Depression in Peruvian university students during the COVID-19 pandemic - Estrada-Ancajima C.
INTRODUCTION:
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a great impact on mental health, being depression one of the most frequent pathologies. Our aim was to determine the prevalence and factors associated with depression in university students during the COVID-19... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Blink Charging Boosts Presence In Latin America; Plans Region-Specific Products
Blink Charging Co BLNK disclosed expanding its footprint in Latin America (LATAM) to boost its EV charging footprint. Since it entered LATAM in 2020, Blink has successfully sold or deployed over 2,100 EV chargers across eight countries. In the next few months, Blink aims to launch DCFC, commercial…#blinkchargingcoblnk #latinamerica #latam #dcfc #level2 #brazil #argentina #peru #eps (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Peru Enters Recession, Bolstering Expectations of Key Rate Cut
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Source: Reuters: Health - August 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gender-based violence against pregnant women and its relationship with maternal depression in patients attended at a public hospital in Chincha, Peru: a cross-sectional study - Salas-Tasaico U, Campos-Loza L, Real-Pantoja J, Usquiano-C árdenas L, Cahuina-Lope P, Zevallos A, Osada J, Salvador-Carrillo J.
At least one-third of women worldwide has suffered intimate partner violence (IPV) during their lifetime. During pregnancy, IPV has serious consequences on the physical and mental health of women and children. Therefore, this study aims to describe domesti... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 15, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Ecuador used to calm. Then the cocaine trade heated up
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador — Belen Diaz was walking home from college one evening when a motorcycle carrying two men made a menacing U-turn. Terrified that she was about to be robbed for the eighth time in three years, the teaching student banged on a cab window until the driver drove her home. Diaz got…#guayaquil #ecuador #belendiaz #ecuadorian #latinamerica #mexican #colombian #colombia #peru #anthonygarcia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Binge drinking and suicidal ideation in Peruvian adolescents: evidence from a pooled cross-sectional survey - Hern ández-Vásquez A, Vargas-Fernández R, Bendezu-Quispe G.
This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between binge drinking and suicidal ideation in Peruvian adolescents... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 14, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Did Seven-Foot Bulletproof'Aliens' Attack Peruvian Village? Prosecutor Accuses Illegal Gold Mining Gangs Of Terrorizing Locals
Peru's National Prosecutor's Office alleges gold mining gangs are behind recent “alien” sightings to terrorize locals, New York Post reports. Residents of Alto Nanay, a northern Amazon Basin village, have reported encounters with 7-foot “aliens” since mid-July. Initially believed to be local…#peru #altonanay #amazonbasin #facepeelers #nanayriver (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pedro Almodovar ’s El Deseo, ‘Argentina, 1985’ Producer Infinity Hill, Peru’s Tondero Team for Embassy Hostage Crisis Drama (EXCLUSIVE)
In what marks the most ambitious film from Peru’s leading producer Tondero and, most likely, Peruvian cinema in recent times, Pedro Almodóvar’s El Deseo, Infinity Hill (“Argentina 1985”) and Tondero have joined forces to co-produce a drama based on the hostage crisis that took place at the…#peru #peruvian #pedroalmodóvars #eldeseo #infinityhill #lima #esthergarcia #axelkuschevatzky #limafilmfestival #spain (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Disaster preparedness and hospital safety in state hospitals in Lima (Peru) - Obando Zegarra R, Ar évalo-Ipanaqué JM, Aliaga Sánchez RA, Cernuda Martínez JA, Delgado Echevarría JC, Arcos González P.
INTRODUCTION: Peru's health infrastructures, particularly hospitals, are exposed to disaster threats of different natures. Traditionally, earthquakes have been the main disaster in terms of physical and structural vulnerability, but the coronavirus disease... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 12, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
News at a glance: A win for obesity drugs, NIH unionization roadblocks, and Mexican fireflies under threat
CONSERVATION
Researchers raise alarm over threat to Mexican fireflies
Scientists from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) last week delivered a letter to the Mexican government requesting it regulate tourism centered on the threatened firefly species
Photinus palaciosi
. Endemic to Mexico’s Tlaxcala forests,
P. palaciosi
is one of the few species that glow in synchrony, offering an annual spectacle that attracts thousands of visitors during summer mating season. The letter describes how littering, artificial light, and noise interfere with the insects’ ...
Source: ScienceNOW - August 10, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Telefonica teams up with Elon Musk's Starlink to connect remote customers
The logo of Telefonica is pictured at the GSMA's 2023 Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain February 28, 2023. REUTERS/Nacho Doce/File Photo MADRID, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Spanish telecoms operator Telefonica (TEF.MC) said it teamed up with billionaire Elon Musk's satellite network operator…#gsma #barcelona #spain #nachodocefilephoto #spanish #elonmusk #starlink #mexico #peru #colombia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Half the world is at risk of dengue. Why is there no universal way to prevent it?
Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto via Getty Images This painful, mosquito-borne virus could spread even more if new innovations can’t scale. Break-bone fever. Break heart fever. Seven-day fever. They are all names for the painful — often debilitating and sometimes deadly — mosquito-borne disease called…#break #dengue #sudan #khartoum #argentina #elniño #peru #latinamerican #rosagutiérrez #florida (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Eight Amazon rainforest countries begin first summit in 14 years
BELEM, Brazil — For the first time in 14 years, presidents of the South American nations home to the Amazon rainforest are converging to chart a common course for protection of the bioregion and address organized crime. The summit Tuesday and Wednesday in the Brazilian city of Belem is a meeting…#belem #brazil #southamerican #amazon #brazilian #colombia #peru #venezuela #bolivia #guyana (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘The Stoplight Society’ Director Ruben Mendoza, Costa Rica’s Laura Astorga, Chile’s Equeco Set for Sanfic Industria’s Santiago Lab (EXCLUSIVE)
Sanfic Industria, the industry component of Chile’s 19th Santiago International Film Festival (Sanfic), charges back in full in-person mode this year after three years online. This year’s selection, comprising 11 fiction and 10 documentaries, hails from Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Honduras,…#sanficindustria #chile #argentina #colombia #honduras #mexico #guatemala #costarica #elsalvador #peru (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Characteristics and factors associated with age and gender among Peruvian children and adolescents who are victims of sexual violence - Roman-Lazarte V, Roman LA, Galeas-Torre MK.
OBJECTIVEs. To identify the characteristics and factors associated with the gender and age of victims and aggressors. METHODology. A cross-sectional study was conducted using data from the Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations. Linear regres... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
