June 2023: preventive health in the news

The list is not comprehensive and mainly focuses on topics relevant to the work of the Prevention Centre. Some articles may be behind paywalls but we try to avoid them.

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• Sweetener ‘a possible carcinogen’, says WHO
  The Medical Republic, 30 June 2023
• New study: much of what we’re told about gym exercises and resistance training is from studies of males, by men
  The Conversation, 30 June 2023
• Critical pandemic lessons: prioritise public good over private profits
  Croakey, 29 June 2023
• Fairer elections make for healthier Australians
  Croakey, 29 June 2023
• ‘The dirty disease’ – both smokers and non-smokers get lung cancer. They face stigma on top of illness
  The Conversation, 28 June 2023
• Body mass index: why practitioners are relying on it less when looking at a patient’s health
  The Conversation, 28 June 2023
• Woolworths to replace confectionery aimed at kids with healthy snacks at checkouts
  9 News, 27 June 2023
• The ‘easy’ solution to reduce obesity in men in Australia
  3AW, 27 June 2023
• Australian men’s health card revealed with nearly half of men affected by chronic conditions
  News.com.au, 27 June 2023
• We’re living longer, are more active, but could be eating better
  The Sydney Morning Herald, 27 June 2023
• Much to celebrate for Indigenous health ahead of NAIDOC Week
  MJA Insight+, 26 June 2023
• A future of autonomous vehicles delivering junk food 24/7 is coming, health researchers warn
  Intouch Public Health, 23 June 2023
• Chief Medical Officer on what the Australian CDC will and won’t do
  Intouch Public Health, 23 June 2023
• The 20th-century playbook not working: The need for a wellbeing economy
  The Mandarin, 23 June 2023
• New study finds increasing health burden of type 2 diabetes in Australia
  Deakin University news, 23 June 2023
• Bridgetown keeps energy drink ban for under-18s in place, as other communities watch on
  ABC South West WA, 23 June 2023
• ‘Incredibly noticeable’: alcohol bans have cut family violence and crime in Alice Springs, advocates say
  The Guardian, 23 June 2023
• 3 in 4 Australians support a blanket ban on targeting kids online with unhealthy food marketing: New study
  Food for Health Alliance news, 22 June 2023
• UK government ‘shares lessons’ on vaping with Australia
  Perth Now, 21 June 2023
• People seeking help for alcohol reaches decade-long peak
  newsGP, 21 June 2023
• ‘Every phone is a bottle shop’: Pandemic hangover prompts booze ban call
  The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 June 2023
• Drones and robots are about to make junk food available to children 24/7
  Cosmos, 20 June 2023
• Why are we paying so much for alcohol-free drinks that aren’t taxed?
  The Conversation, 20 June 2023
• Junk food advertising aimed at children the target of proposed law designed to tackle childhood obesity
  ABC News, 19 June 2023
• Is it finally time to ban junk food advertising? A new bill could improve kids’ health
  The Conversation, 19 June 2023
• Push to change kids’ appetite with junk food ad ban
  Perth Now, 19 June 2023
• Feeling younger than your age may be good for your health
  The Sydney Morning Herald, 19 June 2023
• The first sleep health program for First Nations adolescents could change lives
  The Conversation, 19 June 2023
• Lobbyists with links to Big Tobacco fund pro-vaping Facebook campaigns
  The Guardian (UK), 18 June 2023
• Scientists discover chronic stress can override the brain’s junk food ‘off switch’ in mice
  ABC Radio Sydney, 18 June 2023
• Birthing on Country leads to healthy mothers and babies
  The Canberra Times, 18 June 2023
• ‘It’s a joke’: Why young vaping addicts say regulations won’t work
  The Good Weekend, 17 June 2023
• TGA’s vaping crackdown a sign of things to come
  newsGP, 16 June 2023
• ‘Forget 10,000’: Surprising tips for anyone who counts their steps
  The Sydney Morning Herald, 14 June 2023
• Ultra-processed foods: bread may be considered one, but that doesn’t mean it’s all bad
  The Conversation, 14 June 2023
• Many young people who’ve never vaped may be susceptible to starting, study suggests
  George Institute for Global Health news, 13 June 2023
• Scrutinising the Medical Research Future Fund
  Croakey, 13 June 2023
• Does multimorbidity impact chronic disease treatment?
  newsGP, 13 June 2023
• It felt like I had indigestion, but I was having a heart attack
  The Sydney Morning Herald, 13 June 2023
• Aboriginal researchers “must be involved” in Aboriginal health research
  MJA Insight+, 13 June 2023
• Booze-free beer booming as Millennials moderate their drinking
  The Sydney Morning Herald, 11 June 2023               
• What America’s toilets tell us about the crappy lies rich people peddle
  The Sydney Morning Herald, 11 June 2023               
• Link between chronic stress and comfort eating: mouse study
  INSW Newsroom
• Common energy drink ingredient taurine ‘may slow ageing process’
  The Guardian, 9 June 2023
• The frightening truth about vaping every single person needs to read
  News.com.au, 9 June 2023
• How natural experiments can inform Australia’s obesity policy
  Croakey, 9 June 2023
• Vaping crackdown targets suppliers and retailers of illegal e-cigarettes containing nicotine
  ABC News, 8 June 2023
• Australia should follow Ireland’s lead and add stronger health warning labels to alcohol
  The Conversation, 8 June 2023
• Do you have a ‘salt tooth’? How to recognise it – and feed your cravings healthily
  The Guardian, 7 June 2023
• Unveiling next steps for the National Health and Climate Strategy
  Croakey, 8 June 2023
• Experts urge an end to pork barrelling with health funding
  Croakey, 8 June 2023
• No, you can’t reverse ageing by injecting ‘young blood’ and fasting. But that doesn’t stop people trying
  The Conversation, , 8 June 2023
• Alcohol consumption likely to continue, despite harms and parallels with tobacco, Carl Erik Fisher predicts
  ABC News, 8 June 2023
• How can a public health journal article drive a public conversation?
  Intouch Public Health, 6 June 2023
• Cutting a path through the bush: the benefits of comprehensive measures
  Intouch Public Health, 6 June 2023
• Moving for just one hour a day can slash your risk of diabetes
  The Sydney Morning Herald, 6 June 2023
• Alcohol industry lobbyists misrepresented evidence in bid to influence Australian policy, study finds
  The Guardian, 6 June 2023
• It’s time to bust the ‘calories in, calories out’ weight-loss myth
  The Conversation, 6 June 2023
• Climate-related disasters leave behind trauma and worse mental health. Housing uncertainty is a major reason why
  The Conversation, 6 June 2023
• National audit office releases scathing report of Morrison-government health funding program
  ABC News, 6 June 2023
• Memory loss ‘can be reversed’ by eating these foods
  The Sydney Morning Herald, 6 June 2023
• Audit finds Morrison-era health department deliberately breached guidelines administering $2bn program
  The Guardian, 5 June 2023
• ACDC’s highway to health starts New Year’s Day
  Medical Republic, 5 June 2023
• Housing crisis threatens health of most vulnerable
  MJA Insight+, 3 June 2023
• ‘World leading’ lung cancer screening could save 500 lives each year
  MJA Insight+, 3 June 2023
• Dodgy health claims and nudity: Instagram’s top fitness influencers under fire
  The Sydney Morning Herald, 3 June 2023
• Billions is spent on cancer research globally – but is it money well spent?
  The Conversation, 2 June 2023
• In Queensland, alcohol delivery services don’t have to check for ID or have drivers with RSAs. That could soon change
  ABC News, 2 June 2023
• Over 3.5 million Australians aged 14 or over vape or smoke, new data has revealed
  ABC News, 2 June 2023
• Australia’s teenage smoking rates rise for first time in 25 years, research reveals
  The Guardian, 2 June 2023
• Exercise halves risk of dying from flu or pneumonia
  Medical Republic, 1 June 2023
• Parliament debates influence of unhealthy product ads on children
  Intouch Public Health, 1 June 2023
• How raising tobacco taxes can save lives and cut poverty across the Asia-Pacific
  The Conversation, 1 June 2023

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