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  • Is NZ a laggard in responding to climate change?: Results of a Global Index

    … has just been released by Climate Action Network Europe and Germanwatch. Basically, the index uses set criteria to … from token (see past brief reviews on the NZ response – (1) (2) ). Indeed, this year the Government announced an … ethics of climate change . So, to stay a “climate laggard” or become a more responsible “climate leader”? This seems a …
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  • New Zealand E-cigarette trial in Lancet – keeping it in perspective

    … to quit smoking.  This is overstating the study findings. And to be fair to the authors, overstating their conclusions … randomised to e-cigarettes were abstinent at six months, or 7.3%.  This compares to 17 out of 295 people randomised to … patches, or 5.8%.  The difference in percentage points was 1.51%, with a 95% confidence interval of -2.49% (yes, …
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  • The case for lowering salt levels in processed foods is now even stronger – new research

    … studies which suggested that both low sodium (salt) intake and high sodium intake were associated with higher risk of … death, based on various methods to assess sodium intake [1]. The findings suggest “that inaccurate measurement of … used in other studies  (ie, just one 24-hour urine, or spot test estimates using the Kawasaki formula), allowing …
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  • Charting our way back to normal

    … Pandemic Trade-offs, allows people to weigh the costs and benefits of different policy responses as Australia rolls out vaccines and considers opening borders. See here for an associated … question this year is – “When can we get back to normal?” Or more pessimistically, “Will we ever get back to normal?” …
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  • New Zealand can lead the world in tobacco control: Plain packaging 2.0

    … with smokers; introducing dissuasive cigarette sticks and rolling papers, and foregrounding Quitline information … smoking as an accepted, even aspirational, behaviour (1-3). Results from Australia clearly support our government’s … prevent the proliferation of brand variant names (or descriptors) that occurred in Australia (10). As Scollo et …
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  • Minimum pricing of alcohol: what does the evidence say?

    … hitting moderate drinkers as well as heavy drinkers; and just creating a profit windfall for the alcohol industry. … drinkers in the highest income quintile was modest (1%). Consumption fell by 1.6% among “responsible” drinkers in … in the lowest socioeconomic group (living in routine or manual worker households and comprising 41·7% of the …
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  • Climate change and cherry blossom

    … Professor Alistair Woodward , epidemiologist and climate change expert. Alistair was Convening Lead Author … just after 9am on Friday 4 Apirl, discussing this report and his reflections .   Last Saturday in Japan the lights … for “change”?  Most projections use the period 1980-2000 or thereabouts as a starting point, because the data are …
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  • How might NZ expand community water fluoridation?

    … Zealand given the scientific evidence for health benefit and safety, reduction in inequalities in oral health, and the … for the oral health of New Zealanders.   The new Report [1], provides an updated review of the evidence for safety and … a majority of people were against CWF. An alternative (or subsequent addition) would be a requirement to have a …
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  • Good news on declining smoking rates, especially for Māori. Is it credible? What next?

    … 2013 Census compared to the 2006 Census (from 20.7% to 15.1% in adults aged 15+). The results generally fit with other evidence and are good news for health in NZ. And late today Tariana … have fallen nearly 10 percentage points from 2006 to 2013, or from 42.2% to 32.7%.  Which is fantastic news. This blog …
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  • Media release: New Zealanders back action on preventing alcohol harm

    … are calling time on the alcohol industry's influence and supporting stronger safeguards to protect … support for tighter safeguards on how alcohol is sold and marketed. Clear majorities support firm limits on key … would benefit young people and those trying to cut down or stop drinking.”   Alcohol causes a broad range of harms to …
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