no cause evictions should remain a relic of the past. On a … Political decisions such as the potential reinstating of no cause eviction will worsen housing instability Authors … and a Rule Foundation research grant. The funder had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, …
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