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

At least 8 missing as flooding washes away houses in French city of Nice
Among the missing are two firefighters whose vehicle was carried away by a torrent.
Source: Reuters: Health - October 4, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News 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

👉 Trump's stream of subconsciousness becomes a torrent in car crash interview | John Crace via Hvper.com
Source: Reuters: Health - August 5, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News 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

Column: Why can't Twitter and Facebook hold back the torrent of right-wing conspiracy claims?
Right-wing conspiracy craziness is overwhelming social media and damaging democracy.
Source: L.A. Times - Health - July 28, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Michael Hiltzik Source Type: news

Public splash pads and pools are opening in L.A., but it's a trickle, not a torrent
As rules shift, some L.A. pools are opening while others stay shut.
Source: L.A. Times - Health - July 10, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christopher Reynolds 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

Facebook Is Notifying Users Who Have Shared Coronavirus Misinformation. Could It Do the Same for Politics?
Hoping to stem the torrent of false cures and conspiracy theories about COVID-19, Facebook announced Thursday it would begin informing users globally who have liked, commented on, or shared “harmful” misinformation about the coronavirus, pointing them instead in the direction of a reliable source. Facebook hopes the move will drastically reduce the spread of false information about the coronavirus online, a growing crisis that the World Health Organization (WHO) has described as an “infodemic.” “We want to connect people who may have interacted with harmful misinformation about the virus with ...
Source: TIME: Health - April 16, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Billy Perrigo Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 feature Londontime Source Type: news

Probabilistic performance prediction model for Austrian torrent control infrastructure - Paratscha R, Strauss A, Smutny R, Lampalzer T, Rauch HP, Thannen M.
Due to the growing stock of torrent control structures and decreasing investments, the protection level can be reduced in the long term. Therefore, the focus of the future investments has been shifted on efficiency improvement and maintenance of existing s...
Source: SafetyLit - April 3, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news

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