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Mashup Score: 14
Background Bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship (TAPS) have the potential to influence smoking behaviour. However, many countries are yet to implement such strategies. Objective This study aimed to synthesise contemporary evidence on the effectiveness of TAPS bans on smoking prevalence, initiation and cessation. Data sources Medline, EMBASE, Scopus, Cochrane Library and Web of Science databases were searched up to 11 April 2024. Sixteen eligible studies were included. Data selection and extraction Two reviewers independently screened each study and extracted relevant data. Quality assessment was performed in duplicate using the ROBINS-I tool. Discrepancies were resolved via consensus or a third reviewer. Random effects meta-analyses were conducted for reasonably comparable studies. Data synthesis The meta-analyses showed that TAPS bans were associated with a lower prevalence of current smoking (pooled OR= 0.80, 95% CI 0.68 to 0.95, I 2=98.7%) and a reduced risk of smo
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Mashup Score: 14
Background Bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship (TAPS) have the potential to influence smoking behaviour. However, many countries are yet to implement such strategies. Objective This study aimed to synthesise contemporary evidence on the effectiveness of TAPS bans on smoking prevalence, initiation and cessation. Data sources Medline, EMBASE, Scopus, Cochrane Library and Web of Science databases were searched up to 11 April 2024. Sixteen eligible studies were included. Data selection and extraction Two reviewers independently screened each study and extracted relevant data. Quality assessment was performed in duplicate using the ROBINS-I tool. Discrepancies were resolved via consensus or a third reviewer. Random effects meta-analyses were conducted for reasonably comparable studies. Data synthesis The meta-analyses showed that TAPS bans were associated with a lower prevalence of current smoking (pooled OR= 0.80, 95% CI 0.68 to 0.95, I 2=98.7%) and a reduced risk of smo
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Bans on tobacco 🚭 advertising and promotion led to 20% lower odds of people smoking and a 37% reduced risk of people starting to smoke. https://t.co/Oq63ansKYc https://t.co/nqZDVZUqYq
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Mashup Score: 7Frontiers | The Effect of Physical Activities on Internet Addiction in College Students: the Mediating Effect of Self-Control - 3 day(s) ago
Objective: To investigate the relationship between college students’ physical activities and Internet addiction, to investigate the role self-control control…
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Physical activity ⛹🏽 can have a direct negative effect on college students' Internet addiction, and influence Internet addiction through the mediating effect of self-control. https://t.co/9xPpj0r7dw https://t.co/gH00h13bWn
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Mashup Score: 27A reform of value-added taxes on foods can have health, environmental and economic benefits in Europe - 5 day(s) ago
Nature Food – Fiscal incentives on consumption can encourage dietary changes towards healthier and more sustainable foods. Integrated modelling reveals the potential health, environmental and…
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Fiscal policies can provide important incentives that encourage #diet changes. Reducing VAT rates on healthy foods such as fruits 🍉 and vegetables 🥕 can help improve diets and result in #health, environmental and cost benefits. https://t.co/yn2vbP0HyO https://t.co/0IWJ04L2GJ
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Mashup Score: 36Neuroprotective Dietary Patterns and Longitudinal Changes in Cognitive Function in Older Adults - 5 day(s) ago
Numerous studies have examined the association between neuroprotective diets and cognitive function during aging; however, these studies have produced divergent findings. Some studies find that greater adherence to these dietary patterns is associated with preserved cognition, whereas others find no effect.
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Mediterranean 🐟 🫒🥗 and DASH diets linked to slower cognitive decline in older adults. https://t.co/Y5aBLzilNX https://t.co/FTHFuJsX93
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Mashup Score: 29Antibiotic emergency ‘could claim 40 million lives in next 25 years’ | Drug resistance | The Guardian - 11 day(s) ago
Show caption An illustration of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (white) in the human intestine. Photograph: Science Photo Library/Alamy As superbugs spread across the globe, death rates from antimicrobial resistance are set to double, says England’s former chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies has a straightforward message about the coming year. We face a growing antibiotic emergency that could have devastating impacts on men, women and children across the globe, she says. Davies, a former chief medical
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Antibiotic emergency ‘could claim 40 million lives in next 25 years’. About a million people die every year because of the spread of microbial resistance, and that figure will rise over the next 25 years. https://t.co/muAFoESQKC https://t.co/DguOit0RTS
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Mashup Score: 32
Introduction It is estimated that 1.3 billion people in the world have hypertension and a large proportion of them are unaware. Waist circumference has emerged as Potential predictor of Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD) risk; however, fewer studies in Tanzania have evaluated its role in screening for CVD risk. This study aimed to determine the role of waist circumference in screening for hypertension, a major risk for CVD. Methods An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted in Manzese ward, Dar es Salaam, from August to September 2023. Adults who attended a screening campaign were systematically randomly sampled. Data were collected using WHO STEPwise Approach to Chronic Disease Risk Factor Surveillance questionnaire. The relationship between waist circumference and hypertension was analyzed using a Modified Poisson regression model with robust standard errors. Results Among 561 participants screened, 70.4% were female, with a median age of 47 years (IQR: 34–58). The overall prevalen
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Study found participants with elevated waist circumference were 34% more likely to be hypertensive compared to those with normal waist circumference. https://t.co/8T4CK0PZuV https://t.co/MWfqQkqKxW
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Mashup Score: 65Leisure-time physical activity and mortality from influenza and pneumonia: a cohort study of 577 909 US adults - 13 day(s) ago
Objective To examine the association of leisure-time physical activity with mortality from influenza and pneumonia. Methods A nationally representative sample of US adults (aged ≥18 years) who participated in the National Health Interview Survey from 1998 to 2018 were followed for mortality through 2019. Participants were classified as meeting both physical activity guidelines if they reported ≥150 min/week of moderate-intensity equivalent aerobic physical activity and ≥2 episodes/week of muscle-strengthening activity. Participants were also classified into five volume-based categories of self-reported aerobic and muscle-strengthening activity. Influenza and pneumonia mortality was defined as having an underlying cause of death with an International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision code of J09–J18 recorded in the National Death Index. Mortality risk was assessed using Cox proportional hazards, adjusting for sociodemographic and lifestyle factors, health conditions and influenz
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Study of 577 K US adults has shown that aerobic 🏃🏾♀️physical activity was associated with nearly half lower risk of influenza and 🫁 pneumonia mortality. https://t.co/OvTShX8QBm https://t.co/unhv1sfFTW
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Nadi based Pacific Specialist Healthcare (PSH) now has Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy services, that can be used in the treatment of chronic wounds, burns, decompression sickness, and […]
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One diabetes related amputation every 12 hours in Fiji 🇫🇯 https://t.co/fjK3woyrLK
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Mashup Score: 22Single cigarette takes 20 minutes off life expectancy, study finds | Smoking | The Guardian - 17 day(s) ago
Show caption The study found having a single cigarette reduces life expectancy by 17 minutes in men and 22 minutes in women. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA Smokers are being urged to kick the habit for 2025 after a fresh assessment of the harms of cigarettes found they shorten life expectancy even more than doctors thought. Researchers at University College London found that on average a single cigarette takes about 20 minutes off a person’s life, meaning that a typical pack of 20 cigarettes can shorten a
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On average a single cigarette 🚬 takes about 20 minutes off a person’s life, meaning that a typical pack of 20 cigarettes can shorten a person’s life by nearly seven hours. https://t.co/UWPCWDb1rK https://t.co/0Xf9pNPbmF
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Bans on tobacco 🚭 advertising and promotion led to 20% lower odds of people smoking and a 37% reduced risk of people starting to smoke. https://t.co/Oq63ansKYc https://t.co/nqZDVZUqYq