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Your DNA may play a significant role in determining whether or not you end up a smoker – and how […]
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The results of the latest National Health Survey have been released, providing a snapshot of the health of New Zealand […]
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As New Zealand deliberates over the introduction of ‘plain packaging’ for cigarettes, a new study confirms that such measures reduce […]
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Included in today’s Budget 2012 announcements was the plan to increase tax on tobacco and allocate new funding to prevent […]
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New research published today in the New Zealand Medical Journal has highlighted the link between unhealthy behaviours like drinking and […]
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British public health experts have made a call for films depicting smoking to be classified as R18, but a New […]
Continue readingAnti-smoking drug increases heart attack risk
A new study has found that a smoking cessation drug prescribed in New Zealand is associated with an increased risk […]
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A review article published in the Lancet this week put forward health priorities aimed at tackling some of the worlds […]
Continue readingKiwi scientists to UN: Top 5 Priorities for Health
A review article published in the Lancet today puts forward health priorities aimed at tackling some of the worlds biggest […]
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