Tag: heart-disease
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Rough start for U.S. Republicans on first day of Trump-era Congress
By Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-led U.S. Congress had a rough start to its first session of the Donald Trump era on Tuesday when a public outcry that included a dressing-down from the president-elect prompted the House of Representatives to backtrack on its plans to defang an ethics watchdog. It…
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Lack of exercise costs world $67.5 bln and 5 million lives a year
* Physical inactivity linked to 5 million deaths a year * Sitting for eight hours or more raises mortality risk * Experts say at least an hour a day of exercise is ideal By Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent LONDON, July 27 (Reuters) – A study of one million people has found that physical…
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Lack of exercise costs world $67.5 bln and 5 million lives a year
* Physical inactivity linked to 5 million deaths a year * Sitting for eight hours or more raises mortality risk * Experts say at least an hour a day of exercise is ideal By Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent LONDON, July 27 (Reuters) – A study of one million people has found that physical…
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Lack of exercise costs world $67.5 bln and 5 million lives a year
* Physical inactivity linked to 5 million deaths a year * Sitting for eight hours or more raises mortality risk * Experts say at least an hour a day of exercise is ideal By Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent LONDON, July 27 (Reuters) – A study of one million people has found that physical…
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U.S. FDA calls for sharp reduction in salt added to foods
(Reuters) – U.S. health officials recommended cutting the amount of salt added to foods by about a third, according to proposed guidelines that are likely to have a wide-ranging impact on the processed food industry in the United States. Increased sodium intake is linked to high blood pressure, which can lead to heart disease and…
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Common medicines tied to changes in the brain
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Commonly used drugs for problems like colds, allergies, depression, high blood pressure and heart disease have long been linked to cognitive impairment and dementia. In the new analysis, researchers looked at brain scans and cognitive test results from 451 older adults – including 60 who had been taking anticholinergic…
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Criminal charges filed in Flint, Michigan water crisis: media
Three Michigan state and local officials were criminally charged on Wednesday in connection with the state attorney general's investigation into dangerous lead levels in Flint's drinking water, a crisis that has fueled widespread public outrage, according to local media reports. Genesee District Judge Tracy Collier-Nix authorized charges against Flint employee Michael Glasgow and Michigan Department…
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Norway violated mass killer Breivik’s human rights, court rules
By Gwladys Fouche and Alister Doyle OSLO (Reuters) – Norway violated mass killer Anders Behring Breivik's human rights by keeping him in isolation in prison after being sentenced for killing 77 people in twin attacks in 2011, a Norwegian court ruled on Wednesday. Breivik took Norwegian authorities to court in March, accusing them of exposing…