The undiscovered worlds that led adventurer Steve Backshall home
Recently back from a year of seeking unmapped wonders from Greenland to Oman, the explorer is relishing life under lockdownFor most people, being stuck in lockdown with 11-week-old twins and a 21-month-old toddler would be torture. But the explorer Steve Backshall is used to living in tough and challenging environments around the world. “I’ve spent so much of my life away in a field, sleeping in a tent, that to have this amount of time with the family at home is actually a real privilege. It’s something I don’t get very much.”Perhaps unsurprisingly, it takes more than a few dirty nappies to disconcert a man who i...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 12, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Donna Ferguson Tags: Exploration Focus Environment Conservation Television Books Source Type: news
Suicide prevention in the Eastern Mediterranean Region - Rezaeian M, Khan MM.
The WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) consists of 22 countries including Afghanistan, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Islamic Republic of Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 28, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
Child maltreatment prevention readiness assessment in Oman - Al Saadoon M, Al Numani A, Saleheen H, Almuneef M, Al-Eissa M.
This study aimed to evaluate Oman's readiness for implementing large-scale child maltreatment prevention (CMP) programmes. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted between May and August 2016 in Oman. Participants, referred to ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 23, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Shiite Hardliners in Iran Storm 2 Shrines That Were Closed to Stop Coronavirus Spread
(DUBAI, United Arab Emirates) — Hard-line Shiite faithful in Iran pushed their way into the courtyards of two major shrines just closed over fears of the new coronavirus, Iranian state media reported Tuesday, as the Islamic Republic pressed on with its struggle to control the Mideast’s worst outbreak.
Roughly nine out of 10 of the over 17,000 cases of the new virus confirmed across the Middle East come from Iran, where authorities denied for days the risk the outbreak posed. Officials have now implemented new checks for people trying to leave major cities ahead of Nowruz, the Persian New Year, on Friday, but ha...
Source: TIME: Health - March 17, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: JON GAMBRELL / AP Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 overnight Source Type: news
Three Gulf states, Iraq report first coronavirus cases, linked to Iran
Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and Iraq on Monday recorded their first new coronavirus cases, all people who had been in Iran, which raised its toll from the disease to 12 dead and 61 infected. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 24, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Oman reports first two cases of coronavirus, halts flights to Iran: TV
Oman's Health Ministry on Monday reported the first two cases of coronavirus infections in the Gulf Arab state, Oman TV said. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 24, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Home accidents among children:
a retrospective study at a tertiary care center in Oman - Al Rumhi A, Al Awisi H, Al Buwaiqi M, Al Rabaani S.
OBJECTIVES: We sought to identify the prevalence, commonest causes, and severity of home accident injuries and their effects on children who present to the emergency department (ED) of a university-tertiary hospital in Oman. METHODS: We conducted a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 15, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Oman and Saudi state airline Saudia suspend flights to China over virus
Oman and the state airline of Saudi Arabia, Saudia, both suspended flights to China on Sunday in reaction to the coronavirus epidemic. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 2, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Determinants of speeding among new generations of car drivers from the Arabian Peninsula. An investigation based among Omani drivers using the theory of planned behaviour - Boissin C, Al Maniri AA, Al-Azri AS, Hasselberg M, Laflamme L.
In high-income countries of the Arabian Peninsula, including the Sultanate of Oman, motorization has been extremely rapid. As a result, road traffic crashes are by far the highest cause of premature mortality, and speeding is an acknowledged key risk facto... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 18, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Significance of attitudes, passion and cultural factors in driver's speeding behavior in Oman: application of theory of planned behavior - Javid MA, Al-Hashimi AR.
This study aims to identify the significant factors that play an important role in the speeding behavior of drivers. A comprehensive questionnaire was designed... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 5, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Avicii's father on goal of Tim Bergling Foundation
Swedish DJ Tim Bergling, or Avicii, revolutionized electronic dance music and collaborated with many of the world's top artists. In April 2018, Bergling died by suicide while on vacation in Oman. He was 28. After his death, his parents started the Tim Bergling Foundation to advocate for the recognition of suicide as a global health emergency and to remove the stigma of mental illness. Father Klas Bergling spoke with "CBS This Morning" co-host Anthony Mason in his first U.S. broadcast interview. (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - October 21, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mazzoni Center workers ratify their first union contract
Health care workers at the Mazzoni Center in South Philadelphia voted to ratify their first union contract.
The 110 union workers at the center have been negotiating with center's management since they voted to form a union with SEIU Healthcare Pa. in 2017.
The Mazzoni Center focuses on the health care needs of the region’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning community.
A spokesw oman for SEIU Healthcare Pa. said the union members at the Mazzoni Center achieved their goals… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - September 30, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: John George Source Type: news
Physical activity and the built environment: perceptions of policy-makers in Oman - Mabry RM, Al Siyabi H, Kannan M, Al Siyabi A.
The prevalence of physical activity is low in the Sultanate of Oman. The built environment is a key barrier to physical activity in the region. Our aim is to examine urban planners' perceptions of the relevance and feasibility of the proposed urban plannin... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 23, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Youth assets and alcohol-related problems among male and female youth: results from a longitudinal cohort study - Clements-Nolle K, Oman RF, Lu M, Lensch T, Moser L.
Youth who experience alcohol-related problems are at increased risk for developing alcohol dependence. Identifying factors associated with adolescent alcohol-related problems is essential, but most studies have focused on risk factors or a limited number o... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 3, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Apotex Corp. Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Drospirenone and Ethinyl Estradiol Tablets, USP, 28x3 Blister Pack/Carton Due to Possibility of Missing/Incorrect Tablet Arrangement
Weston, Florida, Apotex Corp. is voluntarily recalling four lots of Drospirenone and Ethinyl Estradiol Tablets, USP to the patient /user level. The four recalled lots of Drospirenone and Ethinyl Estradiol Tablets, USP may possibly contain defective blisters with incorrect tablet arrangements and/or an empty blister pocket. The affected product is manufactured by Oman Pharmaceutical Products Co. LLC. Oman under the subcontract from Helm AG, Nordkanalstrasse 28, Hamburg, 20097, Germany. (Source: Food and Drug Administration)
Source: Food and Drug Administration - March 4, 2019 Category: Food Science Source Type: news
