Cost-benefit assessments of an e-bike subvention programme in Oslo, Norway - Veisten K, Fyhri A, Harkjerr Halse A, Sundf ør HB.
In an attempt to increase the bicycle share in transport in Oslo, the municipality launched an e-bike subvention programme in 2016. One thousand persons were to receive a 20% subvention if they bought an e-bike, by registering via a municipal webpage on a ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 16, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Norwegian Cruise Line passengers claim Antarctica voyage was rerouted mid-trip
Antarctica-bound passengers aboard a Norwegian Cruise Line ship claim their course was rerouted mid-voyage to instead travel around South America, nearly 200 miles off course from the destination they say they booked. The cruise ship was originally slated to travel around South America before…#antarctica #norwegian #southamerica #paradisebay #helenmidler #tiktok #abcnews #norwegiancruiseline #admiraltybay #antarctic (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Norwegian Arctic Circle town expected green energy boom, then came Bidenomics
MO I RANA, Norway — In Mo i Rana, a small Norwegian industrial town on the cusp of the Arctic Circle, a cavernous gray factory sits empty and unfinished in the snowy twilight — a monument to unfulfilled economic hope. The electric battery company Freyr was partway through constructing this hulking…#norway #norwegian #arcticcircle #freyr (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Can you get compensated for a rerouted cruise? Experts explain the options
Do you have any recourse when your dream cruise turns into a rerouted nightmare? That’s the question at the heart of a viral video in which a passenger aboard a Norwegian Cruise Line NCLH ship sailing to Antarctica recently expressed her frustration. At issue: NCL had changed the itinerary and the…#norwegian #antarctica #ncl (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
STIs Are On The Rise In Europe
Europe is seeing a surge in the number of cases of sexually transmitted infections. As Statista's Anna Fleck details below, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), this includes gonorrhoea, chlamydia and syphilis. Where the number…#annafleck #ecdc #sti #denmark #norway #iceland #sweden #finland #malta #luxembourg (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
This Arctic Circle Town Expected a Green Energy Boom. Then Came Bidenomics
In Mo i Rana, a small Norwegian industrial town on the cusp of the Arctic Circle, a cavernous gray factory sits empty and unfinished in the snowy twilight — a monument to unfulfilled economic hope. The electric battery company Freyr was partway through constructing this hulking facility when the…#norwegian #arcticcircle #freyr #norway #georgia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why People Love Snow So Much
When it’s dark outside in Anchorage, Alaska, therapist Karen Cunningham pulls on long johns, one of her 16 pairs of snow pants, a hat, gloves, her warmest coat, and snow boots, and lies down in a pile of fresh snow. “It’s pitch black, and these white things are just floating down so gently,” she says. “It’s hope for me. From the darkness comes all these infinite possibilities and creations.”
Snow lovers like Cunningham are prone to wax poetic about how they fall for sparkling flakes again and again—even this year, as a record-setting 100-plus inches have already hit Anchor...
Source: TIME: Health - February 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Angela Haupt Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Allies like North Korea, China giving Russia advantage over Ukraine: Norway
Russia is starting to gain an advantage in its war against Ukraine thanks to support from its allies like China and North Korea, according to Norway's military intelligence service. Nils Stensønes, director of the Norwegian Intelligence Service (NIS), told reporters Monday after the release of…#ukraine #northkorea #norway #nilsstensønes #nis #olso #moscow #western #belarus #iran (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Interpersonal violent injury and subsequent risk of suicide and deliberate self-harm: a register-based national cohort study from Norway, 2010-2018 - Goldman-Mellor S, Qin P.
BACKGROUND: Interpersonal violence is a leading cause of morbidity, with potentially severe adverse consequences for the mental health of the injured persons. The extent to which violent injury is associated with subsequent suicidal behavior, however, rema... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Craig Wright ’s Legal Battle Over Satoshi’s Identity Unravels In Court
The ongoing legal drama between the Cryptocurrency Open Patent Alliance and Craig Wright in London has left onlookers astonished. Each revelation seems to cast ripples of uncertainty and produce more questions than answers, further muddying the waters. At the heart of the case is Wright's…#craigwright #satoshinakamoto #jonathanhough #copa #norway #calvinayre #ayre (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Labour considers ban on sale of energy drinks to children
Labour is considering a ban on the sale of energy drinks to children if it wins power in the general election, it has been reported. The proposal has been put forward for inclusion in the party’s manifesto, according to Sky News, as concern grows about health risks to young people from…#labour #skynews #guardian #norway (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
I chose an inside cabin on my recent Norwegian cruise because it was the cheapest option, and I actually loved my little cave
I didn't struggle to fall asleep and could easily get up early for my 7:30 a.m. excursion. Taylor Rains/Business Insider I sailed from Miami to the Dominican Republic on a three-day solo cruise in January. My tiny inside cabin cost about $300 before taxes and fees, which was the cheapest option.…#miami #dominicanrepublic #caribbean #norwegiancruiselines #norwegian #jumbostayhostel #sweden #boeing #747 #taylorrainsinsider (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Monitoring of Norwegian foster homes - Olesen ESB, Videt LL.
Based on interviews, this article explores how the monitoring of foster homes is experienced by children and youths who have been exposed to what they consider abusive behaviour by foster parents. Using a thematic narrative theoretical framework, the artic... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 9, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Hundreds of Nordic clinical trials remain unpublished
This report should encourage initiatives to deal with this issue of research medical waste in the Nordic countries.”The report calls for policy makers in Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Norway and Sweden to adopt national legislation requiring that the results of all clinical trials are made public and to set up monitoring mechanisms. It also calls for national medicines regulators and research funders to put in structures to prevent research waste and ensure that clinical trial results are made public. This is in line with WHO recommendations which urged ethics committees, regulatory authorities, professional bodies, sponsor...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - February 8, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Harry Dayantis Source Type: news
Renewables giant Orsted exits several offshore wind markets, pauses dividend after turbulent year
Burbo Bank, Liverpool Bay, England, viewed from the sea turbines on Burbo wind farm off the UK coast. Danish renewables giant Orsted on Wednesday announced plans to cut jobs, pause its dividend payouts to shareholders and exit several offshore wind markets after a tumultuous year of rising costs.…#burbobank #liverpoolbay #burbo #danish #orsted #norway #spain #portugal #copenhagen #madsnipper (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
