HEALTH

The Hongsa Mine Mouth Power Project in Laos has become a symbol of cross-border pollution, affecting the health and agriculture of the neighboring Thai communities . Since its inception in 2015, the power plant has not only marred the skyline with its ominous smoke plumes but also introduced a plethora of environmental health concerns . The local fauna, a source of sustenance for many, is now deemed unsafe, with warnings against the consumption of local fish and caution advised on
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2 years ago Read more at BNN Breaking

Karen Alsever is a virtual nurse at St. Joseph's Health . The virtual nurses are the three nurses taking care of a patient, the bedside nurse, the care partner and the virtual nurse .
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2 years ago Read more at Spectrum News

State Employee Benefits Committee (SEBC) formed in 2022 to oppose Delaware’s decision to switch to Medicare Advantage . Medicare Advantage was initially adopted under the impression it would help with the state's ballooning healthcare liability cost for retirees . Retiremente Healthcare Benefits Subcommittee was created to reevaluate state pensioners health insurance moving forward . State Rep. Paul Baumbach (D-Newark) introduced legislation in January to repeal the option of providing health care under a Medicare
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2 years ago Read more at Delaware First Media

Twelve volunteers bravely agreed to participate in a 7-day water fast . The study revealed a key turning point in how the body responds to several days of fasting . In the first few days, the body switches from sugar for energy to burning fat stores . These changes include adjustments in proteins that support the brain, the immune system, and potentially even cellular repair . This suggests that the body enters a different state .
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2 years ago Read more at Earth.com

Benny Hinn was a beneficiary of an overflowing stadium at Nyayo Stadium . This said, Kenyans still fill stadiums to experience miracle-performing pastors . The split is both political and theological.
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2 years ago Read more at The Standard

In 1992, the incumbent president would have himself endorsed and ‘elected’ by party delegates . In reality, no presidential election was held in a multi-party setting . I was working in the Matiba campaign and our media operations were housed at Agip House in the city centre .
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2 years ago Read more at The Standard

Basic Education Principal Secretary, Belio Kipsang . The proposal argues that school heads are chief executives managing public funds, and should serve term limits renewable based on their performance . This would be a marked departure from the present where heads only get into performance contracts with the employer but still serve until their retirement .
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2 years ago Read more at The Standard

In 2022, more than 1 billion people in the world are now living with obesity . Worldwide, obesity among adults has more than doubled since 1990 . The data also show that 43% of adults were overweight in 2022 . Countries with the highest combined rates of underweight and obesity were island nations in the Pacific and Caribbean .
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2 years ago Read more at POZ

Free-agent cornerback Steven Nelson does not look back on his time in Philadelphia too fondly . During a recent episode of the Corner Suite podcast, Nelson discussed Philadelphia Eagles fans with current Eagles cornerback Darius Slay .
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2 years ago Read more at Bleacher Report

Standard Group’s Editor-in-Chief Ochieng’ Rapuro, WAM Director-General Mohamed Jalal Alrayssi, Kanika Saigal, business editor at the Africa Report and Joseph Odindo, a senior lecturer at the Aga Khan University Graduate School of Media and Communication . The White Paper highlights pressing needs facing the global media, focusing on themes such as changing audience behaviour, the role of technology, sports and environmental journalism .
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2 years ago Read more at The Standard