A Military Pilot Study Shows How Mindfulness Can Help Ease Pain
Mindfulness meditation may help combat veterans with traumatic brain injury manage their chronic pain, according to a small but promising pilot study published in the journal Military Behavioral Health. An estimated 44 percent of U.S. combat veterans and 26 percent of Americans in general suffer from chronic pain, a condition in which pain persists for longer than 12 weeks and in some cases for a lifetime. If the pilot study's results are borne out in future research, the military will have an effective and economical tool to help treat soldiers who return from the field with lifelong pain, says Thomas Nass...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - March 30, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Weekend Roundup: Between Engagement and Terror
This week we witnessed a world coming together and a world falling apart, a world between engagement and terror. For the first time in nearly 90 years, an American president visited Cuba, turning upside down the anti-Yanqui narrative that has been the raison d'être of one of the Western Hemisphere's most longest-lasting dictatorships. In Havana, President Barack Obama promised to work toward lifting the embargo on Cuba just as he has done in Iran, where the advance of reformists in last month's election has already demonstrated the fruits of that opening. In Brussels, it appears that some children of Muslim immigrants e...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - March 26, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
PHR Welcomes Guilty Verdict Against Radovan Karadzic, Key Figure in Bosnia’s Genocide
PHR hailed today’s landmark guilty verdict against former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity during the 1992-1995 Bosnian war. After almost six years of proceedings, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) found the former political leader responsible for some of the worst atrocities in Europe since World War II. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - March 24, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Conflict zone: all in the line of duty
Warnings about the humanitarian crisis in Syria by a British surgeon went unheeded until millions fled and thousands died. However, the destruction, horror and danger did not prevent his bid to save lives. Tammy Lovell reports
When humanitarian disasters hit, doctors and medical staff are often first on the scene before the media and the eyes of the world cast their glare.
These people may be regarded by the public as heroes, but many of them see it as no more than their duty as medics to help the sick and injured.
One such doctor is London consultant surgeon David Nott, who has been volunteering in conflict zones ...
Source: BMA News - February 9, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Persistent complex bereavement disorder symptom domains relate differentially to PTSD and depression: a study of war-exposed Bosnian adolescents - Claycomb MA, Charak R, Kaplow J,
Layne CM, Pynoos R, Elhai JD.
Persistent Complex Bereavement Disorder (PCBD) is a newly proposed diagnosis placed in the Appendix of the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) as an invitation for further research. To date, no studies have exam... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 27, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Perceptions of the sex trade in Bosnia and Herzegovina: a comparative analysis of practitioners and future practitioners - Smith M, Muftic LR, Deljkić I, Grubb JA.
Bosnia and Herzegovina has taken a prohibitionist stance when it comes to the commercial sex trade. In the last decade, legislation has been passed outlawing the solicitation, procurement, and enticement of prostitution. Yet, the country continues to be cr... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 18, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Examination of the community-specific prevalence of and factors associated with substance use and misuse among rural and urban adolescents: a cross-sectional analysis in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Zenic N, Ostojic L, Sisic N, Pojskic H, Peric M, Uljević O, Sekulic D.
OBJECTIVE: The community of residence (ie, urban vs rural) is one of the known factors of influence on substance use and misuse (SUM). The aim of this study was to explore the community-specific prevalence of SUM and the associations that exist between sch... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - November 15, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Collective sexual violence in Bosnia and Sierra Leone: a comparative case study analysis - ten Bensel T, Sample LL.
Social scientists have long studied the patterns, motivations, and recidivism rates of sexual offenders; however, the majority of prior research has examined rape, where victims are assaulted by a single offender in isolated events. Often overlooked are se... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 14, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Self-reported and observed seat belt use - a case study: Bosnia and Herzegovina - Lipovac K, Tešić M, Maric B, Đerić M.
The issue of seat belt use in middle- and low-income countries is strongly evident and has as a result higher rates of fatalities and seriously injured on the roads. The first systematic field research of the seat belt use while driving was carried out in ... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 10, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Hidden danger of irrational abusing illegal androgenic-anabolic steroids in recreational athletes age under 35 in Bosnia & Herzegovina - Solakovic S, Totic D, Vukas H, Djedovic M.
INTRODUCTION: Androgenic-anabolic steroids are rarely used by sportsmen who want to improve physical performance in competition sport. Despite that they are well aware of the side effects of anabolic steroids, many young athletes in Bosnia and Herzegovina ... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 15, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
VIDEO: The dangerous health legacy of war
Childhood vaccinations missed due to the conflict in Bosnia has now led to a huge rise in the numbers of measles cases. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - July 25, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UN envoy welcomes Bosnia-Herzegovina court ruling on sexual violence in conflict
The Secretary-General's Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict today welcomed the decision by a Bosnian Herzegovinian court to secure conviction for and award compensatory damages to victims of war-time sexual violence, the United Nations confirmed today. (Source: UN News Centre - Women, Children, Population)
Source: UN News Centre - Women, Children, Population - June 29, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Factors that influence death penalty support among university students in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Muftic LR, Maljevic A, Mandic L, Buljubasic M.
This study addresses this gap in the literature. Utilizing self-reported sur... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - June 19, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
When Disasters Strike, Cash Is Best
When disasters strike, the first thing people want to know is “How can I help?” As a Red Crosser working in international communications, one of the most rewarding parts of my job is to see how people come together after tragedy, like the recent earthquake in Nepal, wanting to simply help in any way they can.
Many times, this well-intentioned and generous “How can I help?” question translates into donations that actually complicate an already difficult logistical situation on the ground. Donations like clothing, food and gifts, bought here in the U.S., are challenging to ship. In situations like Nepal, where transp...
Source: Red Cross Chat - May 4, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Niki McMillan Tags: Disaster Response International Cash cash transfer Source Type: news
Africa: Global Fund Board Selects New Chair and Vice-Chair
[Global Fund] Geneva -The Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria selected Norbert Hauser, a former Member of Parliament and international auditor from Germany, as its new Chair and also named Aida Kurtovic of Bosnia and Herzegovina as Vice-Chair. Both began serving a two-year term today. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - April 2, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
