Staying active all day linked to healthy aging

By Kathryn Doyle | Reuters – 18 hours ago

Two joggers run along the embankment of Aare river during the first snowfall in Bern November 21, 2013. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich

View PhotoTwo joggers run along the embankment of Aare river during the first snowfall in Bern …

More Health news »By Kathryn DoyleNEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A generally active life, even without regular exercise sessions, was tied to better heart health and greater longevity in a study of older Swedes.Based on nearly 3,900 men and women over age 60 in Stockholm, the study adds to evidence suggesting that just sitting around may be actively harmful, researchers say.”We have known for 60 years that physical activity is important for the heart,” said lead author Elin Ekblom-Bak, of the Åstrand Laboratory of Work Physiology of the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences in Stockholm.But until recently the research has mainly focused on exercise and has „forgotten” about the background activity that we do during daily life, she told Reuters Health.Whether someone exercises vigorously or not, it still usually only takes up a small fraction of the day. That leaves the rest of the time for either sitting still or engaging in non-exercise activities, like home repairs, lawn care and gardening, car maintenance, hunting or fishing.For older people, who tend to exercise vigorously less than younger people, spending more time doing low-intensity activities like these could help cut down on sitting time, Ekblom-Bak and her colleagues write in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.Between 1997 and 1999, more than 5,000 60-year-olds were invited to participate in the study, which began with a questionnaire about health history, lifestyle and daily activities, as well as medical tests and measurements.At the study’s outset, people who were more active on a daily basis, regardless of their exercise levels, tended to have smaller waists and healthier cholesterol levels.The participants were followed for the next 12.5 years. During that time nearly 500 people had a first-time heart attack or stroke, and nearly 400 people died from any cause.People who had reported high levels of daily non-exercise activity were less likely to suffer a heart-related event and less likely to die than those who were the least active.For every 100 people reporting low activity levels who had a heart attack or stroke, for example, only 73 highly active people experienced such events. For every 100 of the least active who died, only 70 of the most active did.”These are fascinating findings,” said David Dunstan, of the Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute in Melbourne, Australia, „but not really surprising since other studies that have looked at this from a different angle – that is, describing the detrimental relationship between excessive sitting and mortality outcomes – are essentially showing the same thing but in reverse because there is such a high correlation between sitting time and nonexercise physical activity behaviors.”While sitting, muscles do not contract and blood flow decreases, which reduces the efficiency of many body processes, like absorbing glucose from the blood, said Dunstan, who studies heart health and exercise.Non-exercise activity likely prevents the general slowing-down associated with sitting, he told Reuters Health.”In addition to engaging in regular health enhancing exercise, people should be encouraged to also think what they do during the long periods in the day in which they are not exercising,” he said in an email.”Engaging in regular exercise is still important,” Ekblom-Bak said. „We saw that those who exercised regularly and that also had a daily physically active life had the lowest risk profile of all.”Moderate-to-vigorous exercise helps strengthen the heart muscle and other body muscles, and may help regulate blood pressure more than general activity, Dunstan said.But it is important for doctors and society in general to promote daily activity, not just exercise, she said.”Human beings are designed to move,” said Phillip B. Sparling, a professor of Applied Physiology and Health Behavior at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta who was not involved with the new study.”Ideally, we should have a mix of all levels of activity,” he said. „But, regardless of whether one exercises or not, the new message is to move more and sit less throughout the day.”SOURCE: http://bit.ly/1gmmyCe British Journal of Sports Medicine, online October 28, 2013.

Police: 1 dead, toll expected to rise in Glasgow

By CASSANDRA VINOGRAD and BEN McCONVILLE 3 hours ago

Helicopter Crash in Glasgow, ScotlandGLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — At least one person is dead from the crash of a police helicopter onto a crowded Glasgow pub and the toll is expected to climb, officials said Saturday.Related Stories

As specialist search and rescue teams continued to probe the wreckage of The Clutha pub, Chief Constable Stephen House confirmed that overnight 32 people were taken by ambulance to hospitals in following the crash.”Sadly at this time I can also confirm one fatality,” he told reporters. „We expect that number to increase over the coming hours.”House said specialist teams are working to make sure everyone is recovered from the scene, where revelers were packed into the pub to hear a local ska band when the helicopter crashed through the roof.Police couldn’t say whether people were still trapped inside the pub, but the hope is to find survivors, he said.”Highly trained firefighters from all over Scotland are carrying out rescue operations at the scene,” House said. „They are continuing to make the building safe to allow full examination of the scene to ensure that everyone is recovered.”View gallery.”Firefighters and rescue workers inspect the damage on the roof of the building at the site of a heli …Scotland’s leader Alex Salmond said it was a „black day for Glasgow and for Scotland.”Police and air-safety investigators have begun inquiries, but say it is too early to say why the Eurocopter EC135 T2 helicopter — carrying two police officers and a civilian pilot — came down.Authorities said they had made contact with people still inside The Clutha, where a ska band was performing when the helicopter came down. Search and rescue dogs were on the scene, along with more than 100 firefighters.The crash Friday at around 10:30 p.m. local time sent dozens of patrons fleeing through a cloud of dust. Witnesses spoke of people streaming out of the building covered in blood, with gashes and other injuries.As dawn broke, firefighters clambered on to the collapsed roof and pulled tarps over the wreckage of the helicopter. There was no word on the fate of those aboard.View gallery.”Police officers and firefighters inspect the damage of a helicopter crash, at a pub in Glasgow early …Grace MacLean, who was inside the pub at the time, said she heard a „whoosh” noise and then saw smoke.”The band were laughing, and we were all joking that the band had made the roof come down,” she told the BBC. „They carried on playing, and then it started to come down more, and someone started screaming, and then the whole pub just filled with dust. You couldn’t see anything, you couldn’t breathe.”Retired firefighter Edward Waltham said he ran into the pub to help rescuers, and found one man covered in dust and apparently badly injured.”My initial reaction for him from my experience was to try not to move him because he had been in a crush situation,” Waltham told BBC News. „But as we were lying there other people were literally being pulled out of the pub and more or less thrown on top of us.”People formed a human chain to help pass unconscious people out of the pub so that „inch by inch, we could get the people out,” said Labour Party spokesman Jim Murphy, who was in the area when the helicopter came down.View gallery.”Picture taken with permission from Jan Hollands Twitter feed JanHollands@Janney_h of the helicopter …”The helicopter was inside the pub. It’s a mess. I could only get a yard or two inside. I helped carry people out,” Murphy told Sky News. „I saw a pile of people clambering out of the pub in the dust. No smoke, no fire, just a huge amount of dust.”The twin-engined Eurocopter is widely used by police and ambulance services.In 2007, a Eurocopter EC135 T2 crashed in southern England. The pilot and his wife were unhurt, but the aircraft was badly damaged. Britain’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch said there had been a failure of the autotrim system which maintains the aircraft’s position. The agency recommended changes to correct the problem._____Cassandra Vinograd reported from London._____Follow Vinograd at http://twitter.com/CassVinogradView gallery.”Firefighters and rescuers inspect the damage on the building at the site of a helicopter crash, in G …View gallery.”Firefighters inspect the damage on the roof of the building at the site of a helicopter crash, in Gl …View gallery.”Firefighters and rescue workers inspect the damage at the site of a helicopter crash, in Glasgow ear …View gallery.”Picture taken with permission from Jan Hollands Twitter feed JanHollands@Janney_h of the helicopter …View gallery.”A firefighter inspects the damage at the site of a helicopter crash, in Glasgow early Saturday Nov. …View gallery.”Firefighters inspect the damage at the site of a helicopter crash, in Glasgow early Saturday Nov. 30 …

US veterans fill their own void delivering aid to Philippines Members of Team Rubicon, a disaster relief organization staffed by US veterans, are using their military skills in the Philippines — and finding the camaraderie they miss in the process.

By Anna Mulrine 18 hours agoThe plastic crate sitting outside a sweltering makeshift military terminal serves as both a seat for Peter Meijer and a container for 150-plus pounds of nails, hammers, and military-style quick-prep meals. Both he and the supplies are about to head out to the region of the Philippines hardest hit by Typhoon Haiyan.A former US Army medic, Mr. Meijer is a member of Team Rubicon, a volunteer organization comprised largely of US veterans doing relief work in disaster-hit places like Tacloban, Philippines, where more than 5,200 died and more than 4 million remain homeless more than two weeks after the storm.The organization isn’t just lending a crucial role in helping aid the ravaged Tacloban region, harnessing the organizational training and skills learned by service men and women in war zones. It’s also filling a void for many of them who miss the intense bonds and clear mission of the military.RECOMMENDED: Typhoon Haiyan: Where does it rank among huge storms?“Without a doubt, the number one response when people hear about Team Rubicon is, ‘Duh, of course. Why wouldn’t veterans be terrific at disaster response?’” says Meijer, who served in one of the toughest neighborhoods of Baghdad in 2010-11.After stumbling on the organization, Meijer adds that he also had a reaction that many of his fellow former troops have had: “It was, ‘I’ve been waiting to find out about something like this.’ ” The group’s co-founder, Jacob Wood, is a square-jawed Iowa native who graduated college with a business degree and promptly enlisted in the Marine Corps. After four years in the military, including a deployment to Iraq in 2007, and another to Afghanistan in 2008, Wood got out.Then came the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, when he and his Team Rubicon co-founder William McNulty, also a Marine, went down to aid in disaster relief. While working on the ground, they realized that veterans have many of the skills to help in relief efforts.From that first mission in Haiti, the organization has continued to grow to its current roster of more than 12,000 volunteers.Team Rubicon has “all the best parts of the US military — mission, purpose, camaraderie — without the bad parts, like having to shave,” says Meijer, who has volunteered in southern Sudan and helped spearhead search and rescue efforts during Hurricane Sandy. Volunteers bring in all their own water and food, usually favoring freeze-dried supplies or the specially packaged military food known as Meals Ready to Eat, or MREs. The key is to be self-sufficient, Meijer says.“The first rule of disaster response is don’t be a victim,” he says. Otherwise, “you’re just taking aid away from those who need it.”In Manila, the presence of military veterans who are now civilians, as well as Team Rubicon’s visibility around the centers of military operation, have riled some in the aid community, who have criticized the group for hogging the spotlight. Some of the groups also complain of being bumped from flights.But Wood defends his organization, saying that if team members come on strong, it is because “veterans are used to making difficult decisions in difficult situations.”Indeed, part of Rubicon’s success, Wood argues, is knowing how the military works and what it needs, which comes in handy during large disasters in which US troops are brought in. This is particularly important since the US military controls the flights that run to the disaster zones— flights which move aid shipments, vehicles, and volunteers.“It really helps that we’re familiar with the chain of command,” Meijer says.With a group of 43 men and women volunteers in Philippines, Team Rubicon is also using the mission to field-test a new drone model, a helicopter roughly the size of a toaster, to monitor how food and water are being distributed.Amanda Burke, who previously was a military captain and signals intelligence officer and is now part of Rubicon’s Philippines team, said the greatest strength of the organization is putting veterans’ skills into disaster relief.Ms. Burke was dissatisfied with her post-military career as a consultant in Washington, so she and her husband went on a backpacking trip around the United States.On the trip, it became clear to them, she says, that “We wanted to be a part of something we believe in.”She also saw her fellow veterans coming back Afghanistan “missing that sense of community ,” she adds, “and they don’t necessarily know how to cope with that.”That’s a common sentiment among Team Rubicon volunteers, who are often seeking the excitement, camaraderie, and „sense of mission” that they had in the military, Wood says.As she helps load up hundreds of pounds of supplies to build a medical clinic in the remote areas outside Tacloban that aid groups are still struggling to reach, Burke agrees. “It’s nice to have a sense of purpose again,” she says

Winter Storm, Arctic Cold Blast Kick Off December in Rockies, Midwest, West

By Jon Erdman Published: Nov 30, 2013, 6:57 AM EST weather.com

Next Winter Storm Prepares to Invade

Forecast for the Week Ahead

The Forecast for WinterWhat first comes to mind when you hear „December”? Unless you’re in Florida, Southern California or Hawaii, we would guess „cold” or „snow” would be one of the first five words to pop in your head.Well, the atmosphere is poised to deliver a fresh blast of Arctic air and more snow just after the calendar turns. Let’s jump into the details starting with more snow.

Model forecast animation of the upper-level trough, or dip in the jet stream, responsible for the developing Western snowstorm early in the week.ENLARGE MAP

Tuesday’s Forecast

Wednesday’s Forecast

Snow Forecast: Skier’s DelightIt starts Sunday as a Pacific cold front slides into the Pacific Northwest, bringing snow to the Cascades, Bitterroots, and Tetons through Monday.Given the trajectory of the attendant upper-level trough diving more toward the south and southeast into the West, cold Arctic air will be pulled not only down the Front Range of the Rockies, but also into the Great Basin and even into the I-5 corridor of western Washington and western Oregon. Thus, a few snow showers are possible even in these low elevations.Before the cold air arrives, heavy rainfall could lead to some localized flooding problems, particularly in western Washington where flood watches have been issued.The snowfall will create significant impacts to travel through the mountain passes including Stevens, Sherman and Snoqualmie in the Cascades. Several inches of snow is likely with well over a foot at higher elevations of the Cascades through Bitterroots through Monday. Seattle and Portland could see some snow mix in with rain on Monday.(MAP: 48-Hour Snow Forecast)Tuesday into Wednesday, the deep upper-trough and cold front continue plowing south, spreading snow into the Sierra, Wasatch and Rockies. While this is happening, another broad area of potentially heavy snow may develop behind the Arctic front in the High Plains of Montana and Wyoming, spreading into parts of the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest.With the Arctic front still on a southward plunge and the aforementioned jet stream dip, another wintry mess of snow, sleet, and freezing rain is possible late next week in the southern and central Rockies and Plains, potentially extending east into the mid-Mississippi and Ohio Valleys.(MAPS: Mon. | Tue. | Wed. | Thu.)This is still several days out, so check back with us as we refine the forecast and are able to bring more details such as timing, precipitation type and precipitation amounts into focus.What’s much more certain now is the potency of this cold plunge.

Tuesday’s Highs

TUESDAY’S LOWS

Wednesday’s Highs

WEDNESDAY’S LOWS

Thursday’s Highs

THURSDAY’S LOWSDecemberrrrrr!Here is the general timing for the Arctic cold front, by region:

Monday: Northwest, northern Great Basin, Montana
Tuesday: California, rest of Great Basin, Wyoming
Wednesday: Desert Southwest, northern and central Plains, Colorado, New Mexico
Thursday-Friday: Upper Midwest, mid-Mississippi Valley, parts of Southern Plains

Keep in mind the coldest air will lag the arrival of the cold front as laid out in the timing above.Now, let’s lay out the magnitude of the cold by region.

Pacific Northwest: Highs will be stuck in the 30s from Tuesday through much of next week in western Washington and western Oregon. Lows will be in the 20s, with some teens. Some daily record lows may be threatened.
California: This will easily be the coldest air of the season, with highs barely reaching into the low 50s in the Bay Area and struggling to rise out of the upper 50s in L.A. and San Diego by mid-to-late week. Lows in the 20s are possible in the Central Valley. Some morning lows near or below freezing are also possible in parts of the high deserts of Southern California and interior parts of the Bay Area such as Santa Rosa and Napa by mid-to-late week. Some daily record lows may be threatened in Northern California.
Great Basin: Highs in the 20s or low 30s will be common by mid-week. Lows in the teens, single digits, or locally subzero will settle in.
Desert Southwest: Highs may not rise out of the 50s in Phoenix and may struggle to climb out of the 40s in Las Vegas by Thursday. A freeze is possible in the Vegas Valley late in the week.
Northern/Central Rockies & Plains: Highs in the single digits and teens will spread from Montana Tuesday to the Northern Plains Wednesday and Thursday. A few spots may not rise above zero during the day. Subzero morning lows will spread from the northern Rockies into the Dakotas and northwest Minnesota by Thursday. A few spots, including Yellowstone National Park and Stanley, Idaho, could see temperatures drop into the twenties below zero.

(MORE: Tom Niziol’s Expert Analysis | Winter Storm Central | Winter Safety Tips)MORE ON WEATHER.COM: Coldest Places on Earth

1 / 30

An old man looks out on a Greenland glacier. (Flickr/Goran Ingman)

Shark Attacks, Kills Australian Teen

Published: Nov 30, 2013, 9:20 AM EST Associated Press

Play Video

Overlay Sharks INVADE CoastSYDNEY — A shark killed a teenager off Australia’s east coast Saturday in the nation’s second deadly attack this month, police said.Play Video

Unexpected MASSIVE Catch

Zach Young, 19, was body boarding with three friends about 100 meters (330 feet) offshore at Riecks Point, near the northern New South Wales city of Coffs Harbour, when he was bitten on the legs, New South Wales police said in a statement.Young’s friends got him back to the beach, and bystanders tried in vain to save him before paramedics arrived, a New South Wales ambulance police spokeswoman said. Young had serious injuries to his legs and suffered cardiac arrest. Paramedics tried to resuscitate him, but he was pronounced dead a short time later.Beaches in the area were closed for 24 hours. There was no information immediately available on the type of shark involved.It was the second deadly attack in Australia this month. On Nov. 23, a 35-year-old surfer was fatally mauled by a shark off a beach near the Western Australia community of Gracetown. Three surfers have been killed in Gracetown in the past decade.Although sharks are common along Australia’s coastlines, fatal attacks are relatively rare. The country has averaged just more than one fatal attack per year over the past 50 years.MORE ON WEATHER.COM: Monster Shark Caught in California1 / 9

Kent Williams, owner of New Fishall Bait Company, stands next to a 13235 pound Mako shark at the company’s headquarters in Gardena, Calif, on June 4, 2013 (AP Photo/Los Angeles Times, Genaro Molina)

The White House Christmas Tree Arrives (PHOTOS)

Published: Nov 29, 2013, 5:49 PM EST Associated Press 1 / 10The 2013 White House Christmas tree is an 18.5 foot Douglas Fir grown in Lehighton, Penn. (Image: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) The day after Thanksgiving means shopping, snoozing and pulling out the Christmas decorations for many Americans.(WATCH: Weekend Travel Forecast)The same was true Friday at the White House as the official White House Christmas tree arrived.Play Video Overlay Thanksgiving Travel Forecast: The ReturnMichelle Obama, daughters Malia and Sasha and the family’s two dogs have accepted an 18-and-a-half-foot Douglas fir as the official White House Christmas tree.The tree was presented to the first lady by Christopher Botek, a second-generation Christmas tree farmer from Crystal Spring Tree Farm in Lehighton, Pa.The tree was hauled up the driveway by horse-drawn wagon and is destined for the Blue Room. There it will stand tall as the main attraction of White House Christmas decorations.Mrs. Obama, holding the leash for dog Sunny, and her daughters walked around the wagon to inspect the fir.”It looks good. It looks beautiful,” she said, turning to ask Malia: „What do you think?””Love it. We’ll keep it,” replied Malia, who held the leash for Bo, the family’s other dog.”We will keep it,” Mrs. Obama said.(PHOTOS: What an ODD Thanksgiving Menu!)An army of volunteer decorators and White House staffers will participate in a weekend marathon of tree trimming, wreath hanging and other decorating to transform the building in time for a preview of the holiday decorations that’s set for next week.As in past years, many of the decorations will honor military families, who are getting a first look at the decorations on Wednesday.MORE ON WEATHER.COM: Christmas Lights1 / 15Winter Wonder

Ho, ho, whoa! Can you imagine the dedication it took to put this display up — and take it down? (Fidelio via Flickr)

Geese Tsunami in Richmond, Canada

Affordable care act to bring heath care tsunami Play video .

Episode 15 Play video .

New video shows typhoon wave washing away house Play video .Thu, Nov 28, 2013 0:39 Storyful

'Geese tsunami' takes off from park (Storyful)

Maikel Parets was filming a gaggle of geese in Richmond, Canada when they suddenly started moving at the same time. Maikel described the amazing sight as a “geese tsunami” and told Storyful: “I was spared and not even one of their poop touched me but the lady at the end of the video was not that lucky.” Credit: Maikel Parets

	WARM-Asociatia Mass-media a Romanilor in Lume cu sediul in Londra/UK
	AMJRP-Asociatia Mass-media&Jurnalistilor Romani de Pretutindeni
	RadioPROdiaspora din Nurenberg/Germania
	Ziarul IMPACT din Montreal/CANADA
	Ziarul Gazeta Romaneasca din Roma/ITALIA
	RadioTvUnirea din VIENNA/AUSTRIA
	Ziarul Observatorul din Toronto/CANADA
	Ziarul Gandacul DE COLORADO,CO/U.S.A
	Ziarul Romanul din SPANIA din Madrid/SPANIA
	Ziarul OCCIDENTUL ROMANESC din Madrid/SPANIA).
	Ziarul Lumea Romaneasca din Grand Rapids-MICHIGAN/U.S.A
	Revista AGERO din Stuttggart/DE
	Revista ART-EMIS din Stuttgart/DE
	Revista CLIPA din Anaheim,CA/U.S.A
	Agentia de Stiri ASII ROMANI din Nuremberg,BAYERN/DE
	Clubul Presei Transatlantice din Washingtor DC/U.S.A
	Ziarul Romani in Lume.info din Madrid/ES
	Ziarul Zorile Bucovinei din Cernauti/UKRAINA
	Ziarul Mesagerul Romanesc din Portland,Oregon/U.S.A
	NARPA
	Ziarul Romania Expres din Madrid/ES
	Ziarul NEW YORK MAGAZIN din New YORK/U.S.A
	Ziarul Cuget Liber din Constanta/ROMANIA
	Ziarul ZIUA de Constanta/ROMANIA
	REPORTER NTV din Constanta/ROMANIA
	DC NEWS din Bucuresti/ROMANIA

Natural disasters in the WORLD,Space,Science,History,Travel

Staying active all day linked to healthy aging

Colaboratori

Calendar

Articole recente

Sign in to your account


Lumina, Constanta, ROMANIA	Seattle, WA, U.S.A
Membra fondator a AMm&JRP din MONTREAL / CANADA

noiembrie 2013
L	Ma	Mi	J	V	S	D
« oct.				dec. »
				1	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30