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Bioethicists, scientists and politicians; decision-making in a pandemic
… resource to consult widely around decisions that need to be made so having a pre-existing document such as this can be very helpful. In my recently published paper 5 I argue … way the pandemic is playing out there. This requires us to be united behind our decision makers, the politicians, even …
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Red meat & processed meat: Summarising the Public Health isues
… meat (4), although results from both meta-analyses should be interpreted with caution due to the potential of residual … In the future, though, increasing emphasis needs to be placed on guidance as to a healthier diet. Of course people make trade-off decisions and some will be prepared to sacrifice (on expectation) something like …
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Dementia: Update on causes and prevention, including the role of COVID-19
… as developing in three stages [ 1] . The first can be missed and is characterised by: impairment of memory; … disoriented in time and place; changes in behaviour can be prominent, including marked lack of personal care and the … instance, Alzheimer’s and vascular dementia are thought to be distinguishable (Alzheimer’s is a disorder of neurons …
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Warmest New Zealand winter ever recorded – The Government should do more on climate change
… New Zealanders ). Image 1: Warmer temperatures can be nice for some – but drought may become more common with … to comprehend the implications of climate science, should be taking such existential risks very seriously. That is, countries should all be supporting concerted international action to reduce the …
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Nitrate contamination in drinking water and adverse birth outcomes: emerging evidence is concerning for NZ
… NZ drinking water showed as many as 800,000 people could be on water supplies with nitrate above 1 mg/L. These nitrate … drinking water estimated as many as 138,000 people could be on water supplies with nitrate above 5 mg/L. There are … the rate of groundwater degradation. 11 How might nitrates be linked to adverse birth outcomes? The proposed mechanism …
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Treaty Principles Bill threatens public health and equity: It needs your submission
… the substantive effect of the proposed principles would be to erase the Tiriti guarantee of tino rangatiratanga, … rights. That is, the primary effect of the Bill would be to remove a legal mechanism that has been used to promote … services must not only treat their patients equitably but be equitably accessible and equitably funded. Why this Bill …
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Key findings on smoking and e-cigarette use prevalence and trends in the 2020/21 NZ Health Survey
… is because people who smoke and use ECs (dual users) will be included in the calculation of both current smoking and … prevalences over-estimates any nicotine product use cannot be calculated. 3. Smoking and e-cigarette use by ethnicity … Māori were three times more likely than non-Māori to be daily smokers – prevalence ratio: 3.06, 95%CI: 2.69-3.48, …
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And now the Brits are doing it: A sugary drink tax levy on the industry
… than it is for any food. Second, sugary drink taxes can be configured in many ways – let’s jump across the ditch and … Our extra note: this issue of “eroded by inflation” could be addressed with annual inflation adjustments (as is used … SSBs and the phosphate levels). But this type of tax might be administratively difficult. The second option, the tiered …
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Vaping needs much tighter regulation as we approach Smokefree Aotearoa 2025: Two new studies
… first estimates that use of modern vaping devices could be around a third as harmful to health as smoking. The second … we estimated the overall harm to health from vaping to be 33% that of smoking. Nevertheless, because this estimate … wide availability of vaping products were expected to be NZ$2.8 billion over the lifespan of the NZ population, but …
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Only eight more years to go to 2025: Time for the NZ Government to step up its tobacco endgame
… that nicotine-containing electronic cigarettes will be legalised at some point next year. But there is still no … government strategy in place of how the 2025 goal is to be achieved. The development of such a plan is critical with … until 2020, daily smoking rates among Māori may still be as high as 17% by 2025 (2, 3). It is likely that achieving …
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