Kuwait More than 167 eye injuries due to balloons and water pistols

Health sources told Al-Qabas that the emergency departments in hospitals received the injured in their eyes, and some of them were treated at the sites of celebrations of national holidays, noting that the shooting of balloons and water sprayers used by children and adolescents, directed from very close distances towards pedestrians or those inside their vehicles, caused Direct and serious eye injuries occurred, which led to the transfer of dozens of injured people to hospitals, and some urgent medical procedures were required to treat the injured immediately after they were transferred to the emergency departments.

The head of the Council of Eye Departments in the Ministry of Health, Ahmed Al-Foudari, warned of the dangers of some negative manifestations, as an expression of the celebration of national holidays in the country, such as throwing balloons and using water games (machine guns) from a close distance on the face of any person, whether on those who were inside his vehicle or on foot. Feet, because this leads to serious consequences that can last a lifetime.

He stressed that the medical staff in the various ophthalmology departments in all the Ministry's hospitals in all governorates received cases of various eye injuries and dealt with them immediately, without the need to send all cases to the Al-Bahr Eye Center, pointing to the need not to be complacent with eye strokes; Because a light blow can lead to retinal detachment, loss of vision, or a cut or hole in the eye, especially if it sometimes contains rocks.

Source: "Al-Qabas"

Study: Four working days a week improve the health of workers and make them happy

It turns out that following a four-day-a-week system does not lead to lower profits, but rather increases them. So most of the companies that tested it plan to continue working with it.

The researchers discovered that the four-day-a-week work system, which was tested by British companies employing about 2,900 employees, not only saves workers from fatigue and diseases, but is also beneficial to the work itself.

The researchers were surveying the opinion of workers in these companies regularly and periodically, in order to assess the impact of the extra day off on their lives.

The workers confirmed that they now rarely suffer from anxiety and that their mental and physical health has improved significantly. Statistically, 71 percent of them declared that they do not feel exhausted now, and 39 percent of them declared that they do not suffer from stress as before.

The researchers add that the number of sick leave days decreased by 65 percent, and the number of quitters decreased by 57 percent compared to the previous year. Also, 60 percent of workers declared that their communication with and caring for relatives had improved, and 62 percent declared that it had become easier for everyone to switch between work and social life.

According to the researchers, the important thing here is that the profits of these companies did not change during the trial period. Rather, it increased on average by 1.4 percent.

56 companies out of a total of 61 companies that participated in this pilot program announced that they intend to continue working with the four-day working week system, and 18 companies confirmed that they will always work with it.

Source: Vesti. ru

Saudi Arabia discusses aborting fetuses with genetic diseases

The meeting of the Medical Sharia Advisory Committee in Saudi Arabia, affiliated to the General Presidency for Scholarly Research and the thirty-first Fatwa, discussed the issue of aborting fetuses with genetic diseases.

The committee discussed the issue of genetic diseases that affect fetuses and affect their life path after birth, whether with permanent mental or motor disability or frequent visits to hospitals, after they were diagnosed early in the first months before the breath of the soul.

The mechanism of the committee’s work includes studying the issues referred by the Grand Mufti of the Kingdom, Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al Al Sheikh, and writing a clear scientific vision of the issues it studies, presenting the necessary recommendations, and submitting that to the Mufti for guidance or presenting it to the Standing Committee for Scholarly Research and Issuing Fatwas or the Council of Senior Scholars.

Source: "Okaz"

Algeria 11 students rescued from gas poisoning

The civil protection services in Algeria intervened to provide first aid to 11 students and their teacher at the elementary school of Chtioui Mohamed in Challala Dhahrania in the province of El Bayadh.

"An-Nahar" website stated that the victims were taken to the Public Health Institution in Al-Shalala district, and that they had suffocated, after inhaling carbon monoxide gas emitted from the smoke channel of a fireplace inside the department.

He pointed out that all students are in good health after receiving first aid and undergoing the necessary medical observation.

Source: "An-Nahar"