‘The silent disease’: Chagas is a killer. Now carriers want their voices heard
The parasite-borne disease is classed as ‘neglected’ yet causes 12,000 deaths a year, mostly in Latin America. Can the world really wipe it out by 2030?The first time Elvira Idalia Hern ández Cuevas heard of Chagas was when her then 18-year-old daughter tested positive.Hern ández’s daughter, Idalia, had donated blood in her home town, near the city of Veracruz in the Gulf of Mexico. When her sample was screened, she was told she was a carrier of the neglected tropical disease.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 16, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Sarah Johnson Tags: Global health Global development Infectious diseases Bolivia Americas Mexico Brazil Medical research Source Type: news
Everything You Need to Know About Peru ’s Political Crisis
Peru, a country that’s used to political turmoil, has seen its worst outbreak of violence in years following the ouster and arrest of leftist President Pedro Castillo. Over the next five weeks, 40 of the protesters seeking his reinstatement were killed and one policeman burned to death. Behind the…#latinamerica #brazil #colombia #josewilliamszapata #argentina #ecuador #luizinacio #castillo #costarica #bolivia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Lula Team Wants to Halt Petrobras Sale of Natural Gas Assets
Brazil’s state-controlled oil giant Petrobras should abandon planned divestments in refining and natural gas and expand in those areas instead, according to a detailed report from President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s transition team. • None Trump’s Troubles Mount as Special Counsel Gets New 2020…#totalenergiesse #boliviabrasil #markthesedates #petrobras #petrobrass #route3 #dasilvas #cade #bolivia #donaldtrump (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Lessons learned from implementing the parenting Program P in Bolivia to prevent family violence - Stern E, Alemann C, Delgado GAF, V ásquez AE.
Parenting programs are an increasingly used strategy to prevent family violence and promote gender equality in the household. Yet, there is limited understanding of the processes and pathways to change through such programs, especially from the Global Sout... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 3, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news
Levels and pattern of alcohol consumption among adolescents in Bolivia: a national cross-sectional survey in 2018 - Luwedde E, Peltzer K.
The purpose of this investigation was to assess the prevalence and associated factors of four alcohol use indicators among male and female school adolescents in Bolivia. In total, 7931 participants (M = 15.5 years, SD = 1.6) responded to a questionnaire in... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Erratum to "Investigating the links between violence in public and private spaces: A qualitative study of neighborhood upgrading programs and domestic violence in La Paz, Bolivia" [World Development Perspectives 19 (2020) 100231] - Libertun de Duren NR.
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Source: SafetyLit - January 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Violence and Weapons Issues Source Type: news
Lasers revealed 5 ancient civilizations that were hiding in plain sight
LiDAR captured the ruins of a civilization in the Brazilian Amazon. Ecossistema Dakila Archeologists beam lasers from the sky to unearth ancient settlements hiding in plain sight. LiDAR uses laser pulses to penetrate dense vegetation, revealing human-built structures underneath. State-of-the-art…#amazon #aguadafénix #hansenet #universityofarizona #jonasgregoriodesouza #bolivia #prehispanic #ancient #tabascomexico #veracruz (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
China and the US Are Waging a War “for Peru’s Soul”, Says Mexican Geopolitical Analyst
“We are seeing a surreptitious clash, a war that no one dares name, between China and the United States for Peru’s soul.” These are the words (translated from their original Spanish to English by yours truly) of the renowned Mexican geopolitical analyst Alfredo Jalife-Rahme. Jalife-Rahme is a…#cuba #lima #accomarca #bolivia #spanish #perusfta #caribbean #iraq #peruscongress #dinabaluarte (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘Queen’s hedgehog’ fungus among 2022’s new discoveries recorded by Kew
Scientists at Royal Botanic Gardens say naming new species is part of global effort to protect Earth ’s biodiversityThe world ’s largest giant waterlily from the wetlands of Bolivia, a spiny fungus named after the Queen and a herb threatened with extinction by pigeon droppings are among more than 100 plants and fungi recorded as being new to science in 2022 by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.Many of the discoveries, including a tall tree from Brazil ’s Atlantic forest and a busy lizzie from Cameroon, are extremely rare, and one is already considered globally extinct. Two in five plants globally areestimated to be at t...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 21, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Patrick Barkham Tags: Kew Gardens Plants Conservation Biology Wildlife Environment Science UK news Source Type: news
What the JFK Assassination Documents Exposed
On Thursday, December 15, the National Archives and Records Administration released a tranche of 13,173 documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Historians and scholars of the assassination have just begun to churn through the massive data dump of documents—along…#1975churchcommittee #cuba #foreignandmilitaryintelligence #dominicanrepublic #patricelumumbaofcongo #bolivia #publisherofskepticmagazine #russian #indonesia #nationalarchivesandrecordsadministra (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 16, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Claire Foy on the Righteous, Proportional Rage Behind ‘Women Talking': ‘We Don’t Believe We Have a Right to Imagine a Better World’
Having already won acclaim and a slew of awards (two Emmys, two SAG awards, a Golden Globe and a Broadcasting Press Guild award) for her breakout turn as Queen Elizabeth II on the first two seasons of “The Crown,” Claire Foy is earning some of the best reviews of her career (and some Oscar buzz)…#polley #clairefoy #sag #bolivia #benwhishaw #judithivey #francesmcdormand #jeremykleiner #queenelizabethii #miriamtoews (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 14, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bolivia's key farming hub ends strike as lawmakers back census By Reuters
LA PAZ (Reuters) - A 36-day general strike in Bolivia's key farming region of Santa Cruz came to an end on Saturday, as lawmakers approved a guarantee to hold a population census in 2024, which will likely hand the region more tax revenues and seats in Congress. "We are lifting the strike and the…#santacruz #keyfarming #boliviakey #romulocalvo #bolivia #census #boliviachamber #santa #cruz #strike (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 26, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bolivia lowers 2023 growth projection as general strike goes on By Reuters
LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivia's economy is forecast to grow 4.8% in 2023, less than the 5.1% growth previously forecast, the government announced on Monday during the presentation of next year's budget. The downgrade comes during an ongoing general strike in Santa Cruz, the country's largest city and…#santacruz #forecast #paz #marcelomontenegro #santa #cruz #ministermarcelo #strike #bolivia #boliviaagricultural (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 21, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bolivia lowers 2023 growth projection as general strike goes on
LA PAZ, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Bolivia's economy is forecast to grow 4.8% in 2023, less than the 5.1% growth previously forecast, the government announced on Monday during the presentation of next year's budget. The downgrade comes during an ongoing general strike in Santa Cruz, the country's largest…#santacruz #forecast #paz #santa #marcelomontenegro #cruz #ministermarcelo #strike #bolivia #boliviaagricultural (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 21, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Power struggle divides Bolivia as soy-rich Santa Cruz demands more clout By Reuters
By Andrea Martinez, Monica Machicao and Daniel Ramos SANTA CRUZ/LA PAZ, Bolivia (Reuters) - Tropical, sunny and relatively wealthy, Bolivia's farming region of Santa Cruz has long butted heads with the arid highland political capital La Paz. Now, buttressed by rising soy and beef exports, it is in…#santacruz #andreamartinez #monicamachicao #danielramos #cruz #santa #bolivia #boliviaexports #paz #martinez (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 21, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
