This talk discusses recent developments in the use of social media platforms as a source of data, and as a tool for survey research, in order to improve our understanding of migration and population health, and to support policy decisions. It concentrates on two main components: (i) the use of Facebook data to measure migration and mobility in the aftermath of natural disasters; (ii) the use of Facebook as a tool for survey research, with a focus on methods and initial results for the Covid-19 Health Behavior Survey (CHBS). CHBS is an online survey that was conducted by the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research daily from Mar. 13 to Aug. 12, 2020, resulting in approximately 144,000 completed questionnaires across eight countries in Europe and North America. The survey relied on participant recruitment via targeted advertisement and collected information on people’s health, attitudes, behaviors, and social contacts relevant for understanding how people responded to Covid-19
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) Excessive consumption of energy drinks can cause allergies, a study showed Tuesday.
A research team from Hallym University Medical Center conducted a study of 129,809 young South Koreans between the ages of 12 and 18 who participated in the 2015-2016 Youth Health Behavior Survey, finding a correlation between energy drink consumption and allergies.
The research team studied the correlation between energy drinks and asthma, atopy, and allergic rhinitis.
In the case of asthma, young South Koreans drinking energy drinks more than seven times each week had an 11.6 percent chance of getting asthma, which was 1.3 times more likely than those who did not (8.8 percent).