- The health implications of physical inactivity are truly a global issue with physical inactivity responsible for up to 8% of non-communicable diseases and deaths across the world. The impact per person is greatest in high-income countries, but more people are affected in middle-income countries. https://www.bmj.com/company/newsroom/physical-inactivity-is-responsible-for-up-to-8-of-non-communicable-diseases-and-deaths-worldwide/ 3 comments science
- Chinese most at risk of death from deadly heatwaves, study says | The North China Plain, home to 400 million people, faces the greatest risk to human life from rising temperatures of any location on earth, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) said in the journal Nature Communications http://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2018/08/01/chinese-most-at-risk-of-death-from-deadly-heatwaves-study-says.html 7 comments worldnews