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Media release: Oral tobacco and nicotine products: Do we want them in NZ?
… directly advertised sales to NZ youth on platforms such as TikTok, announcing ‘now available in NZ’ with links to a … the exception of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) such as nicotine gum and lozenges which are classed as a medicine. Dr Ball says manufacturers of NRT products …
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Nicotine pouches and young people: Evidence from Aotearoa New Zealand
… Casey Costello, proposes legalising sales of products such as nicotine pouches and Swedish snus, arguing they “ should be available as options for people who smoke .” 1 The Ministry of Health … use of nicotine pouches among youth was 4% in 2023 and 5% in 2024—a difference that was not statistically …
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A 100 years ago: The worst year of the First World War for New Zealand
… (at 92.8%), followed by deaths from disease (4.5%). Nevertheless, in terms of the mortality rate (ie, deaths … in 1917; and 28.8% in 1918). This was somewhat surprising, as every year of the war saw substantial medical and surgical advances. There were such developments as better organisation of medical services, growing use of …
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Media release: NZ lags behind on indoor ventilation standards: World Ventil8 Day
… in our bedrooms. And newer homes may be even more at risk, as buildings are becoming increasingly airtight.” “We know … a lower threshold of 800 ppm. In other countries, such as Belgium, legislation requires CO 2 levels to be displayed on monitors in public spaces, such as bars, cafes or gyms. “Remembering to regularly open …
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The long shadow of Cyclone Gabrielle: Brief review at 12 months
… long-term health effects. The estimated cost was up to $14.5 billion – and there were multiple other harms (see … disaster to have struck Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ), and as we detailed in a “downward counterfactual” analysis, it … disruption to lives and stress from housing damage: As of 11 January 2024, MBIE data provided to us shows 469 …
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Is Keytruda for advanced melanoma cost-effective? Applying the BODE3 rapid cost effectiveness calculator
… likely cost-effectiveness in the NZ setting a bit tricky, as our comparator would be yet another drug: dacarbazine. … However, for now let’s focus on just cost-effectiveness. As a very rough rule of thumb, a society might use its GDP per capita as a threshold for funding – if it costs more than $45,000 …
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Climate change and cherry blossom
… Convening Lead Author of Chapter 11 (Human Health) in the 5 th IPCC Assessment Report. A commentary on the full chapter … were turned on again at 9.30 pm, but for a while it looked as though this was not the favourable omen that the IPCC … of governance models (and no common views on issues such as devolution, community development and the role of …
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Reducing salt in food good for health and NZ’s health budget – New research
… done given the high importance of dietary sodium (salt) as a global disease risk factor – it is the eleventh most … (which has already been happening to some NZ food such as soups). In our study, published in the journal PLoS One [ … 3500 mg of sodium per day (around 9 grams of salt – or 1.5 teaspoons of salt) currently for the typical NZ adult – …
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NZ’s Environmental Protection Authority in a muddle over weed killer
… safety more generally. This is now particularly important as the EPA is about to undertake an expanded review of … than 40 years – the glyphosate assessment was published as Monograph 112 in the series. The purpose is to establish … unspecified inputs to the review from Monsanto; and 5) the EPA ignored the Ministry of Health which notified the …
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The Covid inquiry report is an excellent guide to preparing for the next pandemic – health cuts put that at risk
… mortality rates globally . 2 The report also found that as the pandemic progressed into late 2021, the negative … and loss of social cohesion. Vaccine hesitancy emerged as a growing challenge to the vaccine rollout, fed by … This is an area where Australia’s Covid inquiry report 5 had a stronger focus. Challenges of implementation The …
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