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Kiwiblog
4 days ago
- Health
- Kiwiblog
A hugely important document for NZ to learn from.
The Whitehouse recently released a document titled: Make America Healthy Again. The health trends listed are stark – and the needed solutions are clear (even if is going to be like doing an Aircraft Carrier doing a u-turn in the Suez Canal). In many of the crisis stats NZ is not far behind. These are the crisis stats for young people in the USA. The themes should be familiar. For reasons and suggested solutions, the full document is here: 'The health of American children is in crisis. Despite outspending peer nations by more than double per capita on healthcare, the United States ranks last in life expectancy among high-income countries – and suffers higher rates of obesity, heart disease, and diabetes. Today's children are the sickest generation in American history in terms of chronic disease and these preventable trends continue to worsen each year.' America's children are facing an unprecedented health crisis. Over 40% of the roughly 73 million children (aged 0-17) in the United States have at least one chronic health condition, according to the CDC, such as asthma, allergies, obesity, autoimmune diseases, or behavioral disorders. Although estimates vary depending on the conditions included, all studies show an alarming increase over time. Childhood Obesity is a Worsening Health Crisis ● Today in the U.S. more than 1 in 5 children over 6 years old are obese. This is a more than 270% increase compared to the 1970s, when less than one in twenty children over 6 were obese. Rates of severe obesity increased by over 500% in the same period. ● The U.S. obesity rate is, on average, more than double that of its G7 peers. ● Approximately 80% of obese teens will be obese into adulthood. ● Around 70% of youth with obesity already have at least one risk factor for heart disease. Rates of Neurodevelopmental Disorders are Increasing ● Autism spectrum disorder impacts 1 in 31 children by age 8 and is estimated to be 3.4 times more common in boys than girls, according to the CDC. Rates also vary significantly by state – from 9.7 per 1,000 in Texas (Laredo) to 53 per 1,000 in California. In 1960, autism occurred in less than 1 in 10,000 children. In the 1980s, autism occurred at rates of 1 to 4 out of 10,000 children. ● Over 10% of children have been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), with approximately 1 million more children diagnosed in 2022 compared to 2016. ● Rates of other neurodevelopmental disorders and learning impairments are also increasing. Over 7.5 million K-12 students received special education services in 2023-24. Childhood Cancer Incidence Has Risen Dramatically ● Childhood cancer incidence has risen over 40% since 1975. American Youth face a Mental Health Crisis ● Teenage depression rates nearly doubled from 2009 to 2019, with more than 1 in 4 teenage girls in 2022 reporting a major depressive episode in the past year. ● Three million high school students seriously considered suicide in 2023. ● Suicide deaths among 10- to 24-year-olds increased by 62% from 2007 to 2021, and suicide is now the second leading cause of death in teens aged 15-19. ● The prevalence of diagnosed anxiety increased by 61% among adolescents between 2016 and 2023. ● Over 57% of girls report feelings of sadness and hopelessness, while suicidal ideation in teen girls has surged by 60% since 2010. Allergies are Widespread, and Autoimmune Disorders are Rising ● Today, over 1 in 4 American children suffers from allergies, including seasonal allergies, eczema, and food allergies. Eczema (atopic dermatitis) and skin allergies increased from 7.4% of children under 18 from 1997-1999 to 12.7% from 2016-2018. ● Between 1997 and 2018, childhood food‑allergy prevalence rose 88%. ● Celiac disease rates have increased 5-fold in American children since the 1980s. ● Rates of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), including Crohn's, have increased by 25% over the last decade. Alwyn Poole [email protected]
Time of India
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Indian Navy flexes muscle with warships, gives ‘reality check' to Pak, 'We can strike at will…'
To retaliate after April 22 Pahalgam terror attack by Pak-backed terrorists, Indian Armed Forces launched 'Operation Sindoor'. In retaliation, rouge Pakistan continued to target civilian population with heavy shelling from across the border. However, the presence of 'naval might' deployed in the Northern Arabian Sea by the Indian Navy spooked Pakistan. With Aircraft carriers roaring in Arabian Sea near coast of Pakistan, Indian Navy is ready to counter any 'mischief' by Pak army. Posting on X, the Indian Navy successfully tested its anti-missile and anti-aircraft defences in a complex threat scenario using cross-platform coordination. Indian Navy's Carrier Battle Group, submarines, and air assets were swiftly deployed with full combat readiness. According to Indian Navy, presence of Aircraft Carrier with Mig 29K fighters compelling Pak Air Elements to remain bottled up close to coast. As part of escalation control, the Navy's use of force was synchronised with the Indian Army and Indian Air Force. The Indian Navy's maritime edge, along with kinetic actions of Army and Air Force actions, led to Pakistan's urgent ceasefire plea. Indian Navy's giants remain at sea in a strong deterrent posture, ready to counter any threat from Pakistan or its proxies. On May 11, DGNO made it very clear that Indian Navy is going to train guns at Pak if it dares to do anything inimical Show more Show less
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
India-Pakistan Tensions On Verge Of Erupting After Deadly Terror Attack
With the world already on edge about events in the Middle East, Europe, and the Pacific, a potential new conflict is brewing between the nuclear-armed nations of India and Pakistan. The long-simmering tensions between the two neighbors have boiled over in the wake of Tuesday's deadly attack on tourists in the disputed Kashmir region. Since then, both sides have taken diplomatic and military measures that further escalate the situation and some observers believe it could erupt into an armed conflict. India and Pakistan cancelled visas for their nationals to each other's countries on Thursday, and Pakistan closed its airspace to Indian aircraft. In addition, Pakistan 'has issued a NOTAM (Notice to Airmen/Mariners) for the Arabian Sea and initiated a naval live fire exercise, while putting its military on full alert in anticipation of a possible military response by India in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack,' the Indian The Print news outlet reported. India, meanwhile, has the aircraft carrier Vikrant in the Arabian Sea. While the vessel deployed before the Kashmir attack, it is now doing loops in the area as a possible contingency, posited Damien Symon, a geo-intelligence researcher for The Intel Lab intelligence consultancy. Imagery taken yesterday shows the Indian Navy Aircraft Carrier – INS Vikrant underway in the Arabian Sea Region off the coast of Karwar — Damien Symon (@detresfa_) April 24, 2025 New Delhi is also weighing the possibility of a limited airstrike on Pakistan, something it last did in 2019 after another deadly terror attack. 'There are a variety of military options, short of a full-blown war, on the table,' the Times of India (TOI) reported, citing a senior military official. 'It's for the political leadership to take the final call. If there is a go-ahead, then the retaliatory strikes will be at a time and place of our choosing.' The 'escalation risk is very high,' TOI reporter Rajat Pandit surmised to us. However, any conflict 'will be limited action if it happens.' With Pakistan already cranking up its entire air defence & alertness levels, India will have to very carefully weigh its #MilitaryOptions for limited punitive strikes, if it decides to exercise them, given risk of escalation with a nuclear-armed neighbour #PahalgamTerroristAttack — Rajat Pandit (@rajatpTOI) April 24, 2025 India's top leader, under intense domestic pressure to respond to the attack, hinted at future action. 'India will identify, track and punish every terrorist, their handlers and their backers,' Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a public rally on Thursday. 'We will pursue them to the ends of the earth.' India will identify, track and punish every terrorist, their handlers and their will pursue them to the ends of the spirit will never be broken by terrorism. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 24, 2025 In another move that could lead to conflict, India suspended the Indus Water Treaty. Brokered by the World Bank in 1960, 'it allows for sharing the waters of a river system that is a lifeline for both countries, particularly for Pakistan's agriculture,' The Associated Press noted. 'In a communique issued following a meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC), Pakistan's top civil-military decision-making body, Pakistan warned India that any disruption of its water supply would be considered 'an act of war,' adding it was prepared to respond 'with full force across the complete spectrum of national power,' Al Jazeera reported. India has stopped the flow of Indus River water to PakistanIn a government-released video today, officials confirmed that all four sluice gates feeding Indus River water from India into Pakistan, via four dams and their corresponding canals, have been on Pakistan:… — Indo-Pacific News – Geo-Politics & Defense (@IndoPac_Info) April 24, 2025 The Himalayan territory of Jammu and Kashmir has been a major source of contention between the two countries ever since 1947, when each gained independence from Britain. India and Pakistan both control parts of Kashmir but claim the entire territory. Since independence, India and Pakistan have fought four wars, three of them over Kashmir. The last time these two nations came to blows followed a 2019 terror attack on an Indian Central Reserve Police Force convoy in Kashmir. After that attack, the Indian Air Force hit a jihadi camp in Balakot, a city in Pakistan just west of Kashmir. A day later, the Pakistani Air Force retaliated with a strike on the Rajouri sector of Jammu. In the ensuing aerial battle, India claimed to have shot down a Pakistani F-16 fighter aircraft while losing a MIG-21 whose pilot was captured after he was forced to eject over Pakistani-held territory. New photo circulating of Pakistani soldier posing on wreckage appears genuine as #IAF markings are clear and pitot tube (blue) and hatch/fairing position (red) confirm this is the starboard side nose section of a Mig-21Bis #IndiaPakistan — Justin Bronk (@Justin_Br0nk) February 27, 2019 The tit-for-tat airstrikes marked the first time Indian combat aircraft had crossed the line of control publicly since the two countries fought a major war in 1971 and the first time this has occurred since both countries acquired nuclear weapons. Later in 2019, Modi 'overturned the status quo in Kashmir in August 2019, when his government revoked the region's semi-autonomous status and brought it under direct federal control,' the AP explained. 'That deepened tensions in the region, but things with Pakistan held stable as the two countries in 2021 renewed a previous ceasefire agreement along their border, which has largely held despite militant attacks on Indian forces in the region.' That relative calm has now been broken. While some observers believe that a new India-Pakistan fight would most likely be limited to surgical airstrikes, the fact that both nations possess nuclear weapons makes any conflict even more alarming. Contact the author: howard@
