IHME global study of health risks finds that high blood pressure caused 9.4m early deaths, while smoking was next biggest. People with high blood pressure are at the greatest risk of ill health and an early death, according to the Global Burden of Disease Study, with tobacco use as the second biggest danger, and alcohol use third. Among young people, aged between 15 and 49, a drinking habit is the most likely cause of disability and an early grave.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/dec/13/health-risks-high-blood-pressure-smoking
88% of pregnant women who tried to quit smoking started again within 4 weeks
ALMOST 90% of pregnant women referred to Glasgow's smoking cessation services went on to light up again within four weeks. Figures show the message is still not getting through to women about the dangers of prenatal smoking. A total of 1270 women were referred to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde's Smokefree Pregnancy Service from April 1 to September 30 this year. Of that number only 380 set a quit date with 154 still off cigarettes at four weeks - just 12% of the total referred.
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/88-of-pregnant-women-who-tried-to-quit-smoking-started-again-within-4-110645n.19677953
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/dec/13/health-risks-high-blood-pressure-smoking
88% of pregnant women who tried to quit smoking started again within 4 weeks
ALMOST 90% of pregnant women referred to Glasgow's smoking cessation services went on to light up again within four weeks. Figures show the message is still not getting through to women about the dangers of prenatal smoking. A total of 1270 women were referred to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde's Smokefree Pregnancy Service from April 1 to September 30 this year. Of that number only 380 set a quit date with 154 still off cigarettes at four weeks - just 12% of the total referred.
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/88-of-pregnant-women-who-tried-to-quit-smoking-started-again-within-4-110645n.19677953
Simple Test Assessing Ability to Sit Up From the Floor
Predicts Mortality Risk
A simple test that assesses a person's ability to sit and rise from the floor has proven to be a very accurate predictor of mortality risk. The finding comes from a study, published in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention, by a group of researchers in Brazil. A total of 2002 adults aged 51 to 80 participated in the study. The researchers timed how long it took them to sit up and then rise from the floor without any help. The median follow-up period was 6.3 years from the baseline test. They told the participants to try and sit up with the least amount of support that they believe necessary, and not worry about their speed. They scored the participants' ability to both sit and rise out of 5. For each time the participants used support from their hand, knee or other part of their body the researchers would subtract a point. A total composite score out of 10 was assigned to them which would determine which category or group they belonged to (C1, 0-3; C2, 3.5-5.5; C3, 6-7.5; and C4, 8-10). Participants with scores below 8 had mortality rates 2 to 5 times higher than those with scores ranging from 8-10. The authors noted: "a 1-point increment in the [sitting-rising] score was related to a 21% reduction in mortality."
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/254100.php
Predicts Mortality Risk
A simple test that assesses a person's ability to sit and rise from the floor has proven to be a very accurate predictor of mortality risk. The finding comes from a study, published in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention, by a group of researchers in Brazil. A total of 2002 adults aged 51 to 80 participated in the study. The researchers timed how long it took them to sit up and then rise from the floor without any help. The median follow-up period was 6.3 years from the baseline test. They told the participants to try and sit up with the least amount of support that they believe necessary, and not worry about their speed. They scored the participants' ability to both sit and rise out of 5. For each time the participants used support from their hand, knee or other part of their body the researchers would subtract a point. A total composite score out of 10 was assigned to them which would determine which category or group they belonged to (C1, 0-3; C2, 3.5-5.5; C3, 6-7.5; and C4, 8-10). Participants with scores below 8 had mortality rates 2 to 5 times higher than those with scores ranging from 8-10. The authors noted: "a 1-point increment in the [sitting-rising] score was related to a 21% reduction in mortality."
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/254100.php
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