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  • New e-liquid flavour restrictions: Potential impacts on young people and people who smoke

    … to sustained concerns about the rising prevalence of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) use among … the District Court ruled that the HEETS tobacco sticks used in Philip Morris International’s IQOS device did not … 1) grew. 4 Figure 1: VAPO age verification screen for a NZ-based website (4 August, 2021)   Figure 2: Screen shot …
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  • Phasing out smoking: The Tobacco-Free Generation policy

    … The NZ Government has published a discussion document outlining an Action Plan for achieving … 2025 goal and invited submissions. This blog is one of a series examining key aspects of the plan to help inform … the Massachusetts Attorney General to be consistent with state law. Internationally, TFG is being advocated by …
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  • Reducing the risk of Covid-19 transmission through the use of air purifiers

    … Indoor environments increase the risk of transmission for the virus that causes Covid-19 … good ventilation is not possible, air purifiers can be used as an additional preventative measure to reduce the … carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) levels, which are used as a proxy measurement for ventilation, should stay below 800 …
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  • The UK Government shows leadership with a Soft Drink Tax announcement

    … A Conservative UK Government has announced a new soft drink … environment. NZ adults consume approximately 29 teaspoons of sugar per day, and children consume approximately 25 … now the Health Promotion Agency). Petrol taxes are also used to fund roading and ACC. We suspect that adopting a soft …
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  • Tobacco industry interference: Is the new Government meeting its international obligations?

    … narratives to oppose evidence-based policies. Use of these narratives by members of the coalition Government … in opposing effective tobacco control policies and a long history of attempting to disrupt policies that would … to see that Government coalition politicians have used similar claims to those made in submissions on the …
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  • The Island Bay cycleway – Terribly important and nothing new

    … This is a sensible move to make the city safer and more attractive … and consequently determines the health and well-being of populations. But it is nothing new. The Island Bay story has unfolded previously in other places. In essence, this is a debate about the best …
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  • Is Keytruda for advanced melanoma cost-effective? Applying the BODE3 rapid cost effectiveness calculator

    … Keytruda, or pembrolizumab, is a new immune inhibitor drug that appears to have pronounced … with advanced melanoma. The evidence base consists of trials published in the major journals: NEJM , Lancet and … in mortality rate (which appears about the same as used by a group in the UK City of Sheffield in a study …
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  • Evidence for free school lunches: The bigger picture benefits

    …   Summary Associate Minister of Education, David Seymour, has claimed there is no evidence … food system resilience.  In this, the first Briefing in a three-part series, we outline some of the key expected … performance, as well as more behavioural incidents (eg bullying and violence). 9,17-22 A universal model where …
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  • The Two-Faced Tobacco Industry: Transformation and Cigarillos

    … Tobacco companies have made much of their “transformation” vision, which they claim will herald a new smokefree world. Philip Morris International (PMI) has … . Philip Morris International (PMI) was among the first to state its desire to achieve a smoke-free future and claim to …
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  • Social advantage associated with greenhouse emissions from transport in Aotearoa

    … and prevent the adverse health and other consequences of climate change. However, we need to make sure emissions reductions are fair across the population. We used the household travel survey to examine existing … information is essential to design good policy and achieve a fair transition to a low carbon transport system. We found …
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