The GSD has called for a detailed review of practices in the bunkering industry in order to assess their impact on public health. In a statement the party said that while it recognised that the industry is important to Gibraltar’s economy, but nonetheless flagged a number of environmental and health concerns. “It is important that the way the industry is conducted is the subject of continuous and close scrutiny to safeguard the environment as much as is possible; areas of our community are often exposed to fumes caused by bunkering; measures to mitigate any risk need to be understood and acted on,” the GSD said. Trevor Hammond, GSD spokesman for the environment added: “Air quality within our community has been a subject of concern for some time and it is an issue that I have raised with Government on numerous occasions, whether it be concerns about traffic pollution, the dockyard or the generating stations.” “Ship’s bunkers is an area for … [Read more...] about GSD raises public health concerns over bunkering industry
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FUW tackles mental health issues in rural communities
0 Post a comment Tuesday, 22 January 2019 - Health by Contributed Item - Contributed Item @twitter.com/gem_news [email protected] MENTAL health, or poor mental health, is an issue that affects the farming community greatly and it is well known that loneliness and social isolation can lead to mental health problems. Those working in the agricultural sector, like the Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW), will regularly come into contact with lonely people who are at risk of poor mental health and with this in mind, the Union made a commitment at the Royal Welsh Agricultural Show in 2017 to further raise awareness of mental health problems in rural communities. Union staff have recently participated in ‘Mental Health First Aid Wales’ training, delivered by Emma Picton-Jones of the DPJ Foundation.The two-day training course looked at various elements of mental health, symptoms and signs of someone with poor mental health and explored how to help someone … [Read more...] about FUW tackles mental health issues in rural communities
Tuesday’s papers: Bitter cold, mental health taboos, charity knighthood, and plenty of TV
The mercury has been dipping dangerously low over the last few days in Finland, and daily Helsingin Sanomat starts the day with news that a temperature of -33 degrees Celsius (-27.4F) was recorded in the southern municipality of Vihti on Tuesday morning.Closer to the capital city, the coldest temperature overnight was noted at the Helsinki Airport, which came in with a reading of -25.9C.The paper predicts that things will start to warm up again in the south already on Wednesday, popping back up to just a few degrees below zero. Brutally cold temperatures of -20C or more will continue in central areas and the north, however. On Monday, the coldest temperature of this winter season, -36.6C, was measured in the Lapland municipality of Salla.According to the Finnish Meteorological Institute, the lowest temperature ever recorded in the history of Finland was -51.5C, in the year 1999. The lowest temperature ever recorded in Helsinki is -34.3C, a record set in 1987.Mum about mental health … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s papers: Bitter cold, mental health taboos, charity knighthood, and plenty of TV
Dr. Angel Kunchev, national health inspector: 5-year-old died in Blagoevgrad after flu complications
Picture: Радио "Фокус"-Варна Sofia. A 5-year-old child in Blagoevgrad died after flu symptoms quickly developed into pneumonia, chief national health inspector Dr. Angel Kunchev told Focus News Agency. “At the moment I can only say that it was flu with pneumonia complications. Sometimes those complications are very swift and severe, [develop] within 24 to 48 hours, become incompatible with life, with severe respiratory failure, and it leads to death,” Dr. Kunchev said. Like flu, pneumonia symptoms are fever, fatigue, headache, cough, but instead of easing within 2-3 days, they tend to deepen and one’s condition gets worse, though it still may not be pneumonia, Dr. Kunchev explained. He stressed that patients should not self-diagnose and self-treat, they must seek medical help. He said timely vaccination, the best prevention, was rare in Bulgaria as only 4-5% of the … [Read more...] about Dr. Angel Kunchev, national health inspector: 5-year-old died in Blagoevgrad after flu complications
New research suggests smokers are paying more attention to picture health warnings on cigarette packets
With ‘stop smoking’ a New Year’s resolution for many, Huddersfield researchers look at the effectiveness of health warnings on cigarette packets. Laura Drysdale reports. The message about the dangers of smoking is getting through more effectively with new-style cigarette packaging, research has suggested.Regulations introduced in the UK in 2016 insist that health warnings, made up of text and pictures, must occupy 65 per cent of the front and back of cigarette and tobacco packaging.The names of the manufacturer and the brand must also now be printed in a low key standardised style, against a drab brown background. Previous studies indicated that before these new regulations, smokers tended to divert their attention away from text-based warnings, concentrating on the distinctive branding.But researchers at the University of Huddersfield have used eye-tracking technology to demonstrate how the focus has now shifted with the redesigned packaging, suggesting smokers are … [Read more...] about New research suggests smokers are paying more attention to picture health warnings on cigarette packets