Premature mortality due to four main non-communicable diseases and suicide in Brazil and its states from 1990 to 2019: a Global Burden of Disease Study - Cousin E, Schmidt MI, Stein C, Aquino C, Gouvea ECDP, Malta DC, Naghavi M, Duncan BB.
INTRODUCTION: The goal of reducing the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) requires close monitoring. Our objective is to characterize the decline of premature NCD mortality in Brazil based on Global Burden of Diseases (GBD) Study 2019 estimates. ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 6, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news
Road traffic injuries and deaths and the achievement of UN Sustainable Development Goals in Brazil: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study, 1990 to 2019 - Malta DC, Morais Neto OL, Cardoso LSM, Veloso GA, Andrade FMD, Vasconcelos AMN, Lima CM, Ribeiro ALP, Naghavi M.
This study aimed to analyze mortality and disabilities resulting from road injuries in Brazil, and to assess the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) target of reducing deaths due ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 6, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Slow Streets Malta - challenging the status quo in a car-dependent island state - Zammit A.
Over the past decades, the Maltese archipelago has been characterised by ever-increasing levels of car ownership which, coupled with a high population density, have translated into significant car dependency. As a consequence, within top-down infrastructur... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 4, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Community-Based Prevention Source Type: news
Mortality and years of life lost to death or disability by interpersonal violence against women in Brazil: Global Burden of Disease Study, 1990 and 2019 - Pinto IV, Vasconcelos NM, Corassa RB, Naghavi M, Marinho F, Malta DC.
This study compares the variation of deaths and years of life lost to death or disability (DALY) caused by interpersonal violence against women in Brazil and its states. ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 4, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Use of fall risk-increasing drugs in older adults with multiple myeloma: a cross-sectional study - Machado TRL, Menezes de P ádua CA, Drummond PLM, Silveira LP, Malta JS, Santos RMMD, Costa NL, Reis AMM.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the use of fall risk-increasing drugs (FRIDs) and associated factors and to assess the use of medicines that induce neuropathy in older adults with multiple myeloma (MM). METHODS: Cross-sectional study with older adults wi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 31, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Ghana: Covid-19 Variant Spread - Ghana Tightens Travel Restrictions ... Bans Israel, Malta, Korea for 14 Days
[Ghanaian Times] Ghana yesterday placed travel ban on travellers coming into the country from Israel, Malta and South Korea due to the increase in COVID-19 cases across the world. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 22, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Prevalence of exposure to violence among adults - Brazil, 2019 - Mascarenhas MDM, Melo AS, Rodrigues MTP, Bahia CA, Lima CM, Corassa RB, Andrade FMD, Malta DC.
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of exposure to violence, characterizing its magnitude, types and occurrence in the adult population in Brazil. METHODS: Cross-sectional study with data from the National Health Survey conducted in 2019. The pre... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 20, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news
Prevalence and factors associated with intimate partner violence against adult women in Brazil: National Survey of Health, 2019 - Vasconcelos NM, Andrade FMD, Gomes CS, Pinto IV, Malta DC.
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence and factors associated with intimate partner violence against adult women in Brazil. METHODS: Quantitative cross-sectional epidemiological study using the database of the National Survey of Health 2019. The pre... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 20, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news
Association between health behaviors and depression: findings from the 2019 Brazilian National Health Survey - Barros MBA, Medina LPB, Lima MG, Azevedo RCS, Sousa NFS, Malta DC.
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the association of depression with various health behaviors and to verify if they differ according to gender or income. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study based on data of 65,803 Brazilian adults (18-59 years old) interv... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 20, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news
Socio-environmental vulnerability index: an application to Rio de Janeiro-Brazil - Malta FS, Marques da Costa E.
OBJECTIVES: The concept of vulnerability has been used more frequently in several studies, in an attempt to better understand the specificities and needs of different population groups, both in environmental and socio-economical terms. The aim of this stud... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 15, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
Philadelphia Flyers are city's latest sports team to sign sponsorship deal with Betway
The Philadelphia Flyers became the second professional sports teams in the city during the past two weeks to enter into a marketing partnership with Betway, a global online sports betting and gambling company.
Financial terms of the deal are being kept confidential.
Betway, which entered into a sponsorship deal with the Philadelphia 76ers late last month, is based in Malta and has additional offices in Guernsey, London and Madrid. The company is owned by Guernsey-based Super Group, a holding company… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - November 11, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: John George Source Type: news
Rights watchdog faults Malta for abortion, journalist safety
A European human rights watchdog is recommending that Malta legalize abortion, improve gender equality and implement reforms to protect journalists (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - October 18, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
The Suicide Squad's grim portrait of real-life, US-Nazi collaboration
The fictional land of Corto Maltese holds up a mirror to haunting, post-WWII realities (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 10, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New study reports strong indications of freshened groundwater offshore the Maltese Islands
(University of Malta) An international team of scientists has reported strong indications of freshened groundwater offshore the coastline between Valletta and Marsascala, in the south-east of Malta. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - July 22, 2021 Category: Biology Source Type: news
HVCC investing $10 million-plus to expand, renovate Saratoga County campus
Hudson Valley Community College will spend close to $10.5 million expanding and renovating its Saratoga County campus to train more students for careers in nursing, construction, welding and computer chip manufacturing.
The Troy college will begin construction of a two-story, $7.5 million, 14,500-square-foot addition at its Tec-Smart campus in Malta this fall.
The school also will spend an additional $3 million renovating its existing 43,000-square-foot building, which opened in 2010.
"Right… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - July 21, 2021 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Robin K. Cooper Source Type: news
