United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child Calls for Massive Support for Children in Gaza and Israel
2024-02-08 19:23:18
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By Gabriel Tetreau-Farber
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child appealed on Thursday for “massive psychosocial support” for children traumatized by violence in the Gaza Strip, the occupied West Bank and Israel, and said it would review Israel’s treatment of children later this year.
Israel launched its military attack on Gaza following the attack by the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on October 7 on southern Israel. This attack led to the displacement of most of the Strip’s 2.3 million residents, turning homes and infrastructure into rubble, and also caused a shortage. Acute in food, water and medicine.
Health authorities in Gaza say that children and women represent the largest proportion of the nearly 28,000 people killed during the Israeli attack. Israel says Hamas killed about 1,200 people and took 253 hostage on October 7.
“The rights of children living under the effective control of the State of Israel are being grossly violated at a level rarely seen in modern history,” said Anne Skelton,
Telematic Psychological Support Service for Medical Students (Sapem): Providing Mental Health Resources for University Students
2024-02-06 11:18:00
MADRID, 06 (SERVIMEDIA)
70% of the university students served by the Telematic Psychological Support Service for Medical Students (Sapem) are in the last two years of their degree.
As reported this Tuesday by the General Council of Official Medical Colleges (Cgcom), academic difficulties, anxiety before exams, demotivation, high demands, stress or difficulties related to the family and personal sphere were the main reasons for demand from more than 280 students who were attended to at Sapem.
This was revealed by the Foundation for the Social Protection of the Collegiate Medical Organization (Fpsomc), the State Council of Medical Students (CEEM) and the Medical Mutual Foundation (FMM), promoters of Sapem, in the balance made since its launch. launching in October 2022.
According to this study, 48% of the medical students treated at Sapem were between 21 and 23 years old. After more than a year in operation, it became clear that the sixth year of the degree was the year with the highest incidence of students served in this service, with 39% of students, followed by the fifth and third year with 30% and 29 %, respectively. This means that 70% of the students served are in the final years of their degree.
For eye health, more effective diagnosis and treatment
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Ophthalmology, the branch of medicine that deals with eye health, is going through a moment of great evolution from the point of view of diagnosis and treatment. This is good news because diseases affecting the eyes are constantly growing, for at least two reasons: on the one hand, the increase in the average age of life recorded in the most industrialized countries means that chronic pathologies are constantly increasing thus as well as the consequences that these can produce, in various ways, on our eyes; on the other hand there is the greater precision of diagnostic tools, which today allow a greater number of pathologies to be brought to light than in the past, thus allowing the application of increasingly personalized and effective treatments both in terms of medical and surgical therapies .
Cataracts and age-related macular degeneration
Among the most widespread eye diseases are those linked to the increasing age of people, therefore senile cataracts and senile macular degeneration. Pathologies to take into strong consideration: cataract surgery is today the most practiced in the world and age-related macular degeneration is the main cause of vision loss in the population over 50 years of age.
Diabetes and celiac disease, screening will be done. Italy on the front line
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by admin February 9, 2024
February 9, 2024
Last September 15th, Parliament unanimously voted for a law (number 130/2023) which introduces a multi-year screening program on a national basis in the pediatric population, aged between one and 17 years, to identify those at risk for diabetes type 1 and celiac disease. The aim of the measure, promoted by the Italian Diabetes Foundation, is to reduce the burden of these two chronic diseases on public health.
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30th Anniversary of Voyager 2 Flyby of Uranus: Stunning Images and New Discoveries
GORAJUARA – Voyager 2 is still carrying out its mission by visiting the planet Uranus on January 24, 1989.
Reporting from nasa.gov, 30 years ago the Voyager 2 spacecraft took a close look at this mysterious and distant gas planet.
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In Ancud, Undersecretary of Assistance Networks marked the beginning of the vaccination campaign against Covid-19 in Chilo
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Understanding Nutritional Information and Product Labels for Healthier Food Choices
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- Various information on nutrients of food products Based on the amount of energy you should receive per day. In which the average person should receive on average no more than 2,000 calories, but in reality Each person has different energy needs. With factors such as gender, age, weight, height, metabolic rate and different daily routines, etc.
- List of ingredients/ingredients contained in that type of product An approximate ratio is also specified, who wants to reduce fats, carbohydrates etc. can verify this detail. The list of product components is organized in order from the component with the largest quantity to the smallest.
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1. Weight control It is advisable to check the nutrition label. Choosing products that produce low energy consumption compared to other products. in the same type or also take into consideration the amount that should be consumed each day
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