Tag: heart-disease
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Climate impact predicted to cause 500,000 extra deaths in 2050
By Magdalena Mis LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Climate change could cause significant changes to global diets, leading to more than half a million extra deaths in 2050 from illnesses such as stroke, cancer and heart disease, experts said on Wednesday. As extreme weather such as floods and heat waves wreaks havoc with harvests and…
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General Mills meets sodium-reduction goal in seven of ten product categories
By Anjali Athavaley NEW YORK (Reuters) – General Mills Inc said on Tuesday that it had reduced sodium by at least 20 percent in seven product categories, fewer than it had targeted, as part of the food industry’s effort to cut back on an ingredient said to increase the risk of serious illnesses. The maker…
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Stress and depression linked to stroke risk in diabetics
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – People with diabetes are much more prone to depression and stress than other individuals, and these mental health problems in diabetics are tied to an increased risk of strokes and deaths from cardiovascular disease, a U.S. study suggests. The worst outcomes may result when people with diabetes suffer from…
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Global drug spending to hit $1.4 trillion in 2020: IMS
Global spending on medicines will reach $1.4 trillion in 2020, driven by increased healthcare access in emerging markets and high-priced new drugs for cancer and other diseases, according to a forecast by IMS Health released on Wednesday. Some 225 new drugs will come to market over the next five years, about a third aimed at…