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Local author offers workshop series in Norway
Advertiser Democrat - Maine
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August 26, 2025
“All of us are descended from people who experienced the world as alive. We have the capacity to give life to that way of thinking, feeling, and being again. And this holds the potential to heal our planet, our culture, and our lives.” This...
Our next dietary guidelines may also cover the health of the planet
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 25, 2025
For many Australians, our first contact with official dietary guidelines was the food pyramid, which had fruit, veggies, and carbs as its base, and fats and sugar at the very top. Over the decades, the various blocks that made up the food pyramid...
Norway House med student, part of new U of M class, hopes to help fill 'dire need' for northern docs
CBC/Radio-Canada
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August 21, 2025
More than 100 of Manitoba's newest medical students were cloaked in fresh white coats on Wednesday, including one student from northern Manitoba who says his dream is to serve people in remote and undeserved communities in that region. "I want to...
Norway to donate Israel World Cup qualifier profits to Gaza aid
Sabah
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August 20, 2025
Norway’s football federation said it will donate profits from its Oct. 11 World Cup qualifier against Israel to humanitarian aid for Gaza, declaring it “cannot remain indifferent” to the suffering there. "Neither we nor other organizations can...
From Norway to Northern Michigan
Cadillac News - Michigan
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August 26, 2025
• Pamela Naylor, a Lansing native and Cadillac High School’s new special education teacher, brings 16 years of teaching experience from international schools in Norway, where she worked with students from diverse cultural and refugee backgrounds....
This Energy Dividend Stock Is Slashing a Massive 25% of Jobs. Is This a Sign to Stay Far, Far Away?
Yahoo Finance
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September 4, 2025
ConocoPhillips (COP) is bracing for significant workforce reductions as it steps up efforts to tighten costs across its operations. The oil giant plans to cut 20% to 25% of its global employees and contractors, translating to approximately 2,600...
Calluna Pharma Announces Initiation of Phase 2 AURORA Study of CAL101 for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
The AI Journal
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August 26, 2025
CAL101 is a first-in-class monoclonal antibody targeting S100A4, a damage-associated molecular pattern (DAMP) protein associated with serious and life-threatening fibrotic disorders Phase 2 AURORA study of CAL101 designed to prevent lung function...
Researcher: "Men's health has been overlooked for far too long"
ScienceNorway
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August 24, 2025
Men face many and serious health challenges. They are more likely to die by suicide, and more often from cancer, cardiovascular disease, traffic accidents, and other incidents. Men are also far more likely to get non-communicable diseases such as...
Health Minister Launches Learning Disability Service Consultation
4ni.co.uk
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20/08/2025 The Health Minister, Mike Nesbitt, has launched a 14-week public consultation on a new learning disability service model for Northern Ireland. The document, titled We Matter, outlines a three-year roadmap for transforming services and...
The Role of The Xihuang Pill in Inhibiting Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Through Immunogenic Cell Death
Dove Medical Press
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September 5, 2025
1The First Clinical Medical School, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, People’s Republic of China; 2The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Tai’an, Shandong, People’s Republic of...
Professor raises 'major question' ahead of UK Government test alert
Wales Online
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September 6, 2025
Lauren Haughey Lifestyle and Money Reporter 04:52, 06 Sep 2025 A professor specialising in emergencies and disaster science has issued an important message ahead of the Government's alert test this weekend. Dr Rowena Hill, of Nottingham Trent...
The Lie of the Land by John Gibbons and Positive Tipping Points by Tim Lenton: Engaging, detailed, terrifying
The Irish Times
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The Lie of the Land: A Game Plan for Ireland in the Climate Crisis Author: John Gibbons ISBN-13: 978-1844886838 Publisher: Sandycove Guideline Price: £18.99 Positive Tipping Points: How to Fix the Climate Crisis Author: Tim Lenton ISBN-13:...
I had a small blister on my foot. I thought nothing of it, until I ended up in hospital with sepsis and was told it needed to be amputated
Daily Mail
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August 25, 2025
Following a day of sightseeing, Chris Dolan noticed a blister on the outside of his right foot when removing his socks. It was a seemingly innocuous injury, yet would lead him – like hundreds of other Britons every week – to face the prospect of...
This Simple Activity Prevents Chronic Back Pain
SciTechDaily
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September 5, 2025
A large-scale study has found that daily walking can significantly reduce the risk of chronic lower back problems. Credit: Stock Walking frequently is linked to reduced back pain, and it’s the total amount of walking that matters most, not how...
Gordon Campbell On A Troubling Innovation In Healthcare, And Moral Inertia Over Gaza
Werewolf
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August 25, 2025
In China during the Cultural Revolution, “barefoot doctors” would be trained in the basics of healthcare, and then sent off to work in rural areas where fully trained urban doctors would not settle. For obvious reasons of quality control, this...
Norway Savings Bank contributes $10K to the Mitchell Institute
The Bethel Citizen - Maine
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August 20, 2025
PORTLAND — “No one should be guaranteed success, but everyone should have a fair chance to succeed, to go as high and as far as his or her talent, willingness to work, and willingness to take risks will carry them.” The words of Senator George J....
Norway’s Salfjord receives permit to farm salmon on land
RAStech
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August 19, 2025
Møre og Romsdal county in western Norway has authorized Salfjord to farm salmon on land at Tjeldbergodden industry park. The permit allows a maximum standing biomass of 21,000 tonnes. It also permits Salfjord to produce up to 30 million smolt...
Medical Transportation Market Forecast Report 2025-2030, With Leading Players In The Medical Transportation Market And Their Strategic Initiatives
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) The medical transportation market offers growth opportunities driven by increasing demand for timely care, integration of tech like telehealth, AI, and collaboration models. Key areas include emerging technologies,...
“One Health” Is The New Global Policy Framework
Forbes
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AIHOLE, KARNATAKA, INDIA - 2013/12/04: A farmer is ploughing a field, using white oxen for pulling the plough. (Photo by Frank Bienewald/LightRocket via Getty Images) LightRocket via Getty Images When COVID-19 swept the globe in 2020, the shock...
The AI crime against children in Argentina, and how Norway prevents homelessness
Christian Science Monitor
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August 25, 2025
Schoolchildren in Los Angeles rebounded with record test-score gains for a second consecutive year After years of pandemic-related setbacks, LA Unified School District students tested in the spring surpassed their pre-COVID performance in both...