As they try to meet their demanding careers, many workers experience job burnout: physical, cognitive, and emotional exhaustion that results from stress at work. Now researchers have found a link between job burnout and coronary heart disease.

World Glaucoma Week is a joint initiative of the World Glaucoma Association and World Glaucoma Patient Association to raise awareness about this disease, which is the second leading cause of blindness globally.

While sedentary behaviour is known to have adverse effects on cardiovascular and metabolic health, the impact of long commutes by automobile is less understood. A new study has found that greater commuting distances are associated with decreased cardiorespiratory fitness, increased weight, and other indicators of metabolic risk. 

Christine Avanti shares her knowledge on the importance of nutrition and a healthy working environment. She is a sports nutritionist and fitness expert, as well as a nutrition director and executive chef at Passages rehabilitation centre in Malibu.

The Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa has launched a new lobby group, Salt Watch, to alert South Africans to the fact that too much salt could be killing them. The link between salt and high blood pressure is well documented.