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Media release: Aotearoa NZ is on the brink of a measles epidemic: Urgent action needed
… gaps, and an increasing risk of imported cases according to public health experts. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication … out the evidence showing New Zealand is highly vulnerable to a measles epidemic which could result in thousands of …
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What the fizz! A week of dealing to sugary drinks in NY and NZ
… A curious week in the world of soft drinks. The surprising darling of public … try a quick Google search, and you will see.) In contrast to the ‘legal approach’ to problem solving taken in NY, back in New Zealand Coca Cola …
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Media release: Call to action over exposure to cancer-causing agents at work
… New Zealand Carcinogens Survey (NZCS) revealing the extent to which New Zealanders experience cancer-causing substances highlight the need for urgent action to reduce exposure and improve care. The survey has found that more than half of workers in New Zealand are potentially exposed to at least one …
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Media release: Poor ventilation on buses and trains – a fixable risk to health
… Poor ventilation on our buses and trains is leading to an increased risk of passing on respiratory infections … June. The research measured carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) levels in air as a marker for poor ventilation. When more than half … Professor Nick Wilson says he was a little surprised by how high some of the results were. “They were up to eight …
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FoodSwitch. Smartphone consumers beat industry to better labeling
… Associate Professor Nick Wilson, Dr Helen Eyles Ever tried to convince your colleagues, kids or even spouse that some … crap? It would be so much easier if food labels were easy to read and simple to understand. Our colleagues at the … more than 200 likes on their FaceBook page . Packaged food in New Zealand is required to display nutrition information …
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Media release: A call for strong leadership to reduce NZ’s dangerously high antibiotic use
… Healthcare leaders in Aotearoa New Zealand must take a stronger lead on reducing high rates of antibiotic prescribing, according to an infectious disease physician. In the latest Briefing … bacterial infections in the coming decades. It is long past time for Te Whatu Ora and the RNZCGP to encourage a …
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That old chestnut again – does any alcohol consumption reduce cardiovascular disease risk? More evidence for “no”.
… summarised the ‘state of play’ on this topic at PHE Blog in early 2014 . In the last few weeks a large ‘Mendelian … with much potential for identifying causal (as opposed to confounded) associations) has been published suggesting … increase the risk of CVD. A diagram from the BMJ showing how Mendelian randomisation works like an RCT (source: …
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Public Health Solutions Series: Stemming the tide of cancer in Aotearoa New Zealand
… This blog looks at solutions to reduce cancer : action on tobacco products; reducing … health measures to reduce demand on healthcare quickly. In a recent issue of the medical journal The Lancet , a … by 2035. And then there is the considerable issue of how these cancers are distributed within the population: in …
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After the new law for smokefree cars for Kiwi kids, what next?
… We briefly review some lessons from this legislation’s long journey and explore future smokefree possibilities in … which will require cars carrying those under 18 years to be smokefree, what can we learn from the process for … 19 and England 20 ), it is critical that we know how the intervention package is working in NZ. What are the …
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Media release: Why we need an Aotearoa Centre for Disease Control (CDC)
… New Zealand needs a Centre for Disease Control (CDC) to prepare the country for future pandemics which have the … according to global health and infectious disease experts. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication … experience shows that these activities need consistent, long-term capacity building and operation that is at least …
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