Consultants demand 11 PER CENT pay rise and claim patients are 'safe' as they stage 48-hour walkout - despite health chief warning sick Brits face 'highest level of risk' during strikes
While sick Brits have been told to use emergency care as normal, health chiefs have warned patients face 'the highest level of risk in living memory' during the British Medical Association's strike action.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Researchers discover the best time to exercise if you want to lose weight
Researchers in the US, who carried out the study, said 7am to 9am was the best time to exercise if you wanted to lose weight. They said people in this group had lower BMIs.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

UAW prepares for more US auto strikes; Ford Canada talks extended
The United Auto Workers union said it would announce on Friday more U.S. plants to strike if no serious progress was made in talks with the Detroit Three automakers, as a Canadian union held off on an immediate walkout at Ford's operations in Canada. The UAW last week launched a strike against…#unitedautoworkers #detroit #ford #uaw #generalmotors #chrysler #shawnfain #v8 #fseries #superduty
Source: Reuters: Health - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Minimum safe staffing levels in hospitals could force doctors to work on strike days under new government plans
The Department of Health is launching a consultation on extending recent legislation regarding minimum staffing to cover more healthcare workers as consultants begin a two-day strike today.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Sadiq Khan says hundreds of thousands spent on anti-Ulez Twitter manipulation
Sadiq Khan is expected to claim that “hundreds of thousands of dollars” were spent on an anti-Ulez online manipulation campaign on Twitter, citing research conducted after Labour’s unexpected Uxbridge byelection defeat. The London mayor, who will speak at a conference in New York on Tuesday, said…#sadiq #twitter #labour #uxbridge #valent #borisjohnsons #southruislip #conservatives #ulez #strongcitiesnetwork
Source: Reuters: Health - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Ford employees in Canada ‘meeting resistance’ ahead of Monday’s strike deadline
Ford workers in Canada may soon strike as the automaker and the union remain apart on wages and other key issues. The collective bargaining agreement between Ford and Unifor -- the union representing Ford employees -- expires at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, CBC reports.#ford
Source: Reuters: Health - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Russell Brand ’s wonderland: the online soapbox where the star pushes his ‘free speech’
In a video posted last year, sandwiched between episodes on what the Covid vaccine provider Pfizer “isn’t telling you” and the “bezerker” qualities of Donald Trump as a consensus-breaking force – familiar themes for the millions of subscribers to Russell Brand’s Stay Free channel – there was a…#donaldtrump #russellbrands #johnnydepp #hollywood #virginia #oxfordshire #rumble #sundaytimes #channel4dispatches #russellbrand
Source: Reuters: Health - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Six arrested in Hong Kong in JPEX crypto fraud investigation
HONG KONG -- Hong Kong police have arrested six people in connection with suspected cryptocurrency fraud involving at least 1 billion Hong Kong dollars ($127.8 million) worth of virtual assets. Two women and four men, including online influencer Joseph Lam, were detained by officers on Monday,…#hongkong #josephlam #jpex
Source: Reuters: Health - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Antifa Discussed Plans To Firebomb Federal Buildings, Jan. 6 Court Filing Contends
Authored by Joseph M. Hanneman via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A group of self-identified Antifa supporters who wanted “civil war and revolution” on Jan. 6 sought online blueprints for federal buildings so they…#antifadiscussed #josephmhanneman #epochtimes #roman #protesters #donaldtrump #joeraedlegettyimages #williampope #topeka #kansas
Source: Reuters: Health - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Preferred stimulant safer supply and associations with methamphetamine preference among people who use stimulants in British Columbia: findings from a 2021 cross-sectional survey - Ferguson M, Sedgemore KO, Scow M, Choisil P, Haywood B, Xavier J, Crabtree A, Stitilis B, Liu L, Buxton JA.
BACKGROUND: As safer supply programs expand in Canada, stimulant safer supply is often overlooked despite the harms and criminalization faced by people who use stimulants. METHODS: The 2021 Harm Reduction Client Survey was administered at 17 harm r...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

Assessment of a virtual disaster preparedness and response simulation compared to previous in-person iterations: successful translation of the Penndemic framework - Quinn D, Cole S, Bubel E, Weigelt E, Thomas A, Poon C, Becker D, Nelson H.
Collaborative learning has documented benefits. Restrictions because of the COVID-19 pandemic prevented in-person collaborative experiences, therefore creating a pathway for online ones. An inter-university team previously created and published a novel fra...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Five years of youth engagement with Kids Help Phone Canada (part 2): issues discussed over phone, chat, text, and peer-to-peer services by age range - Mughal S, McIlwaine SV, Swaroop S, Simon A, Shah JL.
BACKGROUND: There is substantial unmet need for child and youth mental health problems in Canada. Charitable organizations, such as Kids Help Phone (KHP), are critical to filling system gaps, offering 24/7 e-mental health services outside the formal health...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Notes from the field: online weight loss supplements labeled as tejocote (Crataegus mexicana) root, substituted with yellow oleander (Cascabela thevetia) -- United States, 2022 - Berland N, Kababick J, Santos C, Calello DP.
This report describes mislabeled online weight loss supplements. n the United States, dietary supplements are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).* Regulations mandate that all ingredients used to manufacture dietary supplements be test...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Sublethal toxicities of 2,4-dinitrophenol as inferred from online self-reports - Abdelati A, Burns MM, Chary M.
INTRODUCTION: 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP) is a mitochondrial toxin sometimes used as a weight loss agent. Reports of fatalities from DNP have been increasing since 2000, suggesting an increase in use. Our understanding of DNP toxicity in humans comes from repo...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Willed ambiguity: an exploratory study of sexual misconduct affecting sexual minority male university students in Canada - Namaste V, Gaspar M, Lavoie S, McClelland A, Sims E, Tigchelaar A, Dietzel C, Drummond JD.
We offer exploratory reflections on the matter of sexual misconduct affecting sexuality minority male students by males in positions of authority in the university, based on interviews with eight sexual violence service providers and five men across Canada...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

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