Sleeping with the smartphone off can reduce the risk of diabetes in pregnant women

Sleeping with the smartphone off can reduce the risk of diabetes in pregnant women

Illinois: According to American experts, turning off the smartphone while sleeping and dimming the light can reduce the risks of gestational diabetes in pregnant women. Gestational diabetes is a type of diabetes that occurs during pregnancy and affects about five percent of pregnant women. Most pregnancies are normal and things return to normal after the…

Read More
Back channel communication between Israel and Palestine to reduce tensions

Back channel communication between Israel and Palestine to reduce tensions

September 2010: Mahmoud Abbas and Netanyahu shake hands. Secret talks between Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s senior adviser and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas have been ongoing for the past two months to reduce tensions in the West Bank. According to foreign media, there were no reports about these talks before. These are high-level contacts between Israel’s…

Read More
Amid ‘ominous’ surge in Israeli-Palestinian violence, top UN officials call on parties to swiftly reduce tensions

Amid ‘ominous’ surge in Israeli-Palestinian violence, top UN officials call on parties to swiftly reduce tensions

“We are witnessing a surge in violence, including some of the deadliest incidents in nearly 20 years,” said Tor Wennesland, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO). “We have seen ominous signs of what awaits if we fail to address the current instability.” Raising concerns that developments on the ground are continuing along…

Read More
Reduce pollution to combat ‘superbugs’ and other anti-microbial resistance

Reduce pollution to combat ‘superbugs’ and other anti-microbial resistance

The study focuses on the environmental dimensions of AMR, which occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines.  It calls for strengthening action to reduce the emergence, transmission and spread of “superbugs” – strains of bacteria that have become resistant to every known biotic – and other…

Read More