Alaska food notes
There is salmon, halibut, and crab, the latter usually priced at $125 for the meal. The salmon I liked but did not love, so the halibut is the standout order in Anchorage, noting that even fish and chips may cost you $45. The vegetables were somewhat better than expected. Many quite good…#anchorage #namasteshangrila #nepalese #mexican #polynesian #alaska #relatedstories (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
India's stretched health care fails millions in rural areas
Poonam Gond is learning to describe her pain by numbers. → JP Morgan analyst: Oil to hit $380 per barrel (From The Oxford Club) Zero means no pain and 10 is agony. Gond was at seven late last month. “I have never known zero pain,” she said, sitting in the plastic chair where she spends most of her…#poonamgond #oxfordclub #geetaaayam #indians #chhattisgarh #nepal #worldbank #newdelhi #yogeshjain #sangwari (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Japan proposes industrial hub in Bangladesh with links to northeast India
Japan has proposed developing an industrial hub in Bangladesh, with supply chains to landlocked northeastern states in India and to Nepal and Bhutan beyond, by developing a port and transport in the region, officials said Tuesday. The move comes after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s visit to India…#nepal #bhutan #fumiokishida #bayofbengal #matarbari #faq (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gender Equity for Women with Disabilities in Nepal: Challenges and Recommendations
Article provides an overview of challenges faced by women with disabilities in Nepal when it comes to gender equity, discrimination, lack of access to education and employment opportunities, and limited access to healthcare services (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - April 8, 2023 Category: Disability Tags: Blogs - Writings - Stories Source Type: news
Intimate partner violence, food insecurity and COVID-19 among newly married women in Nawalparasi district of Nepal: a longitudinal study - Puri MC, Maharjan DC, Dahal M, Raifman S, Diamond-Smith N.
This paper examines factors associated with intimate partner violence (IPV) among newly married women in Nepal, and how IPV was affected by food insecurity and COVID-19. Given evidence that food insecurity is associated with IPV and COVID-19, we explored w... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Platitudes not Enough: Urgent Investment Needed in Health Workforce
A nurse walks into a hospital ward in Janakpur in Dhanusha District in southern Nepal. Credit: UNICEF/RupadhayayBy Roopa Dhatt and Susannah SchaeferWASHINGTON DC / NEW YORK, Apr 7 2023 (IPS) As World Health Worker Week draws to a close on April 7, health organizations from around the world have been celebrating women’s vital role in the health workforce and sharing stories about the enormous value they bring to all areas of health and care.
But platitudes are not enough. It’s time for global health leaders to step up and turn these words into action.
Globally, women make up almost 70% of the global health workforce an...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - April 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Roopa Dhatt and Susannah Schaefer Tags: Development & Aid Featured Global Headlines Health IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse Population Poverty & SDGs TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
Praise as man refuses to take'picky eater' girlfriend to nice restaurants
A man who refused to take his girlfriend to fancy restaurants because "she eats like a kid" has been backed over his cost-cutting approach. Food can make or break a relationship. A 2019 study published in the journal Society for Personality and Social Psychology found close to a third of…#reddit #nonamerican #nepalese #walmart #terridimatteo #dimatteo (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What to Know About the New XBB.1.16 COVID-19 Variant
The World Health Organization (WHO) is monitoring a new COVID-19 subvariant called XBB.1.16, which has been circulating throughout India for a few months and is causing a new surge of cases there. The Times of India reported on Apr. 3 that more than 3,600 new COVID cases had been recorded in the country since the previous day, marking India’s largest single-day jump in case numbers in more than six months. “In India, XBB.1.16 has replaced the other variants that are in circulation,” said Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO’s COVID-19 technical lead, during a Mar. 29 press conference. “So this is one to wa...
Source: TIME: Health - April 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Haley Weiss Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
I work in a naked spa. It's exhausting and so much fun
Felix Kühn. Vabali Spa Berlin Felix Kühn manages the sauna at a "textile-free" spa in Berlin, Germany. This means guests must be naked to access its pool and sauna. "It's a very physical and exhausting job, but I have so much fun with it," says Kühn. This as-told-to essay is based on a…#felixkühn #berlin #vabali #saunadepartment #guests #fahrenheit #eastgermany #indonesian #nepal (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Prevalence, associated factors, and impact of workplace violence among physicians - Adhikari B, Subedi R, Thakur RK, Thapa M, Karki SS, Dhungana B, Devkota A, Kc B, Thakurathi M, Bhattarai A, Ray BK, Phuyal B, Sharma P, Devkota S, Adhikari J.
This study aims to assess the prevalence, associated factors, and implications of workplace violenc... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Intimate partner violence during pregnancy in South Asia: systematic review and meta-analysis - Nepal S, Atreya A, Shrestha DB, Budhathoki P, Lamichhane S, Nepal S, Marahatta A, Dhital R.
BACKGROUND: This systematic review collated the literature on the prevalence rate of different types of intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy in South Asia. METHODS: Systematic literature searches were conducted in four major databases (... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
'The broker also told me that I will not have problems after selling because we have two and we can survive on one kidney': findings from an ethnographic study of a village with one kidney in Central Nepal - Shrestha B, Adhikari B, Shrestha M, Poudel A, Shrestha B, Sunuwar DR, Mishra SR, Sringernyuang L.
Kidney selling is a global phenomenon engraved by poverty and governance in low-income countries with the higher-income countries functioning as recipients and the lower-income countries as donors. Over the years, an increasing number of residents in a vil... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Depression, anxiety and stress among high school students: a cross-sectional study in an urban municipality of Kathmandu, Nepal - Karki A, Thapa B, Pradhan PMS, Basel P.
Depression and anxiety are the most widely recognized mental issues affecting youths. It is extremely important to investigate the burden and associated risk factors of these common mental disorders to combat them. Therefore, this study was undertaken with... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Married man, 47, got glass stuck in his bum for three days while drunk
The constipated 47-year-old, from Kathmandu, Nepal who wasn't named, waited three days before seeking medical attention and initially denied to medics that he had inserted it on purpose. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The COVID-19 Pandemic in the Nawalparasi District of Nepal: a mixed methods assessment of increased alcohol use and violence against women - Cornell A, Mitchell A, Puri M, Diamond-Smith N.
BACKGROUND: In Nepal and across the globe, the COVID-19 pandemic has primed an environment for increased rates of violence against women (VAW). This paper explores pandemic-driven economic insecurity and increased alcohol use as instigators of VAW and Inti... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
