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1/2million runners in UK injured - new research
Monday 24 September 2018
Of Britain’s more than 2 million recreational runners, around 1 million are falling injured annually with 500,000 ‘off the road’ at any one time....
Monday 24 September 2018
Of Britain’s more than 2 million recreational runners, around 1 million are falling injured annually with 500,000 ‘off the road’ at any one time....
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The CPS decision to name and charge Russian nationals Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov over the Salisbury poisonings is a case of deja vu.
Russian nationals named as Salisbury Novichok suspectsDr Dan Lomas, expert in intelligence and security
Dr Dan Lomas, expert in intelligence and security
The CPS decision to name and charge Russian nationals Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov over the Salisbury poisonings is a case of deja vu.
The CPS decision to name and charge Russian nationals Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov over the Salisbury poisonings is a case of deja vu.
As in the killing of former FSB officer Alexander Litvinenko in 2006, Russian officers – this time working for Russian military intelligence, the GRU – flew into Britain on an Aeroflot flight under aliases days before the attack.
These are the findings of an inter-agency investigation, including up to 250 detectives, the UK's Defence, Science and Technology Laboratory at Porton Down and the security services.
Already Russia's Foreign Ministry is denying the claims, yet there's a trail of information – as there was in 2006 – including extensive CCTV, flight information, scientific evidence and other sources pointing the finger at Russian intelligence.
It's unlikely that the suspects will ever face a trial. Andrei Lugovoi – the main suspect in the Litvinenko poisoning – is a politician and celebrity at home. There's also no chance of extradition, though the suspects face arrest if they travel to the European arrest warrant area.
The evidence trail suggests that either the GRU's espionage techniques are faulty or that Russia's intelligence agencies don't really care about the political backlash, and have the sole aim of warning defectors not to continue to work against Moscow – or else.
The heart of a 60-year-old heavy smoker could be 'older' than that of a health 70-year-old
What is 'heart age'? And why is Public Health England recommending we all test for it?Dr David Greensmith, lecturer in biomedical science
Dr David Greensmith, lecturer in biomedical science
The heart of a 60-year-old heavy smoker could be 'older' than that of a health 70-year-old
As we get older our heart’s ability to beat forcefully and respond to exercise declines and our susceptibility to heart disease increases. Much of this is a normal part of aging and simply due to the fact that as we get older, so do the cells and tissues that make up our heart.
After all, our heart is as old as we are and will age and deteriorate as the rest of our body does. However, certain lifestyle choices such as smoking and high saturated fat diets are known to damage the heart.
Over prolonged periods of time, this damage combines with the normal effects of ageing, accelerating the decline of heart function as we get older. As such, the heart function of a 60 year old heavy smoker could be below that expected for their age and more like that of an otherwise healthy 70 year old. In other words their “heart age” is 10 years older than they are.
Regular exercise, reducing your intake of saturated fat and not smoking can help ensure your heart function remains normal for your age, and, in some cases keep your heart younger than you are!