The Covid Pandemic: Broadening the Discourse
Thailand’s COVID-19 response an example of resilience and solidarity: a UN Resident Coordinator’s BlogBy Asoka BandarageCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Nov 10 2020 (IPS) SARS-CoV-2, the corona virus that causes COVID-19, has been spreading exponentially across the world over the last ten or so months. As of November 6th, according to the Center for Systems Science at Johns Hopkins University, there have been 49,195,581 cases of COVID-19, including 1,241,031 deaths.
More than a third of the global population has been placed on lockdown. The global economy is experiencing the deepest global recession since World War 2 and massive n...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - November 10, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Asoka Bandarage Tags: Featured Global Headlines Health Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies Peace TerraViva United Nations Source Type: news
Frozen Food Packages in China Keep Testing Positive For Coronavirus. Here ’s Why Health Experts Aren’t Worried
They’ve reportedly found it on packages of Ecuadorian shrimp, squid from Russia and Norwegian seafood.
Since June, Chinese health authorities have been detecting genetic traces of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, on refrigerated and frozen foods from around the world. Then, on Oct. 17, the Chinese Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced it had isolated active SARS-CoV-2 on packs of imported fish. The agency says this world-first discovery, made while tracing a recent outbreak in Qingdao to two dock workers, shows contaminated food packaging can cause infections.
While it remains unclear if the dock wo...
Source: TIME: Health - November 3, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Amy Gunia Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Explainer overnight Source Type: news
Seafood extinction risk: Marine bivalves in peril?
(Geological Society of America) Marine bivalves are an important component of our global fishery, with over 500 species harvested for food and other uses. Our understanding of their potential vulnerability to extinction lags behind evaluation of freshwater bivalves or marine vertebrates, and so Shan Huang and colleagues, in analyses presented at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America, used insights and data from the fossil record to assess extinction risk in this economically and ecologically important group. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - October 28, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Fish banks
(University of California - Santa Barbara) Society will require more food in the coming years to feed a growing population, and seafood will likely make up a significant portion of it. At the same time, we need to conserve natural habitats to ensure the health of our oceans. It seems like a conflict is inevitable. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - October 28, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news
The Oceanaire Seafood Room, an AARP Member Benefit
The following is a list of all benefits available to AARP members. ... Please follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ’s (CDC) guidelines before using your benefits. ... At this time, ... (Source: AARP.org News)
Source: AARP.org News - October 21, 2020 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Oregon sets new high for daily Covid cases after weeks of decline
The Oregon Health Authority on Friday reported 457 new identified cases of Covid-19 in the state, a new high mark for daily cases after a period of declining infections.
The previous highest daily count was 437, set in July. In a media call Friday, state health officials did not put blame on a single cause but cited Labor Day gatherings and other social activities, students returning to campus and the recent wildfires.
The OHA also reported a large workplace outb reak at Pacific Seafood in Clatsop… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - September 25, 2020 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Christopher Bjorke Source Type: news
Oregon sets new high for daily Covid cases after weeks of decline
The Oregon Health Authority on Friday reported 457 new identified cases of Covid-19 in the state, a new high mark for daily cases after a period of declining infections.
The previous highest daily count was 437, set in July. In a media call Friday, state health officials did not put blame on a single cause but cited Labor Day gatherings and other social activities, students returning to campus and the recent wildfires.
The OHA also reported a large workplace outb reak at Pacific Seafood in Clatsop… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - September 25, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Christopher Bjorke Source Type: news
Jellyfish with your chips?
(University of Queensland) Jellyfish could replace fish and chips on a new sustainable takeaway menu to help keep threatened species off the plate. University of Queensland researchers found 92 endangered and 11 critically endangered species of seafood were caught in oceans around the world after analysing global industrial fishing records. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - September 21, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Study: Pesco-Mediterranean Diet May Be Ideal For Heart Health
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Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - September 15, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Syndicated CBSN Boston Syndicated Local Dr. Mallika Marshall Source Type: news
Seafood Processor Pleads Guilty to Selling Foreign Crabmeat Falsely Labeled as Blue Crab From USA
FDA OCI, Jeffrey A. Styron, Garland Fulcher, North Carolina seafood, seafood products, crabmeat, domestic blue crab, false label, foreign crabmeat, “Product of USA”, consumer fraud, North Carolina, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - September 10, 2020 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news
Namibia: Empty Covid Hospital Speaks of Success of Aggressive Preventive Measures
[Namibia Economist] Hangana Seafood's makeshift Covid hospital is empty after the last of 14 crew members who tested positive, was discharged last week, healthy and fit as a fiddle. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 26, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Seafood could account for 25% of animal protein needed to meet increases in demand
(Oregon State University) Policy reforms and technological improvements could drive seafood production upward by as much as 75% over the next three decades, research by Oregon State University and an international collaboration suggests. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - August 19, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Inside the Global Quest to Trace the Origins of COVID-19 —and Predict Where It Will Go Next
It wasn’t greed, or curiosity, that made Li Rusheng grab his shotgun and enter Shitou Cave. It was about survival. During Mao-era collectivization of the early 1970s, food was so scarce in the emerald valleys of southwestern China’s Yunnan province that farmers like Li could expect to eat meat only once a year–if they were lucky. So, craving protein, Li and his friends would sneak into the cave to hunt the creatures they could hear squeaking and fluttering inside: bats.
Li would creep into the gloom and fire blindly at the vaulted ceiling, picking up any quarry that fell to the ground, while his companion...
Source: TIME: Health - July 23, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Charlie Campbell/ Yuxi, Yunnan and Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 feature Magazine Source Type: news
Roman amphoras discovered in frozen seafood shop in Spain
Shop-owner ’s son had apparently come across ancient artefacts while out fishingPolice conducting a routine inspection of a frozen seafood shop in eastern Spain have netted 13 Roman amphoras and an 18th-century metal anchor, all of which were apparently found by the owner ’s son on fishing trips and used to decorate the premises.After stopping in at the shop in the coastal town of Santa Pola, in Alicante province, officers from the Guardia Civil ’s environmental department noticed rather more than squid, hake and cod on display.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 23, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Sam Jones in Madrid Tags: Spain Europe World news Archaeology Science Source Type: news
Popular seafood species in sharp decline around the world
(University of British Columbia) The first-ever global study of long-term trends in the population biomass of exploited marine fish and invertebrates for all coastal areas on the planet. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - July 21, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news
