Changes in substance use among adolescents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Guatemala - Monzon J, Barnoya J, Mus S, Davila G, Vida ña-Perez D, Thrasher JF.
OBJECTIVES: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on March 16(th), schools had to be closed in Guatemala and went to online teaching. We sought to analyze the change in substance use among high school students in Guatemala associated with the lockdown. MET... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
ChatGPT uses 17,000 times the amount of electricity than the average US household does daily: report
None ChatGPT uses more than half a million kilowatt-hours of electricity daily, The New Yorker reported. • None In comparison, the average US household uses just 29 kilowatt-hours. • None Estimating how much electricity the booming AI industry consumes is tough to pin down. AI is using up a ton of…#newyorker #openai #google #alexdevries #dutchnationalbank #kenya #guatemala #bigtech #verge #nvidia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Archaeologists find evidence ancient Maya drank tobacco in healing rituals
Archaeologists have found evidence to suggest that the ancient Maya consumed tobacco as a drink, possibly for ritual and healing purposes. For a study published in the journal Antiquity, a team of researchers analyzed chemical residues from cylindrical ceramic vases found in the archaeological…#antiquity #cotzumalhuapa #guatemala #lateclassicperiod #mesoamerican #mesoamerica #centralamerica #newworld #yaleuniversity #mayan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Victimization and distress in Indigenous Maya women: a qualitative investigation of gender-based violence and mental health outcomes in rural Guatemala - Rogg MC, Pezzia C.
There is currently scant research exploring Indigenous Guatemalan women's experiences of gender-based violence and mental health outcomes, but existing research suggests further exploration in this area is necessary. The current study aimed to address this... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Rural and Agricultural Issues Source Type: news
Mom of 16-year-old killed at poultry plant sues over his ‘gruesome’ death, attorneys say
The mother of a 16-year-old who was killed while working at a Mississippi poultry processing plant is suing the facility over his “gruesome” death, her attorneys announced. Duvan Robert Tomas Perez, a migrant from Guatemala, was cleaning a deboning machine at the Mar-Jac Poultry MS LLC plant in…#mississippi #duvanrobert #tomasperez #guatemala #marjacpoultryms #hattiesburg #usdepartmentoflabors #osha #marjacpoultry #edilmaperezramirez (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
SS Innovations Demonstrates Groundbreaking Telesurgery Platform at Company's First Multi-Specialty Robotic Surgical Conference
SMRSC 2024 welcomed global medical experts and innovators to explore the future of robotic surgery FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SS Innovations International, Inc. SSII, a developer of innovative surgical robotic technologies dedicated to making robotic surgery…#fortlauderdale #fla #gurugram #haryana #ss #innovationsfounder #sudhirsrivastava #mantra #smrsc #guatemala (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mexico confirms some Mayan ruin sites are unreachable because of gang violence and land conflicts
Mexico is acknowledging that at least two well-known Mayan ruin sites are unreachable by visitors because of cartel violence or land disputes MEXICO CITY -- Mexico’s government has acknowledged that at least two well-known Mayan ruin sites are unreachable by visitors because of a toxic mix of…#mexico #mayan #mexicocity #chiapas #guatemala #yaxchilán #bonampak #tonina #gazastrip #lagartero (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Heading to Mayan ruin sites in Mexico? Drug gangs might demand your phone and passcode
Mexico’s government has acknowledged that at least two well-known Mayan ruin sites are unreachable by visitors because of a toxic mix of cartel violence and land disputes. But two tourist guides in the southern state of Chiapas, near the border with Guatemala, say two other sites that the…#mexico #mayan #chiapas #guatemala #yaxchilán #bonampak #tonina #gazastrip #lagartero #inah (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mexico confirms some Mayan ruin sites are unreachable because of gang violence and land conflicts
Mexico’s government has acknowledged that at least two well-known Mayan ruin sites are unreachable by visitors because of a toxic mix of cartel violence and land disputes. But two tourist guides in the southern state of Chiapas, near the border with Guatemala, say two other sites that the…#mexico #mayan #chiapas #guatemala #yaxchilán #bonampak #tonina #gazastrip #lagartero #inah (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Migrant Caravan of 1,500 Sets Out for US From Southern Mexico
A new, smaller caravan of about 1,500 migrants started walking north from southern Mexico on Thursday, a week after a larger group that set out on Christmas Eve largely dissolved. The migrants, most from Central and South America, said they had grown tired of waiting in Mexico’s southern city of…#mexico #tapachula #guatemala #venezuela #cuba #centralamerica #subscribe #bloombergoriginals #bloombergquicktake #breakingnewson (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Other passengers support man who opened emergency exit and walked on plane's wing in Mexico airport
At first it sounds like a typical case of bad behavior aboard airplanes. The Mexico City International Airport acknowledged in a statement Friday that a man had opened an emergency exit and walked out on a wing of a plane that was parked and waiting for takeoff Thursday. The airport said the man…#aeromexico #guatemala #mexican #am672 #guatemalacity (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bakkt Crypto Trading Expands Footprint in LatAm and Southeast Asia
Bakkt Holdings, crypto trading and custody platform, announced the expansion of its crypto operations in several crypto-friendly international jurisdictions. The digital assets solutions firm has established crypto trading and onramp capabilities in Brazil and Guatemala, adding to Bakkt’s existing…#bakktholdings #brazil #guatemala #latam #argentina #mexico #hongkong #singapore #gavinmichael #hapi (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Crypto Firm Bakkt Expands Globally When Bitcoin ETFs Are Driving Market Evolution
Crypto solutions company Bakkt Holdings said it is expanding cryptocurrency operations across new international markets. In a statement on Wednesday, Bakkt confirmed collaboration with existing clients, stock trading platform Hapi and digital brokerage SogoTrade. In Latin America, Bakkt is now…#bakktholdings #hapi #sogotrade #latinamerica #bakkt #brazil #guatemala #argentina #mexico #hongkong (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Alan Tenembaum
at CreativeMornings Guatemala City, Dec 14, 2023. Free events like this one are hosted every month in dozens ...#alantenembaum #creativemornings #guatemalacity (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Poultry plant slapped by feds after underage worker dies in horrifying machine mishap
A Mississippi poultry plant where an underage worker violently died after being pulled into machinery over the summer is entirely responsible for the horrifying incident, federal regulators ruled after an investigation. “Disregarded safety standards” at the Mar-Jac Poultry plant in Hattiesburg…#mississippi #marjacpoultry #hattiesburg #duvantomasperez #guatemalan #osha (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
