Types of coastlines and the evacuees' mental health: a repeated cross-sectional study in Northeast Japan - Tashiro A, Nakaya T, Nagata S, Aida J.
Although the health risks and benefits of coastal areas have long been researched, these effects of the different types of coastlines have rarely been explored on the evacuees living near the coast, in a post-disaster context. Thus, this study aimed to exp...
Source: SafetyLit - November 4, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news

Revisiting suicide rate during wartime: evidence from the Sri Lankan civil war - Aida T.
After the seminal work of Durkheim (1897), many subsequent studies have revealed a decline in suicide rates during wartime. However, their main focus was inter-state wars and whether the same argument holds for civil conflicts within a country is an import...
Source: SafetyLit - November 2, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

The Latest: Famed Italian opera house quarantines cast
Milan’s La Scala theater said Monday that the cast of “Aida” has been put under quarantine after two members tested positive for coronavirus
Source: ABC News: Health - October 19, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news

Johnson & Johnson Reports 2020 Third-Quarter Results
New Brunswick, N.J. (October 13, 2020) – Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) today announced results for third-quarter 2020. “Our third-quarter results reflect solid performance and positive trends across Johnson & Johnson, powered by better-than-expected procedure recovery in Medical Devices, growth in Consumer Health, and continued strength in Pharmaceuticals,” said Alex Gorsky, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “I am proud of the relentless passion and Credo-led commitment to patients and customers that our colleagues around the world continue to demonstrate as we boldly fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Our wo...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - October 13, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Our Company Source Type: news

BAND-AID ® Brand Delivers Modern Day “CARE Packages” to Frontline Workers
expand FORT WASHINGTON, P.A., Sept. 21, 2020 /PR Newswire/ – BAND-AID® Brand of Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health today announced a strategic partnership with global humanitarian leader CARE®, the creator of the original CARE Package®, delivering aid to caregivers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, including meals, PPE and critical healthcare and delivery services[1]. To commemorate its 100th anniversary, BAND-AID® Brand is making a $100,000 donation to CARE®, and encouraging consumers to send CARE Packages to support frontline heroes and caregivers around the world for the next 100 days. ...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - September 21, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

As COO of Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation, Aida Somun is at the forefront of containing COVID-19 in Dallas
As COVID-19 cases rose in Dallas, PCCI helped the city by providing data about cases, determining where to put testing sites, and assisted in the decision to issue the shelter in place order.
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - August 19, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Spencer Brewer Source Type: news

Featured Review: Interventions available during pandemics for heavy menstrual bleeding: an overview of Cochrane reviews
What is the effectiveness and safety of treatments commonly available during pandemics for heavy menstrual bleeding?Cochrane authors summarised the available evidence on the effectiveness and safety of treatments for heavy menstrual bleeding which can continue during pandemics.  Pandemics impact upon the ability to deliver specialist assessment and treatments. Examples of treatments that commonly continue during pandemics include non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), antifibrinolytics, combined hormonal contraceptives, and progestogen.Key findingsThere is low-certainty evidence that NSAIDs (mefenamic acid) reduc...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - July 29, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: Katie Abbotts Source Type: news

In conversation with Patsy Collins
This week, I’m in conversation with prolific short story writer Patsy Collins. Patsy has written over 700 short stories for UK magazines. On top of that she has written five novels, two non-fiction books for writers and published 18 collections of her short fiction. She previously joined me on the Thursday Throng back in 2013 with her novel, A year and a day. Known as the travelling writer she can often be found up down the UK in her camper van making up stories and writing them down. Patsy is the editor of the Womag blog, a guide for writers who want to get into short fiction for women’s magazines and she als...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - June 22, 2020 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Podcast Writing author interview Source Type: news

Band-Aid Adding New Brown And Black Skin Tones
NEW YORK (CBS) – The Band-Aid brand is diversifying its color palette. Parent company Johnson and Johnson says it will be rolling out new Band-Aids in various skin tones. For years advocates have pushed for more diversity from the brand, which says the new product is intended to be a stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.  In an Instagram post making the announcement, the company also said it will be making a donation to Black Lives Matter. View this post on Instagram We hear you. We see you. We’re listening to you.⁣ ⁣ We stand in solidarity with our Black ...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - June 12, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Business Consumer Health Syndicated CBSN Boston Syndicated Local Band-Aid Black Lives Matter johnson and johnson Source Type: news

Psychological distress after the Great East Japan Earthquake: two multilevel 6-year prospective analyses - CORRIGENDUM - Goodwin R, Sugiyama K, Sun S, Aida J, Ben-Ezra M.
An error was made in the original paper. Prevalence of MMI and SMI for the complete sample should be as follows:20.9% of respondents reported indications of moderate mental illness in wave 1 (2011; n=969) declining to 14.2 14.2% at wave 6 (2016; n=2263); 1...
Source: SafetyLit - May 30, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news

Associations between community social capital and preservation of functional capacity in the aftermath of a major disaster - Gero K, Hikichi H, Aida J, Kondo K, Kawachi I.
We examined whether community-level social capital is correlated with the ability to maintain functional capacity amon...
Source: SafetyLit - May 18, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news

Family of Manchester coronavirus victim pay tribute to 'gracious gentleman'
Darrell Blakeley ’s family ask for acts of kindness in his memory amid rise in ‘mutual aid’ volunteer groupsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe family of a talented 88-year-old church choir singer who died after catching coronavirus have appealed for acts of kindness to be carried out in his memory.Darrell Blakeley, who died on Friday evening at a Manchester hospital, is thought to have been infected following contact at a restaurant with someone who had recently returned from a skiing trip to Italy.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 16, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Simon Murphy Tags: Coronavirus outbreak Infectious diseases Science Manchester UK news Greater Manchester Source Type: news

Trajectory of evacuees' health condition after the Great East Japan Earthquake: health survey of residents in prefabricated temporary housing and private rented housing in the Miyagi prefecture - Kusama T, Aida J, Higashi D, Sato Y, Onodera T, Sugiyama K, Tsuboya T, Takahashi T, Osaka K.
OBJECTIVEs  The Great East Japan Earthquake occurred in March 2011. As of November 2018, 1100 survivors of its still lived in the Miyagi prefecture's temporary housing. Previous studies revealed that the residential relocation to temporary housing from th...
Source: SafetyLit - February 8, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news

Neighborhood ties reduced depressive symptoms in older disaster survivors: Iwanuma study, a natural experiment - Sasaki Y, Tsuji T, Koyama S, Tani Y, Saito T, Kondo K, Kawachi I, Aida J.
Objective: As most studies relating to mental health and disasters have employed cross-sectional or follow-up assessments about psychological health with post-disaster information, the association between changes in social ties and mental health rem...
Source: SafetyLit - January 20, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

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