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FoodSwitch. Smartphone consumers beat industry to better labeling
… to understand. Our colleagues at the National Institute of Health and Innovation (NIHI), University of Auckland, are … in the fine print). Over in Australia, the Department of Health and Aging has just taken the bull by the horns, and … between the food industry, governments and public health in the next decade. Although we note that 60% of UK …
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Media release: Increasing speed limits defies the science - more deaths and pollution predicted
… to experts. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre the University of Canterbury’s … Angela Curl of the University of Otago, have examined the health impacts of raising speed limits. They say the … higher speed limits have a significant negative impact on health and wellbeing and will cost the country financially.” …
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A fat week – debates about saturated fat that will not go away
… that diet and the association of saturated fat with health is not complex, not nuanced, and does not vary over … disease and stroke. But the effect of saturated fat on health will vary by things like: the ratio of polyunsaturated … of HDL (a type of lipid in the blood). As a scientific community we generally thought increasing HDL caused better …
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Media release: Time for single shot HPV vaccine schedule to prevent cancer in NZ
… comes from the authors of a new Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre . Despite the proven … saving costs—and ultimately increasing coverage. The World Health Organization (WHO) now endorses a single-dose HPV … unvaccinated by reducing virus spread. In 2020, the World Health Assembly adopted a global strategy to eliminate …
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Lessons learned from a remote blood pressure lowering trial in Aotearoa
… in Aotearoa consume far too much – 40% more than the World Health Organization recommends 3, 4 . Further, unlike more … people were able to work through the technology with study staff, ask questions, and develop a relationship with the … Acknowledgements and Funding SALTS was funded by a Health Research Council of New Zealand programme grant …
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Reducing tobacco retail availability: counterarguments to industry claims
… of outlets selling tobacco is likely to improve population health and decrease health inequities by reducing smoking uptake and creating … that “the main benefit of being a member of NZACS is the access that we have built up to Ministers, government …
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Dementia: Update on causes and prevention, including the role of COVID-19
… of patients within a California state-wide administrative health database of emergency department and inpatient visits … people who had been tested for COVID-19, diagnosed with community-acquired bacterial pneumonia, or tested for … assessment and management by relevant staff on hand is being ramped up in contact sports [ 58] . …
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The Smokefree 2025 Action Plan: key findings from the ITC New Zealand (EASE) project
… or tobacco that had ‘been smuggled, lacked proper health warning labels, or did not have all government taxes … prevalence and the harms and unacceptable disparities in health caused by smoking particularly for indigenous and … their time; the Ministry of Health NZ who provided access to the New Zealand Health Survey participants who had …
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Smart party pill law makes tobacco & alcohol regulation look pathetic
… public. However, its real importance may not be the modest health gains that result from controlling the availability of … hazardous products with a much greater impact on public health. Consider this new law in more detail. A key principle …
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Tobacco product innovation in a smokefree world. Oxymoron or commercial cynicism?
… endgame goals and appears to create opportunities for health researchers and smokefree advocates to work … $22.00; $19.80). Because susceptible non-smokers typically access tobacco through social networks rather than by …
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