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Thousands at risk of heart attacks due to Covid disruption, experts warn
Patients in England, Scotland and Wales missed out on starting blood pressure-lowering drugs, British Heart Foundation saysThousands of people are at risk of avoidable heart attacks and strokes, experts have warned, after nearly 500,000 people in England, Scotland and Wales missed out on starting blood pressure-lowering drugs during the pandemic.Researchers said that thousands of people could suffer a preventable cardiovascular event because they did not start taking vital medications known to stave off deadly heart and circulatory diseases amid the Covid related disruption to healthcare.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 19, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Andrew Gregory Health editor Tags: Heart attack Coronavirus Science UK news Stroke Voluntary sector NHS Source Type: news

Amid 2020's gloom, there are reasons to be hopeful about the climate in 2021 | John Sauven
The concerted global response to the pandemic could be replicated for the fight against the climate crisisIn a world rife with disputes and divisions, there will be one emotion likely to unite most people at the stroke of midnight on 31 December: sheer relief that 2020 is finally over.There ’s no risk of overstating it: this past year has pushed our world right to the edge. A single virus leaping from animals to humans was enough tokill 1.6 million people, bring major economies to their knees, and cause untold anguish and suffering all over the world.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 31, 2020 Category: Science Authors: John Sauven Tags: Climate change Environment Coronavirus Science World news Source Type: news

Concern as heart attack and stroke patients delay seeking help
Consultants report drop in admissions of people with non-coronavirus related conditionsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFurther evidence is emerging of dramatic falls in numbers of hospital patients presenting with serious medical conditions such as strokes and heart attacks since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.AUS study found that interventions for serious heart attacks have fallen 38% since 1 March. Similar reductions were reported in Spain, while inLombardy, the worst affected region of Italy, the figure was 70%.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 16, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Laura Spinney Tags: Coronavirus outbreak Hospitals Doctors Health Medical research Science Society Heart disease Heart attack Stroke World news UK news Source Type: news

This way for brain tingles: ASMR gets a shiver-inducing exhibition
From cucumber-crunchers to cranial exams, YouTube is full of ASMRtists provoking the strangely pleasurable autonomous sensory meridian response. Now they ’ve got their own euphoric museum showSome whisper gently into the microphone, while tapping their nails along the spine of a book. Others take a bar of soap andslice it methodically into tiny cubes, letting the pieces clatter into a plastic tray. There are those who dress up as doctors and pretend toperform a cranial nerve exam, and the ones who eat food as noisily as they can, recording every crunch and slurp in 3D stereo sound.To an outsider, the world of ASMR videos...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 31, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Oliver Wainwright Tags: Art Psychology Health & wellbeing Social trends Art and design Culture Technology Exhibitions Museums Installation Video art Sweden Painting Anxiety Alternative medicine Animal behaviour Science Life and style World Source Type: news

No pain, no gain? Getting the most out of exercise
Staying in shape has all sorts of benefits, from maintaining heart health to warding off dementia and cancerInactivity – fuelled by cars and a sedentary work life – has been dubbed the biggest public health problem of the 21st century, a global pandemic with dramatic impact on peoples wellbeing. The latest reports suggest that around the world it was responsible for 5.3 million deaths in 2008 – around one in 10 – more deaths than smoking.Not only does exercise make you fitter, it can also ward off numerous and often unexpected diseases, from heart attacks, to diabetes, some forms of cancer and dementia. There are t...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 13, 2014 Category: Science Authors: Catherine de Lange Tags: Cycling Fitness Sport Running Transport Yoga Weightlifting Features UK news Life and style Cycle hire schemes The Observer Swimming Science Source Type: news