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Public Health researchers call for fizzy tax
Researchers calling for a tax on fizzy drinks say the intervention will save improve health, save lives and increase revenue […]
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Is sugar a “toxin? Should we tax fizzy drinks? Are the dangers of sugar exaggerated? Sugar, obesity, the role of […]
Continue readingIs regulation needed to curb NZ’s rising fast food consumption?
A WHO-commissioned study of fast food purchases per capita has found that NZ is one of the worst, with a […]
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is calling on soap manufacturers to come clean about how effective antibacterial hands […]
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In a comment article for the New Zealand Herald two leading public health academics explain what is needed to achieve […]
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A widely reported case of an antibiotic resistant ‘superbug’ has highlighted antibiotics’ waning ability to fight off diseases in the […]
Continue readingSix myths about vaccination – and why they’re wrong
Republished from The Conversation under Creative Commons license. By Rachael Dunlop, University of Technology, Sydney Recently released government figures show […]
Continue reading‘Stocktake’ estimates burden of disease in NZ
A new report from the Ministry of Health, “Health Loss in New Zealand” calculates the estimated Burden of Disease — […]
Continue readingHuman to human transmission of H7N9 bird flu – experts respond
The first report of probable person to person transmission of the new avian influenza A (H7N9) virus in Eastern China […]
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