Taiwan reports 22 new coronavirus cases, mostly navy sailors
Taiwan's government on Sunday reported 22 new coronavirus cases, 21 of whom had been on a Taiwanese navy mission to the Pacific island state of Palau last month. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 19, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
FDA: 7 Sunscreen Chemicals Enter Bloodstream After Use, But Don ’ t Abandon Sun Protection
(CNN) — After a single application, a total of seven chemicals commonly found in sunscreens can be absorbed into the bloodstream at levels that exceed safety thresholds, according to studies by the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, an arm of the US Food and Drug Administration.
“What is most alarming about these findings is that chemicals are absorbing into the body in significant amounts and the ingredients have not been fully tested for safety,” said David Andrews, a senior scientist for the Environmental Working Group, or EWG, a consumer organization which advocates for sunscreen safety.
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Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - January 21, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News CNN Sunscreen Source Type: news
Efficacy of a new parent and school-supported intervention after moderate and severe childhood traumatic brain injury - Palacio-Navarro A, Lopez-Sala A, Colome R, Turon M, Callejon-Poo L, Sanz-Palau M, Sans A, P óo P, Boix C.
INTRODUCTION: Traumatic brain injury is a common cause of acquired disability during childhood. Early interventions focusing on parenting practices may prove effective at reducing negative child outcomes. AIM: To determine the efficacy of a new cou... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 30, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Sunscreen Enters Bloodstream After Just One Day Of Use, Study Says
This study is the FDA’s way of showing sunscreen manufacturers they need to do the studies to see if chemical absorption poses health risks.”
The need to screen
According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, more Americans are diagnosed with skin cancer each year than all other cancers combined. Around the world, melanoma ranks as the 19th most common cancer in both men and women, says the World Cancer Research Fund.
In the United States, sunscreens were originally approved as an over-the-counter solution to sunburn. They came in two types: one using chemical combos to filter the sun, the other using minerals to bloc...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - May 6, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News CNN Sunscreen Source Type: news
Why a Sunny Pacific Island Is Banning Sunscreen
The Pacific archipelago of Palau is regarded as one of the best diving locations in the world, with hundreds of varieties of fish and coral found within its reefs. In an effort to protect those natural treasures from harmful chemicals, Palau recently became the first country to ban many types of sunscreen.
Amid growing anxiety about the world’s oceans, advocates hope that Palau’s law—which follows a similar measure by the state of Hawaii—may be just the first swell of a new legal wave.
What’s the science behind the ban?
An estimated 14,000 tons of sunscreen wash into the oceans each year, but...
Source: TIME: Science - November 7, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Billy Perrigo Tags: Uncategorized coral bleaching Environment hawaii Palau Source Type: news
Ben-Gurion University research leads to first nationwide sunscreen chemicals ban in Palau
(American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev) 'We are pleased to see that governments are using scientific research conducted at Ben-Gurion University to protect the delicate coral reef systems and ocean wildlife that are already under significant stress from climate change,' says Prof. Kushmaro. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - November 7, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Palau Bans Many Kinds of Sunscreen, Citing Threat to Coral
The Western Pacific nation joined Hawaii in banning products containing certain chemicals that scientists say are “ reef toxic. ” (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - November 2, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: VICKY XIUZHONG XU Tags: Palau Reefs Coral Sunscreen Hazardous and Toxic Substances Fish and Other Marine Life Hawaii Mexico oxybenzone Source Type: news
The Tiny Nation Of Palau Will Ban Most Sunscreens In Effort To Save Coral Reefs
“We must meet our duty, at every opportunity, to educate international visitors about how Palau has lasted in this uniquely untouched natural state for so long.” (Source: Science - The Huffington Post)
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - November 2, 2018 Category: Science Source Type: news
Scientists find corals in deeper waters under stress too
(University of California - San Diego) A new study led by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego and the Coral Reef Research Foundation (CRRF) in Palau describes a novel approach for predicting warm temperature-induced stress on corals from the sea surface through a deeper expanse ranging from 30-150 meters (100-500 feet) known as the mesophotic zone. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - August 27, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Twistable electronics with dynamically rotatable heterostructures
In heterostructures of two-dimensional materials, electronic properties can vary dramatically with relative interlayer angle. This effect makes it theoretically possible to realize a new class of twistable electronics in which properties can be manipulated on demand by means of rotation. We demonstrate a device architecture in which a layered heterostructure can be dynamically twisted in situ. We study graphene encapsulated by boron nitride, where, at small rotation angles, the device characteristics are dominated by coupling to a long-wavelength moiré superlattice. The ability to investigate arbitrary rotation angl...
Source: ScienceNOW - August 16, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Ribeiro-Palau, R., Zhang, C., Watanabe, K., Taniguchi, T., Hone, J., Dean, C. R. Tags: Materials Science, Physics reports Source Type: news
HHS provides states second installment of grant awards to combat opioid crisis
Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is releasing the second year of funding to 50 states, four U.S. territories, and the free associated states of Palau and Micronesia, totaling $485 million to continue the Nation ' s efforts to combat the opioid crisis. (Source: HSR Information Central)
Source: HSR Information Central - April 19, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Three new species of zoantharians described from coral reefs across the Indo-Pacific
(Pensoft Publishers) Three new species of zoantharians -- relatives of the better-known hard corals and sea anemones - were discovered by researchers based in southern Japan. One of them, Antipathozoanthus remengesaui, was named after the current president of Palau, Tommy Remengesau, in honour of his and the nation's support to the authors and marine conservation as a whole. The species, which can be found widely across the Indo-Pacific, are described in a study published in the open-access journal ZooKeys. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - January 4, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Going diving in the tropics? Don't eat the reef fish!
(University of British Columbia) Reducing tourist consumption of reef fish is critical for Palau's ocean sustainability, finds a new UBC study that suggests other small island nations might also consider adopting this strategy. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - September 21, 2017 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Palau ocean sustainability linked to tourist consumption of reef fish
(Nippon Foundation-Nereus Program) Reducing tourist consumption of reef fish is critical for Palau's ocean sustainability, finds a new Nippon Foundation-UBC Nereus Program study published today in Marine Policy. While climate change is expected to lead to sharp declines in Palau's reefs, the best tourism management strategy includes a more than 70 per cent reduction in reef fish consumption by visitors. These findings are highly relevant for sustainable development in small island developing states under climate change. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - September 20, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Child and adolescent sexual abuse in women seeking help for sexual and reproductive mental health problems: prevalence, characteristics, and disclosure - L ópez S, Faro C, Lopetegui L, Pujol-Ribera E, Monteagudo M, Avecilla-Palau À, Martínez C, Cobo J, Fernández MI.
This is a multicentric, descriptive, cross-sectional study of child and adolescent sexual abuse in women over 18 years in 24 primary care sexual and reproductive health centers in Catalonia. A total of 1,013 women were recruited; 345 (37.6%, 95% CI: 34.6-... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 8, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
