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March 01, 2016
Gaps in services and a failure to protect survivors of family and sexual violence in Papua New Guinea. (Source: MSF News)
Source: MSF News - March 1, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Elias Primoff Source Type: news
On the hook: Sustainable fishing in Papua New Guinea
A multi-disciplinary team has been busy unlocking the secrets of the Papuan black bass, one of the world's toughest sportfish. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - February 29, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
On the hook: Sustainable fishing in Papua New Guinea
(James Cook University) A multi-disciplinary team from James Cook University has been busy unlocking the secrets of the Papuan black bass, one of the world's toughest sportfish. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - February 28, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
The burden of child maltreatment leading to hospitalization in a provincial setting in Papua New Guinea - Rero A, Aipit J, Yarong-Kote T, Watch V, Bolnga JW, Vei R, Morris M, Lufele E, Laman M.
INTRODUCTION: Child maltreatment is prevalent globally. In Papua New Guinea (PNG), child maltreatment remains an under-reported problem. METHODS: As part of a 10 month prospective observational study conducted at Modilon Hospital in PNG, we investi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Ethiopia: Biggest Ever Infectious Disease Survey to Speed End of Trachoma
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] London -Surveyors were taken hostage in Yemen, accused of being representatives of Dracula in Papua New Guinea, worked in sandstorms and temperatures of 50 degrees Celsius in Ethiopia. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 10, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Biggest ever infectious disease survey to speed end of trachoma
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Surveyors were taken hostage in Yemen, accused of being representatives of Dracula in Papua New Guinea, worked in sandstorms and temperatures of 50 degrees Celsius in Ethiopia. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 10, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Australia to Begin Monitoring for Zika Virus
Health officials in the northern part of Queensland and Papua New Guinea, to Australia’s north, have begun taking measures to guard against the virus. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 1, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: MICHELLE INNIS Tags: O'Neill, Peter Queensland (Australia) Papua New Guinea Cameron Dick Zika Virus microcephaly Source Type: news
The truth about altruism
People credit Eleanor Roosevelt as asking, “When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?” Sadly, tenderness is still not a feature of every human conscience. So violence continues, often rationalized as revenge in response to misery caused by others.
Although altruism is often understood as rooted in tenderness, scientific research suggests otherwise. Rather, altruism may have evolved alongside the impulse to condemn and even punish those who act only in their own self-interests. We may be motivated to do good in order to avoid being shunned by our community.
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Source: New Harvard Health Information - January 5, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Michael Craig Miller, M.D. Tags: Behavioral Health Mental Health altruism Source Type: news
Our news predictions for 2016
CRISPR-Cas9 leads to a range of new gene editing research
You probably haven't heard of CRISPR-Cas 9, but that could well change by the end of 2016.
CRISPR-Cas9 is a gene editing technique that uses a combination of the Cas9 protein and a strand of RNA to make breaks in strands of DNA. Then new genetic code can be placed inside the breaks. This can allow genetic code to be rewritten.
Gene editing is nothing new, but the reason CRISPR-Cas 9 has got the scientific community to sit up and take notice is that it is powerful, reliable, quick and, most importantly, cheap. CRISPR-Cas 9 "components" can be bought off the...
Source: NHS News Feed - December 31, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: QA articles Special reports Source Type: news
Behind the Headlines' 2015 Quiz of the Year
In 2015, Behind the Headlines covered more than 500 health stories that made it into the mainstream media. Why not test your knowledge of 2015's health news with our month-by-month quiz?If you've been paying attention, you should find this quiz both easy and fun.Answers are at the bottom of the page – no peeking! QuestionsIn January 2015's health news...1. What activity was said to increase the risk of heart disease?a) playing violent video games b) sexual role playing c) angry tweeting 2. Eating like a what was claimed to reduce obesity risk?a) a Native American b) a Zulu c) a Viking In February 2015's health ne...
Source: NHS News Feed - December 29, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Special reports Source Type: news
Malnutrition a Silent Emergency in Papua New Guinea
High up in the mountainous interior of Papua New Guinea (PNG), the most populous Pacific Island state of 7.3 million people, rural lives are marked by strenuous work toiling land in rugged terrain with low access to basic services. While more than 80 per cent of people are engaged in subsistence agriculture and village food […] (Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health)
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - December 24, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Catherine Wilson Tags: Asia-Pacific Development & Aid Education Environment Featured Gender Headlines Health Poverty & SDGs TerraViva United Nations breastfeeding Family Planning Malnutrition National Institute of Medical Research Papua New Guinea Source Type: news
Guinea: After Guinea's Last Ebola Case, Portraits of a Country in Recovery
[Ebola Deeply] Guinea's last Ebola case, one-month-old baby Nubia, was discharged from an MSF Ebola treatment unit on Saturday. If there are no more cases, Guinea will be declared Ebola-free on December 29. As Guineans celebrated baby Nubia's release, photojournalist Ricci Shryock captured images of a country in recovery from Ebola. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 2, 2015 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Post-mortem as preventative medicine in Papua New Guinea: a case in point - Haslam NR.
CONTEXT: Sorcery-related killing and violence has increased in Papua New Guinea (PNG) in recent years. The international community has condemned the violence and a number of non-government organisations have called for action; however, effective and approp... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - November 8, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Commentary Source Type: news
Scientists Unearth Fossils Of Rats The Size Of Small Dogs
Musophobes, quit reading now. Archaeologists with the Australian National University have discovered the fossils of seven different species of giant rats, one of which could grow to be up to 10 times the size of the critters that scurry through New York City subways. "The biggest one is about five kilos, the size of a small dog," Dr. Julien Louys of the ANU School of Culture, History and Language said Friday in a press release. Archaeologists found the fossils in East Timor while working on a project examining early human movement in Southeast Asia. These fossils are around 44,000 years old, according to The Wash...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - November 7, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
