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‘Sprinkling less salt could slash your

risk of heart disease by up to a fifth’

SPRINKLING less salt onto
your food at the dinner table
could cut your risk of an early de-
ath, according to scientists.
A new study published today
suggested that shaking the habit
may reduce your risk of heart di-
sease, heart failure and strokes by
a fifth.
Experts today called it an easy
'sacrifice'. Researchers tracked
nearly 200,000 Britons aged from
Monkeypox given new name by their 30s to 70s for almost a de-

global health experts cade.
Heart and circulatory diseases
cause a quarter of all deaths in
MONKEYPOX will now be known lpox - in many countries outside the UK, that’s more than 160,000
as mpox, the World Health Organi- central and west Africa, where it is deaths each year or one every th- on average. were also at a lower risk — 21 per
zation (WHO) has announced, after often found. ree minutes. The results, published in the cent and 19 per cent, respectively.
complaints over racist and stigma- In July, the WHO declared a glo- Consuming too much salt is a in the Journal of the American Further analysis of the results
tising language linked to the virus's bal health emergency because of the risk factor because it leads to wa- College of Cardiology, showed showed that those who never
name. worldwide surge in people develo- ter retention in the blood, which that there were almost 10,000 added salt and followed a diet to
The old term will be used alongside ping symptoms, including a high fe- puts pressure on your vessels. 'events', including strokes. boost blood pressure health —
the new one for a year, before being ver and skin lesions or rash. This raises your blood pressure Analysis showed participants known as Dietary Approaches to
phased out. Cases of the disease have been dec- and, in turn, increases the risk of who added salt to their food less Stop Hypertension (DASH) —
Mpox was decided on after lengthy lining for several months now, but a heart attack or stroke. often were less likely to suffer had the lowest risk.
discussions between experts, count- more than 100 different countries In an attempt to quantify the from a heart complication. The British Heart Foundation
ries and the general public. have been affected in 2022 - promp- risk, researchers at Tulane Uni- Those who 'never/rarely' added (BHF) on average, working age
It can easily be used in English as versity looked at the health recor- the seasoning were 23 per cent adults in England consume 8.4g
well as other languages, the WHO ting huge demand for vaccine supp- ds of 176,570 Britons. less likely to suffer a cardiovas- a day.
said. lies to protect those most at risk. At the start of the trial, none cular problem, compared to those Experts say we should also be
Human monkeypox was first The US, Brazil, Spain, France and of the participants suffered from who reported 'always' adding it. checking food labels when food
identified in 1970 and named after the UK have reported the highest to- heart complications. They were Meanwhile, those who only 'so- shopping to help cut down on
the disease caused by the virus was tal number of mpox cases this year. monitored for almost 12 years, metimes' and 'usually' added salt salt.
discovered in captive monkeys more Globally, there have been 50 deaths
than a decade before. from the virus.
Since then, the WHO has introdu- Since May, the UK has reported
ced advice on naming diseases. more than 3,500 cases but a rollout Failure to identify osteoporosis could
This year, there has been unusual of vaccines to vulnerable groups hel-
spread of mpox virus - a member of ped drive down numbers following a spark epidemic of brittle bones
the same family of viruses as smal- peak in July.
TENS of thousands of patients and a fifth of men over 50. on overstretched ambulances and
causes
Osteoporosis
people's
A&E departments and taking up val-
Multi-million-pound trial to are suffering life-changing fractures bones to weaken and break more uable hospital beds.
every year because GPs 'routinely' fail
Broken bones caused by osteopo-
help rapidly find flu treatments to identify those with weak bones, a easily and is responsible for 500,000 rosis are extremely painful and can
broken bones nationwide every year,
parliamentary inquiry has found.
Family doctors are well-placed to at a cost of over £4.5billion.
this winter diagnose and treat osteoporosis but But an 'enormous gap' in diagnosis lead to life-changing disability that
robs people of their independence.
too many people only learn they have and care means only 39 per cent of
A new clinical trial will use lessons Imperial College London’s Depart- it after suffering a fall, the cross-par- people with one of three major risk A quarter of people die within a
learned from the pandemic to help ment of Surgery and Cancer, said: ty group of MPs and Peers warn. factors has received a bone health year of suffering a hip fracture, the
quickly find treatments for severe “During the pandemic, our trial was Their damning report recommends assessment and only 33 cent of pa- most serious osteoporosis-related
flu, as experts warn there could be able to rapidly respond to a new virus health bosses introduce a national tients at high risk of breaks are re- injury.
record numbers of cases this year. and our approach helped save lives. screening programme for the condi- ceiving treatment. There is no systematic national ap-
While many people with flu get “We’re now redeploying it against tion, which affects 3.5million people The others are more likely to suffer proach to screening for osteoporosis
better on their own without need- a known threat. in the UK, including half of women a fracture if they fall, piling pressure in the UK, with decisions instead
ing hospital treatment, it can make “Flu is very infectious and can made by individual clinicians on a
some seriously ill and even be make children, the elderly and vul- case-by-case basis.
life-threatening. There is no clear nerable people seriously unwell in The Inquiry, led by the All Party
evidence about which treatments some cases. “This winter, we might Parliamentary Group (APPG) on
are best for severe cases. The £2.9 see more flu cases than usual as the Osteoporosis and Bone Health, says
million REMAP-CAP trial, original- virus potentially resurges after pan- targeted screening for women over
ly set up to tackle pandemic, will demic measures have kept levels low.
work with the National Institute for “We hope that our trial will help to 70 would likely prevent 8,000 hip
Health and Care Research (NIHR) to find urgently needed flu treatments fractures annually.
recruit children and adults admitted rapidly. Their report adds that GPs should
to hospital with severe flu from 150 “Our Covid-19 trial changed clini- be well placed to identify people at
hospitals across the UK over the next cal practice globally, and we hope we high risk of breaking bones before
two years. can impact flu treatment and reduce they happen, as they hold informa-
Professor Anthony Gordon, chief winter pressures on the NHS in the tion about the risk factors for poor
investigator of the new trial, from same way.” bone health.