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  • Rodents running riot in supermarkets – do we need to worry?

    … two thirds of notified patients hospitalised, up to 50% report a prolonged recovery with associated social, … were 2.2 (95% CI: 0.9-5.3) times more likely to report seeing evidence of rodents (eg, droppings, gnawing) in … cantonensis , and Seoul hantavirus. 14   33 In a 2016/17 survey of mice on a dairy farm in the North Island, …
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  • Should smokefree indoor areas = vapefree areas?

    … nicotine delivery systems] than in second-hand smoke (SHS) and certainly background air. Compared to air background … found at lower concentrations than those found in SHS. At present, the magnitude of health risks from higher … in certain indoor areas ( https://gfn.net.co/venue-city-2016/vaping-policy ). The organisers noted that “some …
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  • Smokefree Aotearoa – world-leading developments with profound public health implications

    … and Pacific peoples. The Māori Affairs Select Committee report recommended the Government develop a strategy for … policy interventions. These included implementing annual above inflation increases in tobacco excise duty …
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  • Emphasis on indigenous forests in ETS would benefit public health

    … policy is aiming to solve is too narrowly defined. In a report on the human health impacts of climate change, the … after trees have been harvested). 7 A July 2023 report produced for the Ministry for the Environment by …
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  • Progress towards a Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan: Congratulations to the Government

    … undermines smokefree initiatives. For example, quitters report that tobacco’s ubiquity triggers relapse and can … of age, 20 there may be little gain from continuing the annual increases in legal age of purchase beyond 25 years. NZ … by the Māori Affairs Select Committee in its 2010 report. 27 We urge all individuals and groups who support …
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  • Protecting fresh waterways in Aotearoa/NZ: The strong Public Health case

    … in Havelock North (see this blog: [13]). The outbreak in 2016, resulted in an estimated 5500 cases, 45 … in the country’s waterways. For example, 8% of NZ adults report participating in sports and recreation activities on, … mainly a problem for smaller hydro schemes in NZ where the annual sediment yield exceeds 2000 t/km 2  [43]. But in the …
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  • The need for long-term thinking – Especially for preventing catastrophic risks

    … not properly identified in a transparent manner. The 2021 report Uncertain but Inevitable , written by former NZ chief … risk of actual use. As such, previous estimates for the annual probability of nuclear war, being in the 0.3% to 3% range may well underestimate the true annual risk at the current time. 33 34   Some possible …
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  • Death rates dropping – it is a good time to be alive

    … this is due to a mix of changing incidence ( remainder of report can be found here ) (prevention) and improving … in international terms. Last week the WHO released the annual World Health Statistics – New Zealand males ranked 6 …
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  • The case for banning cigarette filters

    … the advertising and sales advantages are obvious .” 5 A report on Vantage cigarettes conducted for RJ Reynolds … surprising that the Royal Society of New Zealand’s recent report on plastics mentions cigarette filters only twice in … cardboard.  However, smokers who have tried this strategy report it as ineffective . Furthermore, the effort required …
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  • Smokefree Laws: Reducing tobacco outlets will decrease crime

    … crime and ram raids Police data also include a scanning report on 283 ram raids that occurred between November 2020 and October 2021. This report shows that money and the cash till were the most …
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