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  • The Two-Faced Tobacco Industry: Transformation and Cigarillos

    … launch of a new, super value, smoked tobacco product : the cigarillo “Chesterfield Leaf”, has led many to ask how … to society, which expects us to act responsibly. We are doing just that, by delivering a smoke-free future .” On … explained why excise taxes bring both health and social benefits. 7 Although Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) ended its …
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  • Establishing Long COVID services in Aotearoa NZ – what can we learn from overseas?

    … a substantial issue internationally and many countries are establishing dedicated health services to support people with the condition. In this blog, we discuss what LC services look like overseas and identify key …
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  • Mounting complexities in the dietary salt & health relationship

    … on dietary salt and health has recently been reported in the New England Journal of Medicine . While reinforcing … Our interpretation should be treated as preliminary on what may be an important study; therefore, we welcome and … peculiar to generate the U-shape. Nevertheless, if there are multiple confounders on many separate “backdoor paths” …
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  • Vaping very likely to be improving health in NZ – but how does this compare with other options?

    … vaping as a replacement for tobacco smoking, will improve the health of the NZ population. The estimated health gain is … journal: Epidemiology [1]) took into account the various benefits of vaping (eg, the lower risk of vaping compared … gained, all using a 0% discount rate). Note: Error bars are 95% uncertainty intervals This work can also be compared …
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  • Is youth vaping a problem in New Zealand?

    … have been interpreted as suggesting few young people who are non-smokers are vaping. How can these apparently … However, opinions on ENDS’ likely contribution to ending the smoking epidemic vary in at least two ways. First, debate … if they were never smokers when they first vaped, and to what degree these adolescents graduated to smoking as a …
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  • Housing and urban regeneration in Aotearoa New Zealand

    … Summary Warm, dry, safe housing is undersupplied by the market in Aotearoa/New Zealand, and councils have underinvested in high-quality infrastructure. There are impressive, large-scale government investments in public … positive impact on people’s lives than custodial care. What is new in this briefing? A vision of long-term, high …
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  • Artificially sweetened beverages: What does the latest evidence tell us on health benefits versus harm?

    … swap to artificially sweetened beverages (ASBs). But there are multiple concerns about potential health risks of ASBs – … seeks to briefly summarise current evidence, to inform the public, public health practitioners and policy makers. In … Association of ASBs with chronic disease outcomes What about research which is focused on longer term chronic …
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  • Glass half full: Alcohol’s health benefits for cardiovascular disease still controversial, and likely vary by context

    …   It is ‘well known’ that moderate amounts of alcohol are beneficial to cardiovascular health.  But actually in … ‘fact’ is hotly contested. In this blog we will overview the currently dominant understanding of a ‘J-shape’ … health loss among New Zealanders in this study year. So what of this just published major study ? It comes from a …
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  • How can we address tobacco companies’ manipulation of cigarette prices?

    … Pricing is one of the most potent influences on consumers’ behaviour. … to quit smoking. As well as manipulating how excise taxes are applied, tobacco companies have launched more budget … where it was nearly twice that among lower price brands. What implications do our findings have for smokefree policy? …
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  • The allure of a Virtual Supermarket for public health nutrition research

    … The Virtual Supermarket is a 3D computer model of a real … reality approach and attempt to answer the question – what is the allure of a virtual supermarket for public health … cheaper, people might buy more of them. But, chances are, they spend the money they saved from the cheap produce …
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