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  • That old chestnut again – does any alcohol consumption reduce cardiovascular disease risk? More evidence for “no”.

    … with much potential for identifying causal (as opposed to confounded) associations) has been published suggesting … moderate alcohol use – in fact we wager there probably is. But its true benefit may be overstated by our current ‘best … … That old chestnut again – does any alcohol consumption reduce cardiovascular disease risk? More evidence for “no”. …
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  • Transport, carbon emission reduction and health- the possibility of a virtuous circle?

    … in the transport sector). Transport emissions continue to grow rapidly, particularly in emerging economies, and by … and the social bonds of communities are regarded as less important than new roads. However we do have potential … solution to both of these issues; many of the policies to reduce carbon emissions in the transport sector are also …
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  • Likely rise in invasive strep infections in NZ requires a strategy

    … notifiable would support immediate public health actions to control disease spread and provide a robust basis for … years. 3 This decline was likely due to steps taken to reduce the spread of respiratory diseases, such as school and … including the United Kingdom and Canada. Notification is important as there is a public health response to each case …
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  • Communicating public health evidence – a successful first year for the PHCC

    … Summary It has been a year since the launch of the Public Health Communication … the work ahead. The PHCC has achieved its stated purpose to effectively communicate public health evidence. The … to measure than counting outputs. While Briefings are important for raising awareness and ensuring public health …
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  • How can we address tobacco companies’ manipulation of cigarette prices?

    … Governments around the world have used this knowledge to implement tobacco excise taxes, which raise the price of … Aotearoa/New Zealand (NZ), that tobacco price increases reduce consumption, stimulate quit attempts, deter young … to prevent access to vaping products by non-smoking youth. Setting a minimum tobacco retail price or setting …
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  • Care coordination for cancer cost-effective

    … with navigating patients through their care – appears to be cost effective, at least for stage III colon cancer . … show in a publication last week in the NZ Medical Journal. But care cordiantors will change how patients are treated, … your area). But cancer management is complex and so it is important that managers still consider the pros and cons of …
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  • The humility of being second to Australia in cancer mortality

    … There is nothing like being second to Australia to galvanize angst and consternation among … for bowel cancer, and for breast cancer for women. This is important, highlighting room to improve in our health sector. … This will not alter survival per se, but it will reduce the morbidity and mortality burden by simply reducing …
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  • 6 teaspoons of sugar a day helps the diseases stay down, in a most challenging way

    … evidence on the health harm of sugar, and then pull back to consider the diet in total. There are many other aspects … should be less than 10% of total energy intake a day, but have gone further to state that 5% would be better still. … but affected by biases such as poor adherence to advice to reduce sugar. Sugar-sweetened beverages (i.e. fizzy drinks) …
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  • Severe weather events linked to outbreaks of crypto in Aotearoa – New study

    … evidence, though additional research is needed to further clarify this relationship. This is especially so … contact, such as swimming, has also been identified as an important risk factor for infection. 5 The Government is … as investment in water and wastewater infrastructure, may reduce cases of cryptosporidiosis arising from swimming and …
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  • Using the CovidCard to enhance protection from COVID-19 at the NZ border

    … sized device that uses low-energy Bluetooth technology to communicate with other proximal devices (see Figure). All … of modelling studies (reviewed by Anglemyer et al, 2020), but what is the point of using the CovidCard in MIQ … – such as genomic testing – but it is likely to greatly reduce the time and data processing burden for Government …
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