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  • After the new law for smokefree cars for Kiwi kids, what next?

    … Amendment Act last week. We briefly review some lessons from this legislation’s long journey and explore future … those under 18 years to be smokefree, what can we learn from the process for smokefree and wider health matters? Why … acted on. There may be current windows globally arising from the COVID-19 pandemic upheaval because of: (a) …
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  • We need to talk about breast cancer screening (part 1)

    … to report results, and information is also now available from the many population screening programmes … reviews involving meta analysis (combining) of information from the RCTs, including the Cochrane Collaboration (1), the … there was evidence for breast cancer mortality reduction from mammographic screening, of between 15-32% (depending on …
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  • Treaty Principles Bill threatens public health and equity: It needs your submission

    … radical reinterpretation of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and would remove an  important legal and policy mechanism for … submission opposing progression of this harmful law. Aside from the legal uncertainty that such a radical change would … the substance of Treaty principles, the Bill would also remove the existing legal recognition of distinctive Māori …
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  • Regulating vaping and new nicotine products: Are tobacco companies’ goals aligned with public health objectives?

    … smoking for children and non-smokers.” The optimal outcome from a public health perspective is that vaping products help … Organizations and Products project, included information from recent British American Tobacco (BAT) presentations … opportunity, rather than products to help people switch from smoking and then stop all nicotine use. BAT is the …
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  • Advising men on prostate cancer screening – is the cart before the horse in terms of evidence?

    … The Ministry should withdraw the recent pamphlets from circulation, and advice GPs and the public that there is … issue is whether the benefits in terms of reducing deaths from prostate cancer clearly outweigh the harms of … and their families, and risks of substantial side effects from treatment (e.g. a recent RCT found 11% higher …
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  • Media release: Councils encouraged to curb alcohol availability in new policy environment

    … (LAPs) that reflect community calls for greater protection from high levels of alcohol availability and the associated … harms, according to public health experts. In a Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre, Health Coalition … some policies.” “In 2023, the relevant Act was amended to remove the ability to appeal any element of a provisional …
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  • Poor ventilation in public transport settings in Aotearoa NZ: New data for buses and trains

    … 2  levels above 800 ppm). These and other NZ findings (eg, from a 2022 study of Wellington’s Metlink buses) are … 633 (SD=125) 462 to 986 2.6 *These risk categories are from OzSAGE. Further details on risk are available in the … the increased occupational risks to public transport staff from exposure to airborne infections. 3 So we agree with the …
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  • Artificially sweetened beverages: What does the latest evidence tell us on health benefits versus harm?

    … noting this category may include some sweeteners that are from naturally occurring plant extracts (eg, steviol gylcosides from the stevia plant). Association of ASBs with weight … which includes Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and other large food and beverage companies. In the second meta-analysis by …
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  • World Ventil8 Day – How do our buildings measure up?

    … sources of pollution, pollutants can enter buildings from outside sources. Replacing stale indoor air can remove respiratory pathogens, which can help prevent the … systems such as range hoods and bathroom extractor fans to remove moisture and pollutants. The NZ Building Code lags …
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  • Can pandemic threats justify border closure for island nations like NZ?

    … and ecological factors (1). There are also added threats from deliberate human modification of existing or potential … (WHO) advice is that while there might be benefits from border closure (in terms of delays to disease … and personal costs. Eg, the potential economic damage from a border closure in one US study was of a halving of GDP …
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