This Antarctic penguin sleeps 11 hours a day —a few seconds at a time
For sleepy humans, nodding off can be inconvenient—say, during a boring lecture—or even downright dangerous, such as while driving a car. But for Antarctica’s nesting chinstrap penguins (
Pygoscelis antarcticus
), these secondslong bits of shuteye known as “microsleeps” may help them survive. These mininaps net the birds
about 11 hours of sleep per day
, potentially offering them a way to rest while remaining vigilant over their eggs and chicks, researchers report today in
Science
. The work could shine a light on how different animals adapt their dozing to cope with stressful...
Source: ScienceNOW - November 30, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
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LEADERSHIP
Argentina’s president targets science
The election last week of libertarian Javier Milei as Argentina’s next president has many of the nation’s scientists fearing the future. Milei, who won 55.7% of the vote, has
vowed to close or dramatically restructure the National Scientific and Technical Research Council
(CONICET), Argentina’s main science funding agency, and its health and environment ministries. He views climate change as a “socialist hoax.” Milei has called CONICET, which employs nearly 12,000 researchers and ranks as one of South America’s top government s...
Source: ScienceNOW - November 30, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
New Zealand's plan to ban smoking goes up in ... well, smoke
New Zealand won’t be kicking butts after all. The country, in 2022, passed legislation that would gradually raise the legal age to buy tobacco products, effectively preventing anyone born in 2009 or later from ever being able to do so. However, a change in the government has led to a reversal of…#newzealand #labourparty #nationalparty #newzealands #hongkong #ireland #wales #chrisbullen #universityofauckland #newzealanders (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What to Know About Australia ’s Disposable Vape Ban
Australia will ban the importation of disposable vapes starting Jan. 1, the government announced on Tuesday, citing concerns of young people becoming addicted to nicotine. Plans for an import ban on nonprescription vaping products were first announced in May, as part of a broader set of legislation aimed at cracking down on the vape industry and stamping out recreational vaping, which authorities have identified as a brewing public health crisis.
Here’s what you need to know about Australia’s imminent ban on disposable vapes, along with other restrictions to come.
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Source: TIME: Health - November 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Koh Ewe Tags: Uncategorized Australia Source Type: news
The rise and fall of excess winter mortality in New Zealand from 1876 to 2020 - Telfar-Barnard L, Baker MG, Wilson N, Howden-Chapman P.
Excess winter mortality (EWM) has been used as a measure of how well populations and policy moderate the health effects of cold weather. We aimed to investigate long-term changes in the EWM of Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ), and potential drivers of change, and... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 29, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Cohort profile: the Trauma Outcomes Project, a prospective study of New Zealanders experiencing major trauma - Owen HE, Wyeth EH, Maclennan B, Barson D, McBride P, Gabbe BJ, Civil I, Derrett S.
PURPOSE: Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are useful for trauma registries interested in monitoring patient outcomes and trauma care quality. PROMs had not previously been collected by the New Zealand Trauma Registry (NZTR). More than 2500 New Zea... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 29, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Ottawa Public Health urges tough anti-smoking policy that New Zealand is scrapping
Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is calling on the federal government to follow the example of New Zealand's "smoke-free generation" law, which sought to ban cigarette sales to anyone born after 2008 for their entire lifetime. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - November 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Ottawa Source Type: news
Contraceptive pill warning after two women died just 10 days apart
Auckland, New Zealand based coroner Alex Ho released findings into the tragedies this week that recommended women should be counselled on the risks of venous thromboembolism. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Zealand leader plans to ban cellphone use in schools and end tobacco controls in first 100 days
New Zealand’s new prime minister plans to ban cellphone use in schools and repeal tobacco controls in the agenda for his first three months in office (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - November 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Bonds cheer Fed talk of cuts; kiwi flies
Treasury yields and the dollar hit multi-month lows on Wednesday after a Fed official made fresh hints of U.S. interest rate cuts, while the New Zealand dollar jumped after its central bank said another hike may be necessary if inflation proves stubborn. In Asia, MSCI's broadest index of…#treasury #newzealand #msci #asiapacific #hongkong #australian #swissfranc #federalreserve #christopherwalleran #tapasstrickland (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Zealand leader plans to ban cellphone use in schools and end tobacco controls in first 100 days
New Zealand’s new prime minister plans to ban cellphone use in schools and repeal tobacco controls in the agenda for his first three months in office.#newzealands (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Zealand plans to ban cellphone use in schools
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon leaves his first post-Cabinet press conference at Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. (Mark Mitchell/New Zealand Herald via AP) New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon leaves his first post-Cabinet press conference at…#newzealand #christopherluxon #parliament #wellington #markmitchell #newzealandherald #newzealands #reservebank #luxon #māorihealthauthority (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Far Right and Far Left Meet Over Wellness Conspiracy Theories
Conspiracy theories, especially about vaccines, spread like wildfire during the COVID-19 pandemic, but such anti-science thinking is extending far beyond COVID-19. There are now conspiracies about sunscreen, the causes of cancer, and wifi—among other alleged ills—and they are going global.
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Anti-vaccine conspiracies have even begun to influence dog owners. A recent study published in the medical journal Vaccine found that around 4 in 10 dog owners in the U.S. thought vaccinating their dogs against diseases like rabies could cause the dogs to get autism...
Source: TIME: Health - November 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Simon Williams, Gavin Yamey, Peter Van Heusden and Sarah Downs Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
Sexual assault in older-age adults: criminal justice response in New Zealand - Patterson T, Hobbs L, Brown E, Barak Y.
There is growing recognition that older persons, both male and female, may experience sexual assault. One clearly identified gap in the body of scientific literature is examination of the criminal justice response for older adults who have been sexually as... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Health experts decry New Zealand ’s reversal on world-first tobacco ban
Create your free profile or log in to save this article Create your free profile or log in to save this article LONDON — Health and tobacco campaigners said Monday that New Zealand’s plan to repeal laws that would ban tobacco sales for future generations threatened lives and put international…#newzealands #labour #kiwi #boydswinburn #newzealand #hca #cabinet #sarahjackson #nicolawillis #newshubnation (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
