27 JULY 2022 Increased misinformation and the disruption of global supply chains due to COVID-19 are behind the biggest sustained drop in childhood vaccinations in three decades, a UN report said. The percentage of children who received three doses of the vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP) fell five percentage points …
Read More »CUNARD’S FORMER PRINCESS BECOMES LATEST CRUISE SHIP SOLD FOR SCRAP
26 JULY 2022 Another one of the classic cruise ships which helped to lay the groundwork for today’s billion-dollar industry has reached the end of its long career. Introduced in 1977 as Cunard Line’s Cunard Princess, the diminutive 17,500 gross ton cruise ship holds a unique place as the last of …
Read More »RESULTS ARE IN: HEAVIER MENSTRUAL BLEEDING AFTER COVID VACCINATION IS A THING
24 JULY 2022 Menstrual cycles are a somewhat forgotten vital sign of health – not unlike pulse, breathing rate and body temperature, but far less talked about. Except in early 2021, when people started noticing that they had heavier than usual, or unexpected, menstrual bleeding after getting vaccinated against COVID-19. Although these changes …
Read More »ANXIETY IS MORE LIKELY TO BE PASSED FROM MOTHER TO DAUGHTER, NEW STUDY FINDS
21 JULY 2022 We’ve known for some time that anxiety runs in families, but research now suggests that anxiety disorders are passed down from mother to daughter and that having a father without anxiety protects sons from developing the condition. Researchers looked at the role of nature versus nurture in the development …
Read More »HERE’S HOW WORRIED YOU SHOULD BE ABOUT THE COVID VARIANT BA.5, ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10
20 JULY 2022 There’s a new coronavirus variant traveling around this summer at a record clip. It’s a variant of Omicron called BA.5, and it’s causing a stir largely because it has evolved even further away than other Omicron variants did from the coronavirus we already knew. Previously, getting infected with Omicron …
Read More »HOW HOT IS TOO HOT FOR THE HUMAN BODY? IT’S LIKELY LESS THAN YOU THINK
14 JULY 2022 Heat waves are becoming supercharged as the climate changes – lasting longer, becoming more frequent and getting just plain hotter. One question a lot of people are asking is: “When will it get too hot for normal daily activity as we know it, even for young, healthy adults?” The …
Read More »WHERE DOES ‘BRAIN FOG’ COME FROM? NEW EVIDENCE COULD SOLVE THE COVID MYSTERY
13 JULY 2022 A small new study published Tuesday by scientists at the US National Institutes of Health suggests that the immune response triggered by coronavirus infections damages the brain’s blood vessels and could be responsible for long COVID symptoms. The paper, published in the journal Brain, was based on brain autopsies from nine …
Read More »THREE MARITIME TRANSITION SCENARIOS: DECARBONIZATION PLAYBOOK PART 1
12 JULY 2022 The maritime transportation network is exposed to mounting risks caused by climate change-driven rising sea levels and more frequent and violent storms in addition to increasing societal pressure as a result of climate-driven environmental changes and events. Shipping as a critical component in global trade is forced …
Read More »ALGAE BLOOMS FROM CHINESE FISHMEAL PLANTS HURT THE GAMBIA’S FISHERIES
11 JULY 2022 On and off for almost four years now, vast quantities of dead seaweed have been washing up along beaches in The Gambia. The “Smiling Coast” of West Africa, as the country is affectionately known, has long been popular with tourists who enjoy its white sandy beaches and …
Read More »RUSSIA DENIES CLAIM OF VESSEL DETENTION OVER UKRAINIAN GRAIN THEFT
08 JULY 2022 The Russian government has denied Ukrainian claims that a ship full of allegedly stolen Ukrainian grain has been detained at a Turkish port. The Russian-appointed governor of the occupied Zaporizhzhia region, Yevhen Balytskyi, confirmed the departure of the Russian bulker Zhibek Zholy from the occupied port of Berdyansk on June …
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