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  • Advising men on prostate cancer screening – is the cart before the horse in terms of evidence?

    … relating to prostate cancer screening.  There remain many problematic issues with this type of screening – … overdiagnosis and overtreatment from screening, the more people there are who believe they owe their health, or even … with prostate cancer, but also 21% less likely to die from it (with a plausible range of 9% to 32% risk …
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  • Health-related food taxes and subsidies: A critique of opposition arguments

    … a salt tax (2). Our findings generated much interest from many quarters and, not unexpectedly, we encountered arguments … to eight such arguments. “Taxes and subsidies won’t change people’s eating or drinking habits” Price elasticity data … and profits. Food marketing to children is an example of how such voluntary measures don’t appear to be effective. …
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  • Social advantage associated with greenhouse emissions from transport in Aotearoa

    … and prevent the adverse health and other consequences of climate change. However, we need to make sure emissions … mode of travel and made up 10% of weekly emissions from people who live in the least deprived quintile. Transport … a win for GHGe, this reflects a transport system in which many people are unable to take needed trips. For instance, …
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  • An Official Inquiry into the Covid-19 Pandemic Response – It’s Time and it’s Vital

    … Government has acknowledged the need for a formal review of the Covid-19 pandemic response. In this blog we explain how it is now time to announce the process and timetable for … three 23 ) was only a tiny fraction of the death toll from many other disasters. Conclusions The Government has …
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  • A single shot to prevent cancer? HPV vaccine can!

    … The infection does not usually cause symptoms and most people clear the virus. But in some people the virus remains, … year, 2021, NZ had lower coverage than Australia, UK and many developing countries. Even the USA, with  a lower … like the virus, it makes the vaccine work really well. How do we make the proteins come together just like the …
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  • Evidence supports a proposed Parliamentary Bill to reduce harm from alcohol sponsorship of sport

    … Alcohol availability and advertising is prevalent in many low-income areas where there is a predominately high … alcohol in Māori communities. 11 Alcohol Sponsorship – how does it work? Sport is emotionally captivating, highly … among many population groups by integrating brands into people’s daily lives. Digital media is increasingly used to …
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  • Cyclone Gabrielle by the numbers – A review at six months

    … It joined the list of NZ’s mass fatality events with 11 people losing their lives. The cost to the country is … the impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle covered in this Briefing. Many regions impacted A National State of Emergency was … (HBRC) has commissioned an independent review looking at how its flood protection schemes withstood the cyclone. …
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  • Tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food - where the parties stand: Election 2023

    … opposed both action areas, but made no comment about how they would tackle these serious harms. National supported … Alcohol Very little alcohol policy has been enacted over many years apart from the recent amendment to the Sale and … from Tobacco company litigation. Too many young people are vaping, which is why Labour is making a number of …
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  • Hearing loss & social isolation – the silent burden

    … Untreated hearing loss is a large direct cause of disability and is associated with increased risk of social … 1. This picture was chosen as it illustrates two elderly people in each other’s company. Tying in with the theme of … (14). Barriers to access to hearing health care and how to overcome them The barriers to access in hearing health …
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  • How to best describe NZ’s border control problems around COVID-19 with a possible typology

    … Particular words and phrases can frame how issues are considered and the extent to which they imply … system design or delivery. After considering a range of words, we consider that the phrase “border system failure” … a very serious system failure and had a major inquiry with many changes in quarantine processes resulting. “Breach” or …
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