Two Mass Shootings in Less than 24 Hours Shock U.S.
Two mass shootings at crowded public places in Texas and Ohio claimed at least 29 lives in less than 24 hours and left scores of people wounded, a shocking carnage even in a country accustomed to gun violence. In the Texas border city of El Paso, a gunman opened fire Saturday morning in a shopping area packed with thousands of people during the busy back-to-school season. The attack killed 20 and wounded more than two dozen, many of them critically. Hours later in Dayton, Ohio, a gunman wearing body armor and carrying extra magazines opened fire in a popular nightlife area, killing nine and injuring at least 26 people. The...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 4, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Terrorism & Active Shooter Mass Casualty Incidents AP News Tag Source Type: news

"The lions of tomorrow": a news value analysis of child images in jihadi magazines - Watkin AL, Looney S.
This article reports and discusses the results of a study that investigated photographic images of children in five online terrorist magazines to understand the roles of children in these groups. The analysis encompasses issues of Inspire, Dabiq, Jihad Rec...
Source: SafetyLit - July 19, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news

Picking up Branson ’s rocketing carbon bill | Letters
Virgin Galactic | Headlines | Women ’s tennis | Saw joke | Bull run | IzalI was surprised to find no mention in your report (Floating into space: Branson reveals plans to list Virgin Galactic on stock exchange, 10 July) of the environmental costs of using a huge aircraft and a rocket ship to give super-rich clients a few minutes in space. How many hard-working families do we need to persuade to give up their annual holiday in the sun to offset the carbon footprint of one of Branson ’s flights of fancy?Mike BattyeCrewe, Cheshire• The Liverpool player Ian Callaghan’s destruction of Queen’s Park Rangers in the 1970s...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 10, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Letters Tags: Virgin Galactic Science Space Newspapers & magazines Media Animal welfare Animals World news Wimbledon Tennis Sport Trees and forests Source Type: news

Adolescents' sex-related alcohol expectancies and alcohol advertisements in magazines: the role of wishful identification, realism, and beliefs about women's enjoyment of sexualization - Rodgers KB, Hust SJT, Willoughby JF, Wheeler J, Li J.
In the United States, approximately one in five sexually active teens report alcohol or drug use before their last sexual encounter. The co-occurrence of alcohol with sex increases risky behaviors, such as having unprotected sex. Magazines that target adol...
Source: SafetyLit - June 21, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Employers Are Steering Workers Toward Controversial Stem Cell Therapies
A Midwestern grocery chain, Hy-Vee, is taking an unusual—and highly controversial—approach to reducing health care costs. Before employees in certain cities can undergo knee replacement, they first must visit a stem cell provider. Hy-Vee has contracted with one of the U.S.’ leading stem cell companies—Regenexx, based in Des Moines, Iowa—that claims injections of concentrated bone marrow or platelets can help patients avoid expensive joint surgery. Regenexx has persuaded over 100 employers to include its services in their health insurance plans. In a marketing booklet, Regenexx, whose injection...
Source: TIME: Health - June 19, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Liz Szabo / Kaiser Health News Tags: Uncategorized Healthcare medicine Source Type: news

Do magazines exaggerate fertility at advanced reproductive age?
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) A new study has shown that popular magazines commonly feature older pregnant celebrities on their covers with no mention of the risks of advanced maternal age pregnancy or the advanced reproductive technologies and methods needed to achieve these pregnancies. By downplaying fertility decline with advancing age, these magazines likely contribute to women's belief that they can safely put off pregnancy until later ages.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 10, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Put more father friendly cues in OB/GYN offices, Rutgers-led study suggests
(Rutgers University) A new Rutgers-led study finds that by adding a few subtle cues to prenatal care waiting rooms, such as photos of men and babies, and pamphlets and magazines aimed toward men, OBGYNS can get fathers more involved in prenatal care and increase healthier outcomes for women and infants.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - May 28, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Put more father-friendly cues in OB/GYN offices, Rutgers-led study suggests
(Rutgers University) A new Rutgers-led study finds that by adding a few subtle cues to prenatal care waiting rooms, such as photos of men and babies, and pamphlets and magazines aimed toward men, OBGYNS can get fathers more involved in prenatal care and increase healthier outcomes for women and infants.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - May 28, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Astrology superstar Susan Miller: 'I can really respond to people online'
She has 17m followers, a figure set to double this year. So how has Susan Miller made the ancient pseudo-science of fortune-telling a world-wide phenomenon?If you ’re not one of the 17 million readers ofastrologyzone.com or one of the users of the app of the same name, you may not have heard of Susan Miller – yet. But for any astrology-obsessed millennial, she is the queen of fortune telling, single-handedly responsible for fuelling their obsession with all things celestial. Somehow she has managed to turn the mystical, ancient pseudo-science of astrology into a world-wide phenomenon – her website enjoyed more than 3...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 25, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Hanna Hanra Tags: Life and style Psychology Science Health & wellbeing Source Type: news

Why the Guardian is changing the language it uses about the environment
From now, house style guide recommends terms such as ‘climate crisis’ and ‘global heating’The Guardian has updated itsstyle guide to introduce terms that more accurately describe the environmental crises facing the world.Instead of “climate change” the preferred terms are “climate emergency, crisis or breakdown” and “global heating” is favoured over “global warming”, although the original terms are not banned.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 17, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Damian Carrington Environment editor Tags: Environment The Guardian Biodiversity Wildlife Media National newspapers Climate change Conservation Science Extinction Rebellion Greta Thunberg & magazines Source Type: news

Makers Nutrition Named One of Inc. Magazine ’s Best Workplaces 2019...
Makers Nutrition is one of the highest-scoring businesses, with standout employee engagement and has again been named one of Inc. Magazine’s Best Workplaces for 2019.(PRWeb May 17, 2019)Read the full story at https://www.prweb.com/releases/makers_nutrition_named_one_of_inc_magazines_best_workplaces_2019_second_year_in_a_row/prweb16319319.htm
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - May 17, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

DR MAX THE MIND DOCTOR: Sex is good for you...so don't be shy to talk about it!
DR MAX: We might be surrounded by it — in books and magazines, on TV and in films and adverts — but now it emerges that not only do we not talk about sex, we’re not doing it either.
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 11, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Paywalls block scientific progress. Research should be open to everyone | Jason Schmitt
To democratise scholarly publishing, individual academics need to take actionAcademic and scientific research needs to be accessible to all. The world ’s most pressing problems like clean water or food security deserve to have as many people as possible solving their complexities. Yet our current academic research system has no interest in harnessing our collective intelligence. Scientific progress is currently thwarted by one thing: paywalls.Related:It's time for academics to take back control of research journalsContinue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 28, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Jason Schmitt Tags: Universities Education Higher education Research Science Academics Open access scientific publishing Media Peer review and scientific publishing Newspapers & magazines Source Type: news

Why some fashion brands are embracing a more inclusive standard of beauty
The once-uniform idea of beauty is now being redefined. Models that look more like actual consumers are gracing the pages of magazines, catalogs and websites – including men and women with scars, stretchmarks and even physical disabilities. Michelle Miller reports.
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - February 25, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Chef Sandra Lee Rose to Fame on Charm and Cool Whip. Now She ’s Taking on Cancer
Sandra Lee, the creator of the Semi-Homemade brand of cookbooks, magazines and TV shows and a person who leaves nothing to chance, is sitting in a high-ceilinged ballroom on Wall Street on a rainy evening the weekend after Thanksgiving, listening to a local official present her with a tribute. But, sincere as the speech is, it cannot be heard over the chatter of the members of the New York City independent-film community who have turned out for the IFP Gotham awards. This is not Lee’s usual audience. To New York’s indie-film elite, she is that woman who rose to fame on her ability to gussy up ready-made food in...
Source: TIME: Health - February 7, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Belinda Luscombe Tags: Uncategorized celebrity Source Type: news

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