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  • Death rates dropping – it is a good time to be alive

    …   The fact we are living longer is well-known, as witnessed by … that this country followed was unique in many ways. For example, did you know that New Zealand (non-Māori) had … peaked c.1970 (think peak tobacco and saturated fat at the time), and has since fallen nearly 80% with no apparent …
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  • Why the New Zealand Government should reconsider abandoning denicotinised cigarettes

    … to minimally addictive levels. The decision drew on strong scientific evidence that denicotinising cigarettes leads to … participants in clinical trials do not compensate for the lower levels of nicotine by smoking more and nor do … and the general population also endorse denicotinisation. Endorsement came from across the political spectrum, with …
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  • Proposals to reduce youth vaping: Important steps but a more comprehensive approach needed

    … As part  of the consultation process  to denicotinise cigarettes and … on three additional measures: proximity restrictions for specialist vape retailers, disallowing evocative flavour … strategies have expanded vaping’s market. No longer only an option offering a reduced harm alternative to adults …
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  • Should you swap sugar for artificial sweetener? Maybe not if you’re a mouse, but what if you’re a human?

    … blog, we consider two new articles assessing the evidence for artificial sweeteners and their impact on body weight and … one a systematic review of human studies published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition . The former shows … to mice and compared them with mice that were fed only water or water supplemented with either glucose or …
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  • ACC turns 50: A more modern approach to injury prevention needed

    … Summary   It is 50 years since the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) was launched to … universal, no-fault compensation and rehabilitation for personal injury. While ACC has successfully served New … through work, recreation, and volunteer efforts, it’s only fair that the community takes responsibility for …
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  • Adaptation important but don’t give up on mitigation—what the new IPCC report means for Aotearoa

    … Summary The latest report from the IPCC finds extreme weather events … public health impacts as well as policy pathways for both adapting to, and mitigating the current and future … in physical infrastructure (such as roads and pipes) are only part of what is needed. We need to pay attention also to …
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  • What will it take to get to under 5% smoking prevalence 2025? Lots of cessation.

    … Professor Tony Blakely The New Zealand Government has a goal of a Smokefree Nation … to quit each year to achieve 5% smoking prevalence by 2025 for non-Māori.  And 20% for Māori.  We concluded that changes … Bad news: under BAU non-Māori smoking prevalence would only get to 10% by 2025, and Māori prevalence to a …
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  • From across the Ditch: How Australia has to decide on the least worst option for COVID-19

    … public health officials and politicians – we have avoided the explosive beginning of a COVID-19 epidemic that most … avalanche. We have three choices. First, we can go for the moonshot of elimination (and hunker down until there … low, but I am reluctant to take it off the table just yet. Second, we can continue to squash the curve as we are now. If …
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  • Continuing annual tobacco tax increases: New modelling of the likely impact

    … On Thursday the NZ Government announced it would continue it’s programme of yearly 10% tobacco tax increases for the years 2017 to 2020 inclusive. Using our peer-reviewed … least continue its tobacco tax policy until January 2020 makes this country one of the world’s leaders in using this …
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  • Nitrate contamination in drinking water and adverse birth outcomes: emerging evidence is concerning for NZ

    … evidence that nitrates in drinking water are a risk factor for bowel cancer, there is also emerging evidence concerning … by the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO limit is only designed to prevent death from methaemoglobinaemia in … these two new studies from previous research is their scientific quality. For example, Sherris et al (2021) 5 was a …
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