Margaret S. Pearle The Journal of Urology Volume 192, Issue 2, Pages 316–324, August 2014 Purpose The purpose of this guideline is to provide a clinical framework for the diagnosis, prevention and follow-up of adult patients with kidney stones based on the best available published literature. Materials and Methods The primary source of evidence for […]
Fran Lowry August 06, 2013 Walking on a treadmill for 30 minutes a day 4 days a week over a 12-week period improved memory scores and neural efficiency in older people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), according to new research. The finding suggests that exercise may protect against or delay conversion to Alzheimer’s disease in at-risk individuals. […]
An analysis of population-based data Sam Norton PhD The Lancet Neurology, Volume 13, Issue 8, Pages 788 – 794, August 2014 Summary Background Recent estimates suggesting that over half of Alzheimer’s disease burden worldwide might be attributed to potentially modifiable risk factors do not take into account risk-factor non-independence. We aimed to provide specific estimates […]
Michael O’Riordan July 29, 2014 LONDON, UK — Individuals who are physically active and don’t spend a lot of time sitting down are less likely to be obese than those who report high levels of leisure-time sitting and low levels of physical activity, and the combination of the two behaviors is important, according to a […]
Published: Jul 28, 2014 By Nancy Walsh, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Patients with psoriatic arthritis who smoke have worse patient-reported disease features at baseline and don’t respond as well as nonsmokers to anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) treatment, a Danish study found. Current smokers had higher patient global scores on a 100-mm visual analog scale […]
Medscape Medical News > Conference News Susan Jeffrey July 16, 2014 COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Results of a randomized trial suggest lifestyle intervention that addresses a variety of risk factors simultaneously can have cognitive benefits for people at risk for cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The 2-year trial, called the Finnish Geriatric Intervention Study to […]
MedPageToday Primary Care Primary Pain Points: ‘Ill to Pill’ Published: Jul 10, 2014 By Sarah Wickline, Staff Writer, MedPage Today “I am frustrated by the healthcare system’s payment model and its ability to value sufficient preventive care,” Payal Bhandari, MD, a primary care physician in private practice at Advanced Health in San Francisco, told MedPage Today in response […]
Marcia Frellick July 08, 2014 Extremely obese people — those with a body mass index (BMI) greater than 40 kg/m2 — have higher mortality rates, and most of these additional deaths are caused by cancer, heart disease, and diabetes, according to a study published online July 8 in PLOS Medicine. Cari Kitahara, PhD, from the […]
John Mandrola July 02, 2014 Editor’s Note: This blog entry originally posted at drjohnm.org My mind is changing about statins. I’m growing increasingly worried about the irrational exuberance over these drugs, especially when used for prevention of heart disease that is yet to happen. An elderly patient called my office last week to tell me thank you . . . not for […]
PracticeUpdate Urinary Incontinence Responds to Intensive Lifestyle Intervention Research · July 01, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This study is a secondary data analysis of the Look AHEAD study, comparing intensive lifestyle intervention with diabetes education and counseling in men with type 2 diabetes. In the intensive lifestyle intervention group, the prevalence of incontinence decreased from 11.3% […]
Published: Jun 17, 2014 | Updated: Jun 18, 2014 By Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Action Points Note that this study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. These data and conclusions should be considered to be preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal. Both lifestyle and metformin reduce the development […]
This effect holds even for people who do a lot of exercise when not sitting The increased risk was most notable for womb, bowel and lung cancers MailOnline By JENNY HOPE MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT PUBLISHED: 15:02 EST, 16 June 2014 | UPDATED: 12:42 EST, 17 June 2014 Stop sitting down if you want to avoid cancer, […]
Effect of screening and lifestyle counselling on incidence of ischaemic heart disease in general population: Inter99 randomised trial BMJ 2014; 348 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.g3617 (Published 9 June 2014) Cite this as: BMJ 2014;348:g3617 Full Text Article Abstract Objective To investigate the effect of systematic screening for risk factors for ischaemic heart disease followed by repeated lifestyle […]
Research · May 27, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders (LIFE) multicenter trial randomized 1635 sedentary men and women aged 70 to 89 years who had physical limitations to either participate in a structured, moderate-intensity physical activity program or a health education course. The primary outcome of incident major mobility disability […]
Heartwire Marlene Busko May 22, 2014 Medscape Article OTTAWA, ON — Within a year, obesity will overtake smoking as the number-one modifiable cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor in Canada, researchers predict[1]. Moreover, the prevalence of diabetes is expected to increase over the next seven years, according to this study, which was published online May 20, […]
Published: May 16, 2014 By Sarah Wickline, Staff Writer, MedPage Today This week, a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine reported that resveratrol — an antioxidant found in red wine, chocolate, and grapes and is often touted for its health benefits — did not boost longevity or lower the risk of disease. However, one prospective study on […]
Research · May 12, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors prospectively followed 2153 elderly (≥70 years old) hypertensive veterans who underwent exercise tolerance testing and evaluated the relationship between metabolic equivalents and all-cause mortality. Mortality risk was 11% lower for every additional metabolic equivalent achieved after adjusting for risk factors. Exercise capacity testing provides significant prognostic […]
by Laird Harrison May 09, 2014 Physical inactivity ranks higher than smoking, obesity, or high blood pressure among the causes of heart disease in Australian women older than 30 years, a new study shows. “Programmes for the promotion and maintenance of physical activity deserve to be a much higher public health priority for women than […]
May 01, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE In this study, the mortality risk of 12,060 adults from the NHANES III and NHANES continuous surveys was estimated according to physical activity, pharmacotherapy, and glycemic control. The results indicated that patients who had uncontrolled diabetes or who had controlled glucose levels but were physically inactive had higher all-cause mortality […]
Bell CL, et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2014 Apr 29. doi: 10.1111/jgs.12796. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract OBJECTIVES: To identify potentially modifiable late-life biological, lifestyle, and sociodemographic factors associated with overall and healthy survival to age 85. DESIGN: Prospective longitudinal cohort study with 21 years of follow-up (1991-2012). SETTING: Hawaii Lifespan Study. PARTICIPANTS: American […]