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  • Antiviral stockpiles for pandemic preparedness: Time for a careful rethink?

    … discusses some of the new evidence and suggests options for a review process.New Zealand seems to have done a fairly … studies and there was also evidence of selective reporting for both the zanamivir and oseltamivir studies. The placebo … about the findings of this review and other evidence for and against antivirals being worthwhile have been …
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  • Oral tobacco and nicotine products: Quitting aid or teen addiction risk?

    … Deregulation of these products has uncertain benefits for New Zealanders, given lower-harm nicotine replacement … products are already widely available as alternatives for people who smoke, and the safety and efficacy of novel … evidence and  public opinion . Its alternative plan for achieving the Smokefree 2025 goal remains unclear. …
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  • “Why not just ban it?” Is it time to consider ending tobacco sales?

    … the sale of tobacco? This blog considers some arguments for and against a ban on the production (other than tobacco grown for personal use), importation and sale of tobacco products, … from selling its lethal and addictive tobacco products. For me, the latest instance of facing the ‘why not ban it’ …
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  • Engaging online simulator of measles outbreaks (& how NZ needs to do better in eliminating measles)

    … a community at 90% will not – that’s the effect of chance. For a community to be really safe from a measles outbreak it … most infectious disease known, it is generally necessary for a community to reach vaccination coverage levels of 95% to achieve herd immunity (1). But for other less infectious diseases, like polio and mumps, …
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  • Walking and cycling for transport is good for physical activity levels in Kiwis!

    … Physical activity is good for health. Higher levels of physical activity are associated … which should really be considered a bare minimum for health (see Figure 1). In addition, an alarming 1 in 6 of … that is not surprising; we have engineered opportunities for physical activity almost entirely out of our lives. …
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  • Period Drama: How to Address Period Poverty in Aotearoa

    … Having periods can be bloody hard work, but for some people they p resent additional difficulties because … often an unseen problem. Period products are now available for free in schools in Aotearoa, but what more can be done?   … large 4 . Limited access to period products is more common for people with low incomes, those experiencing homelessness, …
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  • The draft NZ Health Strategy: Will it enable New Zealanders to “live well, stay well and get well”?

    … and interventions to address the 10 top risk factors for health loss in NZ? Unfortunately not well at all. There … premature death. In summary, there seems plenty of scope for upgrading the draft Strategy if it is going to enable New … “Live well, stay well and get well” goal that it espouses for New Zealanders. It also appears to have some strengths …
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  • Warmest New Zealand winter ever recorded – The Government should do more on climate change

    … It’s official, this was the warmest winter ever recorded for New Zealand according to NIWA scientists . They also list … deaths (a documented problem in this country, especially for low-income New Zealanders ). Image 1: Warmer temperatures can be nice for some – but drought may become more common with climate …
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  • A call for smart food policies to create an ‘appetite for health’

    … with the issues covered in this week’s new book “ Appetite for Destruction “, we are calling for some smart food policies to create an ‘appetite for health’. In this blog, we discuss what a new network of …
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  • The Covid inquiry report is an excellent guide to preparing for the next pandemic – health cuts put that at risk

    … we can learn from. It provides a high level ‘road-map’ for improving pandemic preparedness and recommends immediate … rising threat of epidemics and pandemics  adds urgency for the government to act on the recommendations of the … NZ – like most other countries – was not well prepared for a pandemic of Covid’s scale and duration. To prepare for …
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