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  • NZ’s long-running Campylobacter epidemic from poultry: Now with antibiotic resistance

    … NZ has a long-running Campylobacter infection epidemic with contaminated fresh poultry the major source. Added to this problem is the recent rapid emergence of antibiotic … with information about Campylobacter contamination and how to reduce the risk; and (iv) encourage consumers to …
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  • The rise and rise of specialist vape stores: Time for the Government to act

    … prevalence among young people has increased rapidly. In a recent New Zealand Medical Journal letter , we pointed … Industry Association of New Zealand (VIANZ) responded to our concerns, though reporting of the VIANZ’s comments and … easy for young people to begin vaping. We can understand how vaping uptake among young people has occurred by …
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  • Urgently upgrading NZ’s Covid-19 response

    … We outline the upgrades that are now urgently needed to keep New Zealanders safe, particularly in the light of the current outbreak risk in Wellington. … ’ where masks are required in public transport, domestic flights, healthcare settings (including waiting rooms), …
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  • Tobacco product innovation in a smokefree world. Oxymoron or commercial cynicism?

    … of a smokefree world, where smoking prevalence has fallen to minimal levels.  This goal has much in common with … appeal.  This product innovation strategy confirms long-held doubts about the sincerity of tobacco companies’ … We report on our recently published study that examined how flavour capsule cigarettes appeal to non-smokers and …
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  • Lessons from Canada for NZ: Carbon, Cycling, Tobacco, Nutrition and Cannabis

    … of progressive public policies which can influence health. In this blog we briefly look at 6 potential lessons for NZ in the domains of: (i) responding to climate change; (ii) supporting cycling; (iii) tobacco … in and outside of Canada. The Food Guide emphasises how to approach eating food, rather than listing numbers of …
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  • Rising congenital syphilis in Aotearoa New Zealand needs a strong response

    … impacts amongst Māori and Pacific wh ā nau and for women in pregnancy and their pēpē. The consequences of syphilis in … death, prematurity, and critically ill newborns. Prior to 2017, reports of congenital syphilis were rare however in … 5 years NZ has had over 25 cases.  Some hapū māmā continue to miss out on essential antenatal healthcare, including …
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  • Minimum pricing of alcohol: what does the evidence say?

    … As a strategy to reduce harm from alcohol, there is growing interest … around the setting of minimum prices on alcohol. In this blog we review a paper just published in the Lancet … group in England. To do this, they first estimated how alcohol consumption varies with price using econometric …
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  • A new online calculator for estimating how much a society might spend on life-saving interventions

    … In this blog we describe an online calculator we developed to estimate the maximum investment society might consider … growth, and ageing), is unlikely to be sustainable in the long term. Given this picture, health sector policy-makers … Wellington). … A new online calculator for estimating how much a society might spend on life-saving interventions …
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  • Social Marketing for Smokefree Aotearoa 2025: Reminding, Reinforcing, and Changing Social Norms

    … The NZ Government’s Action Plan to realise the Smokefree 2025 goal has signalled a more … policies, thus modifying social norms, which also support long-term improvements in health outcomes. In this blog, we … may sway opinion by exposing industry practices, such as how tobacco companies deceived and then blamed people who …
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  • Youth vaping addiction: How it happens and why it matters

    … causes minimal physical harm, but use may quickly lead to addiction. Physiological changes result in strong cravings … are (or will soon be) experiencing nicotine addiction. 3 How does nicotine addiction happen? Each hit of nicotine, … disorders. 11-15 Furthermore, nicotine may have negative long-term effects on adolescents’ cognition, attention and …
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