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  • World Ventil8 Day – How do our buildings measure up?

    … ventilation to all occupied spaces consistent with their maximum occupancy and intended use. That generally equates to … NZ homes may be reaching well beyond the CDC-recommended maximum level of CO 2 , particularly overnight in bedrooms …
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  • Health system costs in NZ: variation by sex, age & proximity to death

    … large as for “regardless of proximity to death” costs. The maximum value for the “last year of life” costs is observed in the …
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  • Tobacco industry interference: Is the new Government meeting its international obligations?

    … have been well-documented in the US and recent studies report on-going interference by tobacco companies as they … who would now be tasked with regulating a new tiered definition of adulthood.”   Japan Tobacco Inc “…retailers …
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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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  • Getting through together: ethical values for a pandemic

    … and ‘self-isolation’. Getting Through Together invokes the value of respect or manaakitanga in considering such … be implemented in ways that are respectful, supportive and fair, and cater for divergent needs.” Similarly, reciprocity …
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  • Do Aotearoa’s new vaping regulations go far enough?

    … noted that Cabinet had approved measures to limit the maximum nicotine strength allowed in single-use (disposable) … themselves. Given many young people and non-smokers report vaping because of the flavours, 5 6 limiting flavour …
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  • The maths and ethics of minimising COVID-19 deaths in NZ

    … is asking our fit and healthy younger citizens to do this fair? And what is the rationale? It is a matter of great … and philosophical analyses that could be made – the ‘fair innings’ argument for example which puts more weight on …
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  • Monitoring CO2 indoors for improving ventilation as a Covid-19 control tool

    … in obtaining reliable data [5]. A momentarily high value (breathing on the monitor) is not relevant for Covid-19 … Ministry of Education guideline of under 3000 ppm as a maximum value, but did not meet the school-day average guideline …
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  • Mounting complexities in the dietary salt & health relationship

    … extent (7). In particular, a recent Institute of Medicine Report (8) highlighted the uncertainty around the health … and the future research agenda. Such a panel may have maximum credibility if it just had scientists with no past …
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  • The Smokefree Generation: A core measure in New Zealand’s endgame strategy

    … have done. Studies examining the impact of T21 policies report good compliance among retailers,[12] and reductions in …  Furthermore, having refined tobacco products to ensure maximum addictiveness,[29] tobacco companies opposing the SFG …
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