Recreational and commuter cycling appear to reduce heart attack risk according to two recent studies

So, that's why no-one likes cyclists - we end up living longer.

The only fact that needs endless repetition is that you are more likely to die from not cycling than you are from cycling.
As for hospitals, I dropped by Chelsea & Westminster and the bike parking is so token there, bikes are chained up all over the place.
As for Guy''s and Thomas spending NHS money opposing a segregated cycle lane, it kind of sums up the total lack of leadership and policy in this country.
Until we get someone like Boardman in an official government position with money to spend and authority to tell the stupid where to go, progress will remain glacial.

“Clinicians working in the field of cardiovascular risk prevention should consider promoting cycling as a mode of transportation"

You would think they could start by providing for cycle parking at hospitals. I travel to the cardiac department of the Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester. They have hundreds of places for cars but racks for about three bikes. Whilst I waited in the cardiac ward this year two drivers asked in the waiting room how long the wait was as they were forced to drive round the carpark in circles as there was nowhere to park their cars. Bikes were left attached to flimsy wooden fences where they partly obstructed pathways.

The bikes badly parked proved there was demand for bike parking and if they offered patients a realistic option to the cars that they have no more room for, they might improve matters for everybody.

I contacted them and asked if I had missed any parking and got a reply that they were considering more racks but if they were really "promoting cycling" I cannot see what is stopping them. 

Any exercise and a well balanced diet will be beneficial. Doesn't need to be riding a bike. 

A lot of heart conditions are hereditary, however if you stuff your face with the wrong foods and sit about, expect shit to happen to you I love cycling it's better than burning rubber when I ride my motorcycle. 

As someone who has a transplant, and has had a heart attack, getting back in to cycling has been one of the most satisfying decisions I've taken in my life.  Anything that can help to keep me healthy - and alive - has got to be worth it.  Grateful to wake up each day and look forward to getting on the bike.

While I understand all the faintly ironic comments about the conclusions of this report being slightly more than obvious, the message does need to keep being reported.  While the media is dominated by stories about cyclists being dangerous and killing lots of people, we have to have other stories which are slightly less biased and show that cycling is likely to increase your lifespan and improve your health and wellbeing.

So cycling to work is better than sitting in a car/bus/train.

The report also stated that the Pope has Catholic tendencies.

Meanwhile the Daily Fail is sending mixed messages to its readership. Is cycling something to be loved or hated?

https://www.bikebiz.com/news/read/cycling-can-save-your-life-says-the-newspaper-which-slams-cycleways/020269

Meanwhile, in a press release from the ministry of stating the bleedin' obvious...

and regular cycling to work identified the early onset of stable angina in my case

which 30 years of cycling hadn't found .... at least it was found and I'm still here

Not really news but worth repeating, I suppose.

Cycling to and from work everyday is "regular structured exercise" though.