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  • Daily aspirin for preventing cancer and heart disease – where to from here in NZ?

    … review has quantified the estimated benefits and harms of taking regular aspirin for disease prevention. The results … responses by NZ health agencies and research funders.   What is the evidence? The evidence that regular low-dose … bleeding (especially over the age of 70 years). What seems to be the net benefit? The authors of this new …
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  • Vaping very likely to be improving health in NZ – but how does this compare with other options?

    … a replacement for tobacco smoking, will improve the health of the NZ population. The estimated health gain is about the … cancer screening programme. Considering all sources of uncertainty, our study supports cautious liberalisation of … tobacco control interventions we have modelled. It does well when compared to our just published study on the …
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  • Long Covid Update – a threat that continues to demand a strong response

    … Covid-19 infection or reinfection. It includes a syndrome of long-term symptoms, a substantially increased risk of sudden death, and silent cell and organ damage that may … loss around NZ$2 billion per year. 82 (also see Appendix ) What this Briefing adds LC remains a risk following any …
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  • Monkeypox has arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand: what is the level of risk and how do we manage it?

    … The global outbreak of monkeypox has for the first time caused widespread … that has spread to multiple countries, though that term does not have a precise definition in international law. … … Monkeypox has arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand: what is the level of risk and how do we manage it? …
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  • Protecting children and young people from unethical junk food marketing: Upgrading the advertising codes

    … generally favour a regulatory approach (given the lack of evidence for an industry-controlled process and voluntary … current review of the voluntary Advertising Codes in NZ does present another opportunity for the food industry to … directed at children –  The current Codes do not define what ‘directed at children’ means. The Quebec Government has …
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  • Long Covid: High economic burden justifies further preventive efforts

    … likely costing the Australian economy approximately 0.5% of GDP in reduced productivity. In Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) … being unwell) was reported by 61-71% of respondents. What the NZ Government needs to do  The need for decisive … incidence of acute Covid-19 infection and Long Covid.  What this Briefing adds In addition to the health harm, Long …
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  • Using the CovidCard to enhance protection from COVID-19 at the NZ border

    … in the ongoing battle against COVID-19. Recent reporting of low levels of COVID-19 testing of border facing staff in … (eg, more than 1 minute within 2 metres). The card does not use location data, has sophisticated data security … modelling studies (reviewed by Anglemyer et al, 2020), but what is the point of using the CovidCard in MIQ facilities? …
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  • Red meat & processed meat: Summarising the Public Health isues

    … topic and also take a wider perspective on other aspects of meat consumption on human health and the environment, and … prostate cancer. Figure: IARC Carcinogen Classifications What is the significance of this finding? IARC has … be fairly widespread public agreement that animal welfare does matter and that farmed animals should not suffer …
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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 isolation, depression and anxiety. Māori are at risk of greater unmet needs in hearing health care in Aotearoa New …
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  • Artificially sweetened beverages: What does the latest evidence tell us on health benefits versus harm?

    … Reducing consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) is an important current … Association of ASBs with chronic disease outcomes What about research which is focused on longer term chronic … as lifestyle factors or reverse causality [6]. So where does this leave us? ASBs may possibly be a useful tool to …
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