Being lonely and socially isolated can increase a person’s risk of heart disease or stroke, new research suggests. Experts found loneliness can have a similar effect on the heart that is seen in people who suffer anxiety or have stressful jobs. Researchers from the University of York, the University of Liverpool […]
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Almost half of North East people confess to being “so unfit they would get out of breath running for the bus”
Almost half of residents in the North East have confessed to being so unfit that they would get out of breath running for the bus, a new research finds. As much as 54 per cent of people surveyed consider themselves to be according to the new statistics released as part […]
Charity calls on Britons to wear red as figures show one in every North East family could be at ‘greater risk of heart disease’
Over three quarters of people in the North East have someone in their family with factors that put them at greater risk of heart disease. This is according to new statistics released ahead of the British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) Wear it. Beat it. campaign to get the nation wearing red to fight […]