D.C. Mayor Declares She Doesn ’t ‘Want to Lock Up Our Kids,’ But Says ‘We Might Have to If They’re Using Guns’
Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser says that while city authorities don’t want to punish minors who commit crimes in the capital with jail time, they may need to. Bowser is supporting a new bill responding to higher rates of violent and otherwise serious crime in the district. Two hundred and…#murielbowser #alexandriahoff #districtcouncil #securedcamendmentact #nasrat #ahmadyar #afghan #mediaite (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘I feel like myself again’: UCLA clinical trial offers hope for lymphoma patients
In June 2018, actor Hirotaka Matsunaga was supposed to be two weeks away from opening night of “The Swords of Sorrow: BURAI II,” a play set in 1800s Japan. The 39-year-old had been cast as the lead. It was the big break he had been working toward since he moved to the U.S. from Japan more than 20 years ago to pursue his dreams.But his cancer diagnosis and an unsuccessful course of chemotherapy had shut down the play.“Around November 2017, I had acute pain in my stomach for weeks, and it got so bad that it became difficult to eat,” Matsunaga said.After a particularly agonizing dinner, he checked himself into a hosp...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - March 5, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Tech Coalition Issues Open Letter to Commit to Ethical AI Use
Taking a step in the direction of utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) for the public good, a coalition of major tech companies and other power players have come together to release an open letter that promotes responsible development and implementation of AI technologies. Led by Ron Conway of…#ronconway #svangel #openai #meta #google #huggingface #databricks #samaltman #sama (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Zyn Is the New Vaping
Not so long ago, Juul was seen as the new Marlboro. Smoking wasn’t that cool anymore—rates had plummeted among U.S. adults and teens—but then came Juul, a sleek, addictive product with flashy advertising tactics that took off like wildfire. It soon became clear that e-cigarettes were hooking teens who otherwise wouldn’t have gone near nicotine.
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Now, Juul is out and Zyn is in. It’s even more discreet than Juul, with no plumes of vapor. A user simply tucks a small pouch of nicotine, additives, and flavorings under their lip for up to an hour. Over...
Source: TIME: Health - March 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Zyn Nicotine Pouches Are All Over TikTok, Sparking Debate
(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON (AP) -- There's nothing complicated about the latest tobacco product trending online: Zyn is a tiny pouch filled with nicotine and flavoring.
But it has stoked a debate among politicians, parents, and pundits that... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 4, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Systematic review and meta-analysis: rates of violence during first-episode psychosis (FEP) - Youn S, Guadagno BL, Byrne LK, Watson AE, Murrihy S, Cotton SM.
BACKGROUND: Most people with psychotic disorders will never commit an act of violence. However, the risk of violence committed by people with schizophrenia is higher than the general population. Violence risk is also known to be highest during the first ep... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Suicide attempt by hanging - a study on patients admitted in tertiary care hospital in eastern India - Sahoo MK, Biswas H.
BACKGROUND: Suicide is defined as a fatal self-injurious act with some evidence of intent to die. Despite the evolution of sophisticated methods to commit suicide, hanging remains one of the commonest methods to commit suicide across the world. To evaluate... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Zyn nicotine pouches are trending on TikTok. Anti-tobacco advocates are concerned for teens
There’s nothing complicated about the latest tobacco product trending online: Zyn is a tiny pouch filled with nicotine and flavoring. But it has stoked a debate among politicians, parents and pundits that reflects an increasingly complex landscape in which Big Tobacco companies aggressively push…#bigtobacco #tiktok #jasjitahluwalia #brownuniversity #ahluwalia #philipmorris #democrats #republicans #chuckschumer #conservative (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Philip Morris Faces Lawsuit Over Zyn Oral Nicotine Pouches
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Source: Reuters: Health - March 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Zyn nicotine pouches are all over TikTok, sparking debate among politicians and health experts
A small nicotine pouch called Zyn has sparked a big debate among politicians, pundits and experts (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - March 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Manifesto for a mentally healthier nation: policies for the 2024 UK general election
Centre for Mental Health - A coalition of over 60 charities (including Centre for Mental Health, Mind, the NSPCC and Marie Curie) is calling on political parties to make a major commitment to mental health ahead of the forthcoming general election. This manifesto sets out the key actions political parties can commit to take to make that vision a reality from the start of the next Parliament.ManifestoPress release (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - February 27, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Mental health Source Type: news
The sexual grooming behaviors of youth who engage in harmful sexual behaviors - Jeglic EL, Winters GM, Steedman LA.
This study examined sexual grooming behaviors reported by adults (n = 250) who experienced... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 27, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Promoting mental well-being in Western Australia: Act Belong Commit ® mental health promotion campaign partners' perspectives - Smith J, t'Hart L, Leaversuch F, Walton A, Jameson G, Samsa H, Clarey M, Millar L, Burns S, Pollard CM.
The Act Belong Commit ® mental health promotion campaign aims to improve population mental well-being. Based on a social-franchising model, partnerships are sought with organizations offering 'mentally healthy activities' that foster social connectedness an... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Program and Other Evaluations, Effectiveness Studies Source Type: news
How your memory can trick you into anything... even confessing to a murder you didn't commit
Recollections may vary. So said Queen Elizabeth in response to allegations made by Harry and Meghan in their interview with Oprah Winfrey (pictured). (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Review: Menthol Cigarette Bans Promote Smoking Cessation
THURSDAY, Feb. 22, 2024 -- Menthol cigarette bans promote smoking cessation, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published online Feb. 21 in Nicotine& Tobacco Research.Sarah D. Mills, Ph.D., M.P.H., from the Gillings School of... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 22, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
