Links 9/2/2023
Whatever happened to the runaway goats of San Francisco? NPR (Chuck L) ‘The Loch Ness monster’ was photographed for second time in less than week New York Post (furzy). Bigfoot is next! Killing of rare bear in Italy sparks grief and outrage Telegraph (Kevin W) Curious lion steals GoPro and takes…#chuckl #lochness #telegraph #kevinw #gopro #defiancemoon #taiwan #asiatimes #ukraine #maine
Source: Reuters: Health - September 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Track Pants for Date Night? Totally Fine---If You Wear Them Like This
LAST FALL, Kevin Ibanez’s work schedule suddenly freed him up to attend a friend’s wedding at the last minute. One problem: The smartish affair seemed to call for a suit, and the San Diego nurse, 32, lacked one. “I figured I’d put together a dressed-up outfit with what I had in my closet,” said…#kevinibanezs #sandiego #ibanez
Source: Reuters: Health - September 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Three-bedroom home sells in San Jose for $2.7 million
4871 Capistrano Avenue – Google Street View A 2,086-square-foot house built in 1980 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 4800 block of Capistrano Avenue in San Jose was sold on Aug. 14, 2023, for $2,705,000, or $1,297 per square foot. The layout of this two-story house consists…#capistranoavenue #googlestreetview #sanjose #miramaravenue #corridacircle #lagovistacircle
Source: Reuters: Health - September 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Researchers applaud health officials ’ push to ease cannabis restrictions
Federal health officials are urging the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to loosen its restrictions on cannabis—a move that could make it easier for researchers to study the drug’s potential medical benefits and harms. Following a review initiated by the White House in 2022 , the U.S. Department of Human Health and Services (HHS) this week recommended that DEA reclassify cannabis from its Schedule I category, which includes drugs considered to have a high potential for abuse and no accepted therapeutic value, such as heroin and LSD, to the lower risk Schedule III. If implemented, the policy cha...
Source: ScienceNOW - September 1, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

Researchers applaud health officials ’ push to ease marijuana restrictions
Federal health officials are urging the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to loosen its restrictions on marijuana—a move that could make it easier for researchers to study the drug’s potential medical benefits and harms. Following a review initiated by the White House in 2022 , the U.S. Department of Human Health and Services (HHS) this week recommended that DEA reclassify marijuana from its Schedule I category, which includes drugs considered to have a high potential for abuse and no accepted therapeutic value, such as heroin and LSD, to the lower risk Schedule III. If implemented, the policy c...
Source: ScienceNOW - September 1, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

Are self-driving cars already safer than human drivers?
August was an eventful month for driverless taxis in San Francisco. On August 10, the California Public Utilities Commission voted to allow Google’s Waymo and GM’s Cruise to begin charging customers for driverless taxi rides across the city. A week later, Cruise vehicles were involved in two…#google #waymo #cruise #cademetz #times #phoenix #avs #waymoav # #av
Source: Reuters: Health - September 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

I went to an overdose prevention site. Biden and Newsom need to stop blocking them
Activists in San Francisco opened a pop-up safe injection site to protest federal, state and local roadblocks that value politics over lives.
Source: L.A. Times - Health - September 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Anita Chabria Source Type: news

Atrium Health hospitals recognized for advancing sustainability measures
Three Atrium Health hospitals are among just 10, nationwide, being recognized with the 2023 Sustainability Champion Award, presented by the American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE), which is part of the American Hospital Association. Atrium Health Lincoln, Atrium Health Mercy and Atrium Health Union will be honored at the organization ’s annual conference in San Antonio next month. As part of a program called “Energy to Care,” the award recognizes hospitals that demonstrate strong…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - September 1, 2023 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Atrium Health Source Type: news

Dr. Eileen K. Fry-Bowers, Dean of the USF School of Nursing & amp; Health Professions, Launches First Nurse Health Equity Scholars Program with Alameda Health System
Eileen K. Fry-Bowers, PhD, JD, RN, CPNP, FAAN, dean of the University of San Francisco (USF) School of Nursing and Health Professions, has launched the first Nurse Health Equity Scholars program in an academic partnership with clinical safety net partner Alameda Health System (AHS). The...
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 1, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PDT LIC TRI Source Type: news

SAC Health to Celebrate Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for Newly Upgraded Clinic in Barstow
SAC Health, a faith-based teaching health center, will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its newly updated clinic on Thursday, September 7 in Barstow, California SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., Aug. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- SAC Health, a health center that serves Medi-Cal and Medicare...
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - August 31, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: CXP Source Type: news

Fafsa Changes Are Coming. Here ’s What You Should Know
Now That We’re Retired, Is It Time to Move to Kansas? There are a lot of reasons to leave San Francisco. But there are just as many reasons to stay.#kansas
Source: Reuters: Health - August 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The Danger of ‘Invisible’ Biolabs Across the U.S.
Recently, many California residents were disturbed to learn that a small, privately-operated bio lab in the Central Valley town of Reedley was shut down by Fresno County Department of Public Health officials after they found that it had been improperly managing almost 1,000 laboratory mice and samples of infectious diseases including COVID-19, rubella, malaria, dengue, chlamydia, hepatitis, and HIV. The lab was registered to a company called Prestige Biotech that sold a variety of medical testing kits, including for pregnancy and COVID-19, and it was likely storing disease samples for the purpose of developing and validati...
Source: TIME: Health - August 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dan Greene, Jassi Pannu and Allison Berke Tags: Uncategorized Science Source Type: news

Microscopic dynamics at the Running of the Bulls (San Ferm ín Festival) in the context of the Social Force Model - Cornes FE, Frank GA, Dorso CO.
This research explores the dynamics of the emergency evacuation during the "Running of the Bulls" festival (Spain, 2013). As people run to escape from danger, many pedestrians stumble and fall down, while others will try to pass over them. We carefully exa...
Source: SafetyLit - August 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Egress, Escape, Evacuation, Crowds Source Type: news

First aid training on near drowning and emergency system activation to employees of Hotel Quest San Denpasar - Subrata T, Sumadewi KT, Datya AI.
It is possible to use the global decline in the Covid-19 epidemic as a trigger for the revival of Bali's tourism sector. Bali tourism includes a significant portion of water sports like surfing, diving, rafting, and swimming on beaches, lakes, and rivers. ...
Source: SafetyLit - August 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Drowning, Suffocation Source Type: news

High pasta prices set to boil over as Canada ' s wheat withers
[1/3] A worker at the Italian pasta maker De Cecco's factory prepares pasta in Fara San Martino, Italy, November 29, 2021. Pasta makers are fearful of a substantial supply squeeze in the coming months after this summer's durum wheat price shock, as the market runs out of ways to offset a dire…#italian #dececco #fara #sanmartino #manitoba #turkey #continentalnoodles #continental #wholefoods #spain
Source: Reuters: Health - August 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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