The risk of developing dangerous blood clots doubles after travel lasting four hours or more, research shows. The risk applies to plane, train, bus or automobile passengers who remain seated and immobile, the World Health Organization found. Blood clots can form in the lower limbs during long periods of immobility – and can kill if they travel to the lungs. But WHO cautions that the absolute risk remains relatively low – at about one in 6,000 passengers. Immobility Passengers taking multiple flights over a short period of time are also at higher risk, says WHO. This is because the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) – the collective name for DVTs and pulmonary embolisms (clots in the lungs) – does not go away completely after a flight is over, and risk remains elevated for about four weeks. The report, commissioned in 2001 shortly after media and public attention on VTE following the death from pulmonary embolism of a young English woman who returned on a long-haul flight from Australia, confirms that a number of other factors increase the risk of clots during travel. These include obesity, being very tall or very short (taller than […]
The summer floods are God’s judgment on the immorality and greed of modern society, claim senior Church of England bishops. Bishop of Carlisle: Floods are judgment on society The Bishop said pro-gay laws were to blame for the floods One, the Bishop of Carlisle, even said that the introduction of pro-gay laws had provoked God to send the storms that have left thousands homeless. The bishops argued that while those affected are innocent victims, the flooding was a result of western civilisation’s decision to ignore biblical teaching. The Rt Rev Graham Dow, said that the floods were not only a result of a lack of respect for the planet, but also a judgment for decadence. ‘This is a strong and definite judgment because the world has been arrogant in going its own way,’ he said. ‘We are reaping the consequences of our moral degradation, as well as the environmental damage that we have caused.’ The Bishop of Liverpool, the Rt Rev James Jones, previously seen as a future Archbishop of Canterbury or York, said: ‘People no longer see natural disasters as an act of God. However, we are now reaping what we have sown. […]
General Mills, Kellogg, Toys ‘R’ Us and other big American companies are increasing their scrutiny of thousands of everyday products they receive from Chinese suppliers, as widening recalls of items like toys and toothpaste force them to focus on potential hazards that were overlooked in the past. These corporations are stepping up their analysis of imported goods that they sell, making more unannounced visits to Chinese factories for inspections and, in one case, pulling merchandise from American shelves at the first hint of a problem. General Mills, which makes food products like Pillsbury dough and Chex cereals, is testing for potential contaminants that it did not look for previously, although it would not name the substances. Kellogg has increased its use of outside services that scrutinize Chinese suppliers and has identified alternative suppliers if vital ingredients become unavailable. And Toys ‘R’ Us recently hired two senior executives in new positions to oversee procurement and product safety, mainly for goods made in China. ‘We’re thinking in new ways about this,’ said Tom Forsythe, a spokesman for General Mills. ‘We’re looking for things we didn’t look for in the past.’ A Kellogg spokeswoman, Kris Charles, confirmed that retailers […]
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