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http://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/annual-check-up-earth-awash-in-multiple-symptoms-1.3011625 The 2015 State of the Climate report examined 50 different aspects of climate , including dramatic melting of Arctic sea ice and glaciers worldwide. A dozen different nations set hottest year records, including Russia and China. South Africa had the hottest temperature ever recorded in the month of October:Continue Reading

http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2016/08/02/Canada-PTSD/ A century ago, it was “shell shock,” a strange affliction of some soldiers in the First World War. A generation later, it was combat fatigue, and little better understood (U.S. General George S. Patton famously slapped a victim, considering him a malingering coward). Then it became an occupational hazardContinue Reading

http://www.odt.co.nz/news/world/392388/chinas-mosquito-factory-aims-wipe-out-disease The scientists inject mosquito eggs with wolbachia bacteria in a laboratory, then release infected male mosquitoes on the island on the outskirts of the city of Guangzhou. The bacteria, which occurs naturally in about 28 percent of wild mosquitoes, causes infected males to sterilize the females they mate with.Continue Reading

http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2015/02/12/differences-between-a-psychopath-vs-sociopath/ Nonetheless, there are some general similarities as well as differences between these two personality types. Both types of personality have a pervasive pattern of disregard for the safety and rights of others. Deceit and manipulation are central features to both types of personality. Contrary to popular belief, a psychopathContinue Reading

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/jul/27/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd-more-likely-to-affect-people-in-affluent-countries-scientists-say People living in affluent countries are more likely to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder than those in poorer nations, according to the results of a study that have surprised researchers. The scientists, from the Netherlands, Australia and London, say they appear to have uncovered a paradox. They expected toContinue Reading

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https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/new-zealand-babies-monitored-zika Monitoring for congenital Zika syndrome is due to begin in New Zealand, with paediatricians being asked to report abnormalities among at-risk children under six months of age. The monitoring will start next month and involve children with brain abnormalities whose mother, or mother’s partner, was in a country withContinue Reading

http://www.dw.com/en/iamnotafraidtosay-victims-of-sexual-assault-in-ukraine-and-russia-break-taboo/a-19430021 Tatiana Pechonochnik, director of the Kyiv-based NGO Human Rights Information Center, believes the issue of sexual violence in Ukraine has been bubbling below the surface for some time. She says a “critical mass” has been reached, requiring just one catalyzing Facebook post for the discussion to “explode” across socialContinue Reading

https://www.rt.com/uk/353728-ptsd-developed-world-terrorism/ Published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, the study found that Canada had the highest levels of the condition, with Australia, New Zealand, and the US close behind. The lowest levels were found in places like Nigeria and China. It is thought that survivors in ‘safe’ affluent societies whichContinue Reading