NEW YORK CITY, NY (CBS) –Office workers in Britain are being told to get up and stand up for at least two hours during the work day. Research shows long periods of sitting are linked to serious illness and premature death. The new recommendation suggests eventually spending four hours a day standing or walking at work. SOURCE – British Journal of Sports Medicine/MedDay/CBSER visits
New data on expensive trips to the hospital emergency room. Researchers in San Francisco found one in five patients returned to the E-R within a month of the first visit. That’s twice as often as previously reported. SOURCE – American College of Physicians/MedDay/CBSBreasfeeding
Doctors in Israel say their research suggests babies who are breast-fed for six months or longer have a 19-percent lower risk of developing childhood leukemia. SOURCE – JAMA Pediatrics/MedDay/CBS
