Salt: China’s deadly food habit
Jul 18, 2019 07:28 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
People in China have used salt to prepare and preserve food for thousands of years. But consuming lots of salt raises blood pressure, increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular disease, which includes...
Helping smokers quit: financial incentives work
Jul 18, 2019 07:24 am UTC| Insights & Views Business Health
Smoking kills one in two regular smokers, but quitting at any point in life leads to big improvements in health, increased life expectancy and savings in healthcare costs. Thats why we need a range of ways to help people...
Pink passion: rosé on the rise as millennials dictate new wine codes
Jul 18, 2019 07:22 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Every July in New York City, thousands of partygoers gather on the lawns of Randalls Island Park for a huge Pinknic. A regular event since 2016, the two-day festival brings together foodies, musicians, chefs and more, all...
Air travel spreads infections globally, but health advice from inflight magazines can limit that
Jul 18, 2019 07:21 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Travel safe, travel far, travel wide, and travel often, says Nomadic Matt, the American who quit his job to travel the world, write about it and coach others to do the same. But theres a downside to all this travel,...
Six-packs and bulging biceps – how appearance pressures take their toll on men's mental health
Jul 14, 2019 13:21 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Over recent years, body dissatisfaction or shame about ones appearance has been on the rise in men. This isnt something just affecting young men either, its extensively reported across a range of age groups. And its...
Asbestos in schools: what you need to know
Jul 14, 2019 13:21 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
The Department for Education referred nearly 700 schools in England to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) as they did not provide evidence that they were managing asbestos in line with regulatory requirements. Of the...
Selecting groceries ahead of time helps some shoppers make healthier choices
Jul 14, 2019 13:20 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
I often toss items into my grocery cart that I have vowed to never buy again. Maybe I cave into my 3-year-olds demands for sugary cereal and cookies. Or perhaps I fail to resist my own urge to snack on chocolate-covered...
The Alberta government is interfering in public sector bargaining on an unprecedented scale
Putin’s Russia: first arrests under new anti-LGBT laws mark new era of repression
Canada needs a national strategy for homeless refugee claimants