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Healthy lifestyle, daytime sleepiness, and gut microbiome composition are determinants of functional strength in humans: a cross-sectional study

Participant characterization In total, 627 participants (394 women/233 men) were included in this study (Table 1 and Supplementary Table S2 in the Electronic Supplementary Material). The median age was 52.0 (43.0, 62.5) years, and men were significantly older than women (padjust < 0.001). Women had a significantly higher BMI than men (padjust = 0.006). Participants had…

Healthy lifestyle promote Chinese university students’ well-being: a cross-sectional network analysis | BMC Public Health

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Bilbao-Nieva MI, Alfaro Inzunza J. Child and adolescent well‐being: potentials of intersectionality for community psychology. J Community Appl Social Psychol. 2023;33(6):1537–48. Google Scholar Cabiedes Miragaya L, C D-M, Id O, I G-E, Id O. Well-Being and the lifestyle habits of the Spanish population: the association. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021;1660–4601. Hui BPH. Prosocial…

Explainer | Hong Kong’s Cathay drink mix-up: why it happened and how to protect yourself

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A flight attendant with Cathay Pacific Airways mistakenly served a glass of white wine to a three-year-old boy seated in business class last month, raising concerns over the health risks caused by a mix-up of wrong drinks and food for passengers. The Post explores how easily a mix-up of drinks can happen during flights and…

Hong Kong’s new tobacco control measures won’t affect tourists: official

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Tourists will be unaffected by Hong Kong’s new proposed control measures on tobacco products, an official has said, promising that such policies will strike a balance between bolstering public health and the economy. Deputy Secretary for Health Eddie Lee Lik-kong said on Saturday that authorities had already taken tourists’ needs into account when drafting the…

Healthy lifestyle knowledge and age at hypertension diagnosis: a primary health care based survey in Bangladesh

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Schutte AE, Srinivasapura Venkateshmurthy N, Mohan S, Prabhakaran D. Hypertension in low-and middle-income countries. Circ Res. 2021;128:808–26. Article CAS PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Sim JJ, Bhandari SK, Shi J, Reynolds K, Calhoun DA, Kalantar-Zadeh K, et al. Comparative risk of renal, cardiovascular, and mortality outcomes in controlled, uncontrolled resistant, and nonresistant hypertension. Kidney Int….

A look at what happened in the US government this week

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A look at what happened in the US government this week Updated: 10:03 PM EDT Apr 11, 2025 President Donald Trump rolled back his tariffs against most of the world while increasing them against China, the financial markets had one of the most chaotic and historic weeks in history, more high-profile court cases against the…

Post COVID-19 among young adults– prevalence and associations with general health, stress, and lifestyle factors | BMC Public Health

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Study design and study population The study population originates from the population-based birth cohort BAMSE. The participants were recruited in 1994–1996, when all children born in four pre-defined municipalities in the northwestern and central parts of Stockholm, Sweden were identified through the population register and invited to participate (n = 7,221). Of these, 477 could never be…

Sierra Leone declared an emergency over a powerful synthetic drug but women were left behind

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FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — At a vast landfill in Sierra Leone ‘s capital of Freetown, smoke billows over decades of decomposing waste. Zainab sits there, squinting through the soot. It is her usual spot for buying kush, a cheap synthetic drug ravaging young people in the country. “This kush is so addictive,” she said….

Not just a health kick: time to re-evaluate the role of smoothies in glycaemic response and healthy eating

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In recent years, there has been a rise in popularity and subsequent consumption of both commercial and home-prepared smoothies due to the perceived health benefits of increasing fruit and vegetable intake in this way [1]. Under current public health guidance in the UK and Europe, smoothies are considered as fruit juices and should be limited…

Hong Kong aims to ban flavoured smoking items next year, starting with non-menthol

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Hong Kong is expected to start banning flavoured smoking products, starting with non-menthol ones, from next year at the earliest, the Post has learned. A source said on Tuesday that the government would submit an amendment bill to the legislature towards the end of the month. Authorities would also propose banning smoking within three metres…