Young adults are facing a bowel cancer “time bomb” because of their unhealthy diets and lack of exercise, scientists warn. ‘Millennials’ – those born around 1990 – are four times more likely to develop rectal tumours, which begin in the large intestine, compared to those born in about 1950.
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Bowel cancer soaring among younger people
Young adults are facing a bowel cancer “time bomb” because of their unhealthy diets and lack of exercise, scientists warn. ‘Millennials’ – those born around 1990 – are four times more likely to develop rectal tumours, which begin in the large intestine, compared to those born in about 1950.
Swedish politician: officials should have sex in lunchbreak new
A politician in northern Sweden wants to list sex as an officially approved activity for civil servants during their daily paid lunchbreak. Per-Erik Muskos of the city council of Overtornea on the Arctic Circle says he made “a serious and formal” proposal Monday to add sex to the list of acceptable activities, which also include going to the gym or getting a massage, as well as eating.
Drugs firms profiteer from NHS by hiking cancer drugs prices
Drug companies are profiteering from the NHS to the tune of 1 billion because they have unjustifiably hiked prices of cancer medicine, experts warn. Cancer patients are let down by greedy drug companies who delay availability of well-established treatments and raise the prices beyond what the NHS can afford, academics said.
The press box is a strange place to watch a game
A press box is a sterile environment where no cheering is allowed – making it a strange way to watch a ballgame. The inevitable questions that come from working in the Star Tribune sports department are these two: 1) Do you know Sid Hartman? 2) Does being a sportswriter mean you get to go to all the games? The answers: yes, everyone knows Sid.
Press box ejection is a reminder of the strange place we often work
Being a member of the sports media tends to become a topic of conversation when I’m in a group of people. Questions usually come pretty quickly about 1) sports and 2) working in sports.
Most bizarre festivals you can join in 2017
… sticks thrown out of a window by a priest. The sticks themselves are considered sacred talismans and grant a year of health, wealth and happiness to whoever can grab one and hang on to it. Competitors throw themselves down Coopers Hill in pursuit of …