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New guidelines for water, salt and potassium intake of Americans

Nutrition experts from the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies have released new guidelines for water, salt and potassium intake of Americans.

5 Aug 2004

Current estimates have cardiovascular disease (CVD) accounting for 17 million deaths annually

Renowned public health specialist, Professor Stephen Leeder, will present the central findings of a report highlighting the disturbing trend towards a growth in cardiovascular disease in developing countries, at a special colloquium to be held at The University of Sydney.

5 Aug 2004

New clinical study to determine how people with rheumatoid arthritis evaluate improvements in disease symptoms

A new clinical study to determine how people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) evaluate improvements in disease symptoms will be carried out by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), part of the Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health.

5 Aug 2004

Approval of cholesterol-lowering therapy Lipitor for the prevention of cardiovascular disease

Pfizer has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its cholesterol-lowering therapy Lipitor® (atorvastatin calcium) for the prevention of cardiovascular disease by reducing heart attack risk in people with normal to mildly elevated cholesterol levels who have other cardiovascular risk factors.

5 Aug 2004

Moderate exercise helps beat fatigue from prostate radiation

Men who get a moderate amount of exercise during radiation for prostate cancer are better able to cope with the fatigue the treatment can cause, researchers from Scotland report in the journal Cancer.

5 Aug 2004

Atherosclerosis at menopause slowed by diet and exercise

Thickening of artery walls accelerates as women enter menopause, but these signs of the progression of atherosclerosis can be slowed by a lower-fat diet and increased physical activity, according to a new study in the Aug. 4, 2004, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

5 Aug 2004

Researchers study whether people’s genetic makeup could make them more likely to develop osteoarthritis of the knee and hip

Researchers at The University of Nottingham are studying whether people’s genetic makeup could make them more likely to develop osteoarthritis of the knee and hip — the most common medical condition to affect the joints.

3 Aug 2004

Half of women over 55 don't discuss osteoporosis with their doctors

A recent survey of 376 women age 55 and over found fewer than half of them discuss osteoporosis prevention therapies with their healthcare providers, yet this bone crippling disease is one of the major reasons women eventually lose their independence and enter nursing homes.

3 Aug 2004

Basketball and cycling rank highest in U.S. recreational injuries

Basketball, cycling, football and soccer will be on the minds of millions of Americans as they watch the Summer Olympic games, but Loyola University Health System’s Dr. Pietro Tonino is cautioning the public that these sports are the ones that have the most injuries.

3 Aug 2004

The NHS is effectively being privatised

The NHS is effectively being privatised – broken up into hundreds of competing companies with an independent regulator overseeing the system according to Professor Allyson Pollock of UCL's School of Public Policy.

3 Aug 2004

Joint inflammation

Members of the baby boomer generation are beginning to reach their 50s and 60s and seniors are living longer than ever, causing a large influx of older men and women in our society.

2 Aug 2004

Hypnotherapy for quitting smoking more effective in men

Hypnotherapy when used to quit smoking is more likely to be effective for men than women.

31 Jul 2004

Robotic device to help children develop crucial handwriting skills

An interdisciplinary team of professors and students at Western Michigan University has designed a robotic device to help children develop crucial handwriting skills.

29 Jul 2004

Japanese study on eggs and mortality is not scientifically sound

Representatives of the American Egg Board's Egg Nutrition Center as well as independent scientists say that a just-released Japanese study on eggs and mortality is not scientifically sound because the subset of women studied was too small to deliver accurate data.

29 Jul 2004

Importance of physical education in schools to combat childhood obesity

A University of Newcastle, Australia, academic has received a national award for his research into the importance of physical education in schools to combat childhood obesity.

29 Jul 2004

Women with a history of cancer in their family are better off having MRI scans instead of mammograms

New research by Mieke Kriege at the Department of Medical Oncology, Rotterdam Family Cancer Clinic suggests that women with a history of cancer in their family are better off having MRI scans instead of mammogram's.

28 Jul 2004

US adults spent an average of three days a month feeling sad

US adults spent an average of three days a month feeling “sad, blue, or depressed” during 1995-2000, according to a study published today in Health and Quality of Life Outcomes.

28 Jul 2004

Distinct types of leg symptoms reported by patients with (PAD) peripheral arterial disease

The presence and severity of peripheral arterial disease, as measured by comparing blood pressures in the arm and leg, and the nature of the leg symptoms a patient experiences can be used to identify those at highest risk of decline in walking endurance, according to a study in the July 28 issue of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association.

28 Jul 2004

Study that shows astonishing progress in students’ reading and reading test scores

The principal of C.L. Milton Elementary School in Laredo, Texas has just announced the results of a study that shows astonishing progress in students’ reading and reading test scores.

27 Jul 2004

Traveling to and from work can reduce cardiovascular disease in people with type 2 diabetes

Research published in the current issue of the Journal of the American Heart Association shows that moderate exercise can reduce cardiovascular disease deaths in people with type 2 diabetes, even if that activity comes from work or traveling to and from work.

26 Jul 2004

Exercise News and Research

Latest Exercise News and Research

New guidelines for water, salt and potassium intake of Americans

Current estimates have cardiovascular disease (CVD) accounting for 17 million deaths annually

New clinical study to determine how people with rheumatoid arthritis evaluate improvements in disease symptoms

Approval of cholesterol-lowering therapy Lipitor for the prevention of cardiovascular disease

Moderate exercise helps beat fatigue from prostate radiation

Atherosclerosis at menopause slowed by diet and exercise

Researchers study whether people’s genetic makeup could make them more likely to develop osteoarthritis of the knee and hip

Half of women over 55 don't discuss osteoporosis with their doctors

Basketball and cycling rank highest in U.S. recreational injuries

The NHS is effectively being privatised

Joint inflammation

Hypnotherapy for quitting smoking more effective in men

Robotic device to help children develop crucial handwriting skills

Japanese study on eggs and mortality is not scientifically sound

Importance of physical education in schools to combat childhood obesity

Women with a history of cancer in their family are better off having MRI scans instead of mammograms

US adults spent an average of three days a month feeling sad

Distinct types of leg symptoms reported by patients with (PAD) peripheral arterial disease

Study that shows astonishing progress in students’ reading and reading test scores

Traveling to and from work can reduce cardiovascular disease in people with type 2 diabetes

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

Exercise News and Research

Latest Exercise News and Research

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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