5/31/2016 JAMA internal medicine TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Data from 12 US and European studies were pooled to evaluate the relationship between self-reported physical activity and cancer risk in 1.44 million people. People with high levels of leisure-time physical activity had a lower risk of 13 cancers than those with low reported activity levels. After adjusting for […]
Roxanne Nelson, BSN, RN May 20, 2016 About 20% to 40% of cancer cases and about half of all cancer deaths can potentially be avoided by making modifications in lifestyle, according to new findings. After investigating cancer risk among a portion of the US white population, the authors of a large cohort study concluded that […]
04.12.2016 Health policy analysts explain why U.S. has staked out a different position by Salynn Boyles Contributing Writer The predominant view of U.S. health officials is that e-cigarettes pose a threat to public health, but high profile health groups in the U.K. are saying e-cigs should be recommended for smoking cessation and harm reduction. Public […]
Date: March 21, 2016 Source: Oregon State University Summary: Only 2.7 percent of the US adult population achieves all four of some basic behavioral characteristics that researchers say would constitute a ‘healthy lifestyle’ and help protect against cardiovascular disease, a recent study concluded. Only 2.7 percent of the U.S. adult population achieves all four of […]
03.21.2016 Susan Kotowski, PhD, and Kristina Volkmer, MPH, weigh in on new research by Parker Brown Staff Writer, MedPage Today Researchers looked at 20 studies of standing desks and concluded that there was only very low-quality evidence that sit-stand desks were beneficial in the short run. And there was no evidence whatsoever that they helped […]
Stopping over time is less effective, British researchers say TUESDAY, March 15, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Quitting cigarettes “cold turkey” beats a more gradual approach, according to research published online March 15 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The latest research included 697 adult smokers from England. The study participants smoked an average of 20 […]
February 16, 2016 Preventive Medicine TAKE-HOME MESSAGE A simulation model in the UK was used to test scenarios based on varying assumptions regarding physical activity in the population to determine the effect on health and resources of preventing dementia by promoting physical activity. While spending over a lifetime for dementia was highest for physically inactive […]
Jordi Merino, MD; Raimon Ferré, PhD; Josefa Girona, PhD; Dolors Aguas, MD; Anna Cabré, PhD; Núria Plana, PhD; Angels Vinuesa, MD; Daiana Ibarretxe, MD; Josep Basora, PhD; Carme Buixadera, MD; Lluís Masana, PhD Menopause. 2013;20(10):1036-1042. Abstract Objective. Some individuals with cardiovascular risk are unable to achieve even the lower internationally recommended level of physical activity […]
December 29, 2015 Diabetes Care TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Postmenopausal women were evaluated while participating in either prolonged, unbroken sitting or prolonged sitting disrupted by 5 minutes of standing or light-intensity walking every 30 minutes to determine the effect on postprandial cardiometabolic markers. Both standing and walking significantly reduced the incremental AUC for glucose and insulin, and […]
November 03, 2015 Less time spent engaged in light, moderate, and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity MONDAY, Nov. 2, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Compared with controls, females with fibromyalgia spend more time in sedentary behaviors and less time engaged in physical activity, according to a study published in the November issue of Arthritis & Rheumatology. Víctor Segura-Jiménez, […]
Date: September 23, 2015 Source: University of Leeds Summary: New research suggests that the movements involved in fidgeting may counteract the adverse health impacts of sitting for long periods. New research suggests that the movements involved in fidgeting may counteract the adverse health impacts of sitting for long periods. In a study published today in […]
Date: September 15, 2015 Source: NIH/National Eye Institute Summary: People with a genetic predisposition for age-related macular degeneration significantly increased their odds of developing the blinding eye disorder if they had a history of heavy smoking and consistently did not exercise or eat enough fruits and vegetables, according to an observational study of women. People […]
Date: September 14, 2015 Source: University of Birmingham Summary: Regular smokers have a significantly increased risk of tooth loss, a new study has confirmed. Male smokers are up to 3.6 times more likely to lose their teeth than non-smokers, whereas female smokers were found to be 2.5 times more likely. A new study has confirmed […]
Open Heart 2015;2: doi:10.1136/openhrt-2015-000273 Editorial It is time to stop counting calories, and time instead to promote dietary changes that substantially and rapidly reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality Aseem Malhotra1, James J DiNicolantonio3and Simon Capewell Most heart attacks and ischaemic strokes are caused by complicated atheroma usually compounded by thrombosis suddenly reducing blood flow in […]
Megan Brooks September 01, 2015 Nine potentially modifiable risk factors may explain two thirds of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) cases globally, according to a comprehensive meta-analysis of published studies. Risk factors include obesity, carotid artery narrowing, low educational achievement, hyperhomocysteine, depression, hypertension, frailty, current smoking, and type 2 diabetes (diabetes only in Asian populations). According to […]
08.26.2015 Neither moderate physical activity in sedentary older adults nor nutritional supplementation in those with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) had a positive impact on cognitive function, according to two separate studies. In the first study, participants (ages 70-89) who undertook a 24-month physical activity program showed no difference in scores on the Digit Symbol Coding […]
Date: August 25, 2015 Source: The JAMA Network Journals Summary: Researchers evaluated whether a 24-month physical activity program would result in better cognitive function, lower risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia, or both, compared with a health education program. Kaycee M. Sink, M.D., M.A.S., of the Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, N.C., […]
Published in Primary Care News · August 10, 2015 Even small amounts of the chemical can cause serious illness, professor says TUESDAY, Aug. 4, 2015 (HealthDay News) — The increasing popularity of electronic cigarettes has led to a number of cases of nicotine poisoning in recent years, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]