Light exercise can prolong life A study was recently conducted to understand how device-measured sedentary behaviour and physical activity are related to all-cause mortality in older men, an age group with high levels of inactivity and sedentary behaviour. Their findings, reported in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, challenge two long-held assumptions about the benefits…
For the International Women’s Day, homeless women go on free shopping spree In honor of International Women’s Day on Thursday, Ardene, in collaboration with the Shoebox Project, opened its doors to women from 35 different shelters. About 150 women, Tuesday was nothing short of a dream. They all got a chance to shop — for free.…
Living in slums is not an easy living, this is why via her initiative, Rouble Nagi aims to improve the living conditions of those living in slums. This is the reason why she started a project called ‘Paint Dharavi’ to paint slums in India. She first started with some workshops for the inhabitants of the…
Quebec – pesticide restrictions to protect the bee population. The new pesticide restrictions will mean that farmers will now need permission from a certified agronomist to use some pesticides on their crops. Stricter rules target five pesticides, three of which are nicotine-based, known as the “neonics” shortcut. Recent studies attest to the decline in the bee…
Tanzania cares for the welfare of mothers and newborns The campaign dubbed, ‘Mjamzito na Mtoto Salama ni Wajibu Wetu’ aimed at improving maternal and newborn care in Kigoma and is being executed by the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children in collaboration with Thamini Uhai. AN initiative advocating for safe delivery was…
India is launching a plan to eradicate Tuberculosis Last year the Indian’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a plan to erase Tuberculosis. It is the government’s National Strategic Plan for Tuberculosis (TB) Elimination 2017-25 (NSP). It is supposed to be launch at a mega-summit in the middle of Match. “There are about 2,9 million new…
New Yorkers are coming up with innovative ways to help solve the housing crisis, which has been going on for years, through community land trusts (CLT). A $1 million donation from Citi Community Development has helped to start New York City’s first CLT, Interboro CLT. The project will start with developing 250 affordables units, with plans…
People who live healthier than others are known as people who live in “Blue Zones”. Dan Buettner, the author of Blue Zones, Lessons for Living Longer from the People Who’ve Lived the Longest, studied and then expanded on the demographic work of Gianni Pes and Michael Poulain, identifying five geographic areas where people live, statistically, the…
Indian doctor operates for free children with cleft To inspect, diagnose and treat patients is the daily duty of doctors. For Doctor Pushkar Waknis, this duty goes beyond maintaining the health of his patients. Indeed, he ensures that the children who come to him are operated upon free of charge, for the simple reason that…
Baltimore student receives generous fund after asking for heat in classrooms Samierra Jones couldn’t bear to see the young students at her city schools struggle through their classes in freezing temperatures – so she took to social media with a plea for help. Because the district’s school buildings are already lacking adequate heating systems, this…