Suicidal emotions, motivations and rationales in Australian men: a qualitative exploration - Macdonald D, Nicolopoulos A, Habak S, Christensen H, Boydell K.
Suicide has a devasting and far-reaching effect on our communities. In developed countries, most people who die by suicide are male. Understanding men's mental health and what they experience in a suicidal state is key to preventing future attempts. Our pa... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 6, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news

Philippines, Japan, Australia, U.S. to hold drills in South China Sea
MANILA/TOKYO -- The Philippines, Japan, the U.S. and Australia will conduct naval drills on Sunday in the South China Sea, in a show of force meant to counter China's expanding military influence in the region. In a joint statement on Saturday, the four countries said the maritime cooperation in…#manila #philippines #southchinasea #eez (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Everyone is panicking over this Aussie cartoon ’s future
You know you’re getting old when kids’ favorite blue cartoon dog is no longer the one that finds clues—it’s Bluey, the star of the Australian children’s show of the same name that’s built an estimated $2 billion international empire…but has an unclear path ahead, Bloomberg reported this week.…#australian #peppapig #hasbro #circana #disney #blueybranded #bbcstudios #morningbrew (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Australia Says Israel Yet to Give Enough Detail on Convoy Strike
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Source: Reuters: Health - April 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

RFK Jr. clarifies thoughts on January 6 Capitol riot after campaign email
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., seeking to clarify his position about the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, said Friday that there is "little evidence of a true insurrection," given participants weren't armed and didn't have "plans or ability to seize the reins of government." Kennedy's statement…#robertfkennedyjr #capitol #julianassange #edwardsnowden #assange #australian #snowden #edsnowden #j6 #washingtondc (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The Guardian view on endangered languages: spoken by a few but of value to many | Editorial
The survival of ancient dialects matters not just for scholarship, but because of the wisdom they convey about how to live with natureThe launch of a “last chance”crowdsourcing tool to record a vanishing Greek dialect drew attention back this week to one of the great extinctions of the modern world: nine languages arebelieved to be disappearing every year. Romeyka, which is spoken by an ageing population of a few thousand people in the mountain villages near Turkey ’s Black Sea coast, diverged from modern Greek thousands of years ago. It has no written form.For linguists, it is a “living bridge” to the ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 5, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Editorial Tags: Language Turkey Science Greece Europe Unesco Source Type: news

Meet the Eclipse Chasers Traveling Thousands of Miles for the Astronomical Event
Among ancient civilizations who regarded solar eclipses as an evil omen, the sight of the cosmic phenomenon would have been cause for despair. But for many enthusiasts traveling thousands of miles to see the upcoming solar eclipse on April 8, the opposite is true. “I’m not in any way religious at all. But [the eclipse is] almost as close to a religious moment as I think you can get,” says Sarah Marwick, a 51-year-old doctor based in the U.K. “It makes you feel enormous and tiny at the same time.” [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Marwick—who has seen six eclipses in the...
Source: TIME: Science - April 5, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Solcyré Burga Tags: Uncategorized feature News Desk Solar Eclipse 2024 Source Type: news

Fiona Wood: ‘When I’ve got a bee in my bonnet, I don’t give up’
The lauded burns pioneer and plastic surgeon on a ‘paradigm shifting’ project, coping with tragedy and the patients she will never forgetGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailRead the rest of Guardian Australia ’sWalk with … interview series hereWhen Fiona Wood moved toPerth from the UK in 1987, she was drawn to its wildlife. “Intrinsically, it’s the most beautiful place,” she says, as we wander along Matilda Bay beneath a canopy of foliage, the gnarled trunks of moreton bay figs and cape lilacs with their bursts of yellow berries. “When I first came here, I thought, ‘I can see myself sitting under t...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 5, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Rosamund Brennan Tags: Life and style Science Medical research Perth Source Type: news

Uniswap tops $2T in trading volume, larger than Australia ’s GDP
Launched in November 2018, Uniswap took 42 months to breach the $1 trillion trading volume milestone. It's now doubled again from that just 24 months later.#uniswap (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Australian Monochrome spot Bitcoin ETF expected to launch within 2 months, says CEO
Although Australia already has a couple of ETPs exposed to Bitcoin, Monochrome’s spot BTC ETF will be the first to hold physical Bitcoin in its ETF, similar to the United States-based products.#bitcoinmonochromes (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

A systems approach to assist policy action to prevent falls among community-dwelling older people in Australia - Costa N, Ambrens M, Delbaere K, Wilson L, Li A, Sherrington C.
OBJECTIVES: While systems thinking has gained recognition as an important approach in health policy and prevention research, its application in the context of fall prevention among community-dwelling older adults has been underutilised. Here, we build on t... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

The relationship between mental health reforms and general population suicide rates in Australia over the past three and a half decades: 1987-2021 - Wang SS, Eapen V, Lin PI.
Nearly 3,000 Australians tragically end their lives by suicide each year, underscoring a major national public health challenge with substantial socio-economic ramifications. Australia's National Mental Health Plans (NMHPs) aim to improve mental health and... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news

Monitoring the use of novel psychoactive substances in Australia by wastewater-based epidemiology - Jaunay EL, Bade R, Paxton KR, Nadarajan D, Barry DC, Zhai Y, Tscharke BJ, O'Brien JW, Mueller J, White JM, Simpson BS, Gerber C.
Users of novel psychoactive substances (NPS) are at risk, due to limited information about the toxicity and unpredictable effects of these compounds. Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has been used as a tool to provide insight into NPS use at the populat... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

How a deadly disease that is most dangerous for babies is sweeping Australia - and what you can do about it
Some 2,799 cases were recorded in the first three months of 2024. Cases are highest in Queensland and New South Wales , with more than 1,000 recorded in each state. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Australian cobalt refiner bets on demand for'ethical' China-free EV metals
SYDNEY -- The company planning Australia's first cobalt refinery is pushing ahead with the project despite a prolonged price slump in battery metal prices. It is betting that U.S. and European efforts to break China's dominance in critical minerals will support alternative supply chains. Cobalt…#sydney #cobaltblue #westernaustralia #iwatanicorp #perth (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news