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Introduction Obesity and mental health disorders are two significant public health concerns worldwide, with their prevalence steadily rising over the past few decades. In recent years, researchers have begun to explore the complex interplay between these two conditions, recognizing the bidirectional relationship that exists. Traditional views of obesity as a physical health issue have given way to emerging evidence that links it closely to various mental health disorders such as depression, anxiety, and eating disorders (1, 2). The co-occurrence of obesity and mental health problems presents a considerable challenge for healthcare systems globally, highlighting the need for comprehensive interventions that…
Moscow Commenting on Ukrainian authorities' refusal to extend an agreement on the transit of Russian natural gas, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on August 28 that Russia has alternative routes for supplies to European countries. “There is an alternative route, there are plans to set up a base in Turkey and work is underway,” Peskov said, TASS reported. Russian President Vladimir Putin first floated the idea of establishing a gas base in Turkey in 2022. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said in December last year that implementation of the hub project could start as early as 2024. Ukrainian…
Photo by Derek Redd Debbie Stanton, program director for the Ohio Valley Community Foundation, greets representatives from 21 Ohio Valley-area organizations that received more than $150,000 in grant funding from the River Valley Health Foundation. WHEELING — Ohio Valley Regional Foundation program director Debbie Stanton and River Valley Health Foundation director Shelley Karenbauer admitted they wiped away tears at times as they looked through proposals for this year's RVHF grants. They were overcome with emotion as they read about the needs of many people in the Ohio Valley and the programs that seek to help them.…
Masatake Watanabe, deputy general manager of Nissan's AD/ADAS and Chassis Control System Engineering Division, speaks at the 18th China Road Safety Forum on August 27, 2024. (Photo provided by chinadaily.com.cn) Nissan Motor Co. is making the most of smart technology to reduce traffic accidents in China, one of its largest markets. Seigo Watanabe, deputy general manager of Nissan's AD/ADAS and Chassis Control Systems Engineering Division, said the company is conducting road tests using V2E technology to improve safe driving and road safety. He made the remarks at the 18th China Road Safety Forum in Beijing on Tuesday. Watanabe said relevant…
Asia has been the top destination for Nigeria's Dangote refinery's low sulphur straight-run (LSSR) fuel oil exports for 2024 so far, data showed, but industry sources expect volumes to fall or remain roughly flat for the rest of the year. Exports of low-sulphur fuel oil from the newly operational refinery could help ease supply crunch in Asia, where there is a structural shortage of the low-sulphur fuel oil needed to meet bunkering demand in Singapore, the world's largest fuel supply hub. A total of more than 500,000 tonnes of Nigerian LSSR has arrived in Asia so far this year, with…
The 11 Allina Health Foundation Scholarship Recipients for 2024. The Foundation awarded four scholarships to area college students pursuing a degree in nursing or a health-related field. Front row from left to right – Kya Krzmarzick, Elizabeth Bianchi, Joshua Wenninger, Halle Meier, Jaelyn Batzlaff Back row from left to right – Tyler Walls, Melissa Dreckman, Justin Bruns, Olivia Christensen, Adasyn Fairbairn, Anna Schoo NEW ULM — The Allina Health Foundation, which supports New Ulm Medical Center, recently awarded scholarships to 35 area college students who are pursuing degrees in nursing or a health-related field. The total…
Mary Lim Thiam Suan The Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) has appointed former Malaysian judge Mary Lim Thiam Suan as its new president, succeeding Sandra Rajoo. “(Mr Lim) will build on the strong foundations established by his predecessors to position AIAC as one of the leading arbitration institutions in Asia and beyond,” the AIAC told the Asia Business Law Journal. Mr Lim is a former judge of the Federal Court of Malaysia and chairs the ad hoc committee of the AIAC Arbitration Tribunal. He was the founding judge of the Construction Court in Kuala Lumpur and has conducted workshops on…
We often think of scammers as people on the other side of the world, manipulating and exploiting their victims through words on a computer screen or affectionate messages over the phone. But love scams can also take place in person, with the scammer sleeping in bed next to you. This is the situation Australian author Stephanie Wood finds herself in. It's also the basis for the new TV series Fake, currently airing on Paramount+. A dramatization of Wood's powerful memoir of the same name, the series explores the many lies and betrayals that occur in intimate relationships. It's a brutal…
A worker inspects a vault at the Onkalo deep geological disposal facility, a facility designed to safely store nuclear waste, on the island of Eurajoki in western Finland, May 2, 2023.Jonathan Nackstrand | AFP | Getty ImagesFinland is planning to bury spent nuclear fuel in the world's first geological graveyard, where it will be stored for 100,000 years.The pioneering project has been hailed as a milestone for the long-term sustainability of nuclear energy as well as a “model for the whole world.”Either next year or early 2026, the highly radioactive spent nuclear fuel will be packed into waterproof containers and…
Girls with mental illnesses and neurodevelopmental disorders are less likely than their peers to receive the HPV vaccine to prevent future cervical cancer, according to a new registry study from Sweden's Karolinska Institutet published in the Lancet Public Health journal. The study involved more than 115,000 girls enrolled in Sweden's school-based human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme, which offers the vaccine to all Swedish children and is administered by the school health service to prevent cervical cancer and other diseases. Big Differences When the researchers looked at the association between vaccination coverage and mental illness diagnosis or psychotropic medication use, they…