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  • Artificially sweetened beverages: What does the latest evidence tell us on health benefits versus harm?

    … (ASBs). But there are multiple concerns about potential health risks of ASBs – although limited evidence and hard … summarise current evidence, to inform the public, public health practitioners and policy makers. In NZ there are … confounded by other lifestyle factors also associated with health and disease). Imamura et al (2016) noted that …
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  • What does the novel coronavirus epidemic mean for New Zealand?

    … best in international collaboration in science and public health. Unlike armed conflict, here we are fighting an … in New Zealand, just as such cases are being detected in Australia and a growing number of other countries. The future … at airports (eg, asking travellers about their travel history and any symptoms and providing them with …
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  • “Appetite for Destruction”: A new book with attitude – but also strong science

    … birds . Think “Big Kahuna” on social policy. And think “Health Cheque” , a review of prioritisation in the health services. But he, and his economist co-author Geoff … Released tomorrow, the book reviews aspects of the history of food, how the current foodscape is an amazing …
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  • Watch this space – The Public Health Communication Centre launches soon

    … ( The Briefing is rebranded from the successful Public Health Expert Blog which has run for over a decade.) The Briefing is public health expert commentary and analysis. We unpack some of the big public health issues facing our country, detail what the research is …
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  • Smokefree cars – an important step towards protecting children from the hazards of smoking

    … harm in Aotearoa. Secondhand smoke (SHS) is a health hazard for children and causes serious diseases, … the State of Arkansas (USA) in 2006, in Tasmania and South Australia in 2007, and in Nova Scotia (Canada) in 2008. By … governments did not act, a failure we called out in Public Health Expert blogs in 2013 and 2017 . We thus warmly …
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  • Keeping public health on the agenda for the new government

    … Summary The Public Health Expert Briefing will be highlighting evidence-informed public health solutions in a new series: Briefings to the Incoming … and new areas of focus. What doesn’t change are the health and sustainability challenges we face as a country. …
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  • Smokefree cars legislation: Should the new government make this a priority?

    … This would demonstrate their commitment to children’s health and well-being, respond to public and smoker opinion, … fit with the research evidence favouring legislation for health reasons.   The new government has many problems to … in small enclosed spaces with tobacco smoke.[14 15] In Australia, by contrast, the ‘protection of vulnerable …
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  • Using Rapid Antigen Tests to improve COVID-19 control in Aotearoa NZ

    … NAATs on nasopharyngeal swabs are considered by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the gold standard for COVID-19 … is coming from, for example, a person entering NZ from Australia currently needs to take a RT-PCR test. There are … to prevent their inappropriate use during a public health emergency. This action was taken by Medsafe under the …
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  • Food taxes and subsidies will probably protect health & reduce inequalities – but the devil is in the detail

    … among socially disadvantaged groups with worse diets and health to start with. But the proof is in the pudding, which in this case is the health and economic modelling to see what effect taxes and … international models show little if any improvement in health from subsidies on fruit and vegetables, because …
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  • Advising men on prostate cancer screening – is the cart before the horse in terms of evidence?

    … to the current recommendations of the NZ Ministry of Health appointed “Prostate Cancer Taskforce” that men should … practitioner. To support this process, the Ministry of Health released a pamphlet for men and their families. This … in well-organised randomised controlled trials. The history of screening repeatedly suggests to us that any …
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