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Bloomberg is one of several septuagenarian candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for the 2020 election, including former Vice President Joe Biden, 77; U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, 78; and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, 70. Bloomberg, a billionaire and former New York City mayor, takes a blood thinner for a trial fibrillation and had a stent placed in a blocked artery nearly 20 years ago, said his doctor, Stephen Sisson of Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.

Thu, 12 Dec 2019 17:12:54 -0500

Pooled data from 14 randomized trials showed that labels with activity times induced consumers to cut back nearly 65 calories per meal more than labels that simply listed calories, researchers reported in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. "The PACE food labeling, where you show how many minutes of physical activity are required to expend the calories in a food may be a good way of helping the public make healthier food decisions and reduce overall calorie consumption," said the study's lead author, Amanda Daley, a professor of behavioral medicine at Loughborough University in the UK. "We know that the public underestimates the number of calories in food, so we need to find an easy method to make it easier for the public to make healthier decisions about what they eat," Daley said in an email.

Thu, 12 Dec 2019 17:12:31 -0500

A federal investigation released Thursday cited inadequate work by an excavation company as the probable cause of a pipeline explosion that killed two people and slowed the flow of fuel to the Eastern Seaboard in 2016. Workers unearthing a Colonial Pipeline Co. pipeline that was carrying thousands of gallons of gasoline near Birmingham failed to plan, coordinate and communicate during the job, according to a report by the National Transportation Safety Board. The excavation contractor, L.E. Bell Construction Co. of Heflin, Alabama, and Colonial Pipeline, which is based in suburban Atlanta, both instituted safety procedures to prevent a repeat of the deadly accident afterward, the report said.

Thu, 12 Dec 2019 17:12:26 -0500

Two top Boeing executives met Thursday with Federal Aviation Administration chief Stephen Dickson amid signs of further delays in the return of the grounded 737 Max. In an email to key congressional committees, the FAA said Dickson is instructing agency safety experts to take as long as they need to review changes Boeing is making to the plane after two fatal crashes. Boeing, meanwhile, struck an upbeat tone in describing the meeting.

Thu, 12 Dec 2019 17:03:20 -0500

Weight loss efforts among obese adults are linked to an increased risk of thinning, brittle bones that are prone to fractures, the study team writes in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. While exercise can strengthen bones and reduce the risk of falls and fractures, doctors don't yet know the optimal workout routine for obese people who are dieting. For the current study, researchers randomly assigned 141 obese adults to one of four groups: dieters who did only aerobic exercise, dieters who only did resistance exercise, dieters who did both types of exercise, or a control group that didn't exercise or diet.

Thu, 12 Dec 2019 17:01:51 -0500