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  • Media release: Growing evidence linking plastics to serious health risk

    … Evidence of the harmful effects of plastics on human health, especially from chemical additives and … brain, placenta, and blood, with potential impacts still under research,” she says. Another emerging area of research raised in the Briefing is around biofilms growing on the surface of plastic, increasing the risk of …
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  • We need rapid progress on digital solutions to help eliminate COVID-19 from New Zealand

    … hard to refine and implement an effective response. On 2 April, the World Health Organization hosted a high-level … two main groups: (a) those where their success depends on their ability to identify individual people for legally … in an Epidemic Response Committee meeting about the lag on contacting the Singaporean Government (2). Currently the …
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  • It’s been 3 years since COVID entered New Zealand – here are 3 ways to improve our response

    … to mitigation . 3 This is a risk assessment question based on the acute and long-term impacts of Covid-19 infections. In … accepted the annual death toll from influenza of around 500 and its big impact on our hospital system. 14 Yet … Auckland This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license, with additional summary and …
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  • A policy and research agenda for roll-your-own tobacco

    … despite efforts to reduce differences in the excise tax on RYO tobacco and tailor made (TM) cigarettes (2). Many New … an equalising excise tax increase, many smokers still report finding RYO tobacco less expensive per stick than TM … and budget brands, reduces the impact price increases have on lower-priced brands and products. Maintaining or only …
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  • Nourishing futures: How micronutrients improve pregnancy outcomes, reduce healthcare costs

    … to help contextualise the effect of the micronutrients on birth outcomes. 15 What did the observational phase of the … births, low birth weight, or delivery complications and on par or better than national averages in Aotearoa. The one … 30%). This means the risks conferred to the infant based on the mother’s history of depression were possibly mitigated …
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  • The growing burden of dementia in Aotearoa: Scope for prevention

    … and there’s currently no cure, there is a need to focus on reducing risks for dementia. The Lancet Commission … is the greatest risk factor for dementia.  Based solely on population ageing, the number of people with dementia in … in NZ, 2020-2050. Adapted from  Dementia Economic Impact Report 2020 . 1 Potentially modifiable risk factors for …
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  • Media release: Protecting our drinking water sources – Where do the parties stand?

    … North outbreak identified 800,000 New Zealanders are on water supplies that are “not demonstrably safe”. … would implement regulations such as ‘sinking lid’ caps on the use of nitrogen fertiliser. This is in relation to the … practices at all. While Labour did, it appeared focused on incremental changes. Labour, the Greens and Te Pāti Māori …
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  • Bowel cancer screening – An interesting new US study and thoughts about the NZ situation

    … In this blog post we look at a new modelling study on bowel cancer screening, published in a top US journal … flexible sigmoidoscopy for bowel cancer. But let’s focus on bowel cancer screening. Bowel cancer screening – like … years were similarly cost-effective, while screening based on flexible sigmoidoscopy was somewhat less so. Indeed, in …
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  • Monitoring CO2 indoors for improving ventilation as a Covid-19 control tool

    … from numerous suppliers, typically costing $100 to $500 each. They come with a varied range of features and … to check that a CO 2 monitor is functioning is to breathe on it – values should jump up by a few hundred ppm within … met the existing Ministry of Education guideline of under 3000 ppm as a maximum value, but did not meet the …
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  • Watch this space – The Public Health Communication Centre launches soon

    … If you have landed on our website before 9 February 2023, you are early to the party. After the launch on that day, you will be able to learn more about who we are … decision-makers. The first briefing off the blocks is one on the rationale behind the new Centre by director Professor …
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