07.15.2013 by John Gever Deputy Managing Editor, 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. French retirees who had stopped working relatively late in life were less likely to […]
Caroline Cassels July 10, 2013 The combination of smoking and heavy drinking accelerates cognitive decline more than either habit alone, new research shows. A large, longitudinal study conducted by investigators from University College London in the United Kingdom showed that individuals who smoked and were also heavy drinkers had a 36% faster rate of cognitive decline than […]
Published: Jun 7, 2013 | Updated: Jun 6, 2013 By Todd Neale , Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Action Points This analysis of a prospective cohort study demonstrated that a lifestyle score was associated with stroke risk. Be aware that less than half of the REGARDS study participants provided lifestyle information. Meeting American Heart Association/American […]
Telegraph.co.uk By Nick Collins, Science Correspondent 5:38PM BST 30 May 2013 Four-minute bursts of high-intensity exercise such as running on a treadmill, three times a week are enough to increase fitness, researchers found. Overweight volunteers who undertook the regime for 10 weeks increased their body’s oxygen uptake – a measure of fitness – by 10 per […]
Published: May 15, 2013 By Michael Smith , North American Correspondent, MedPage Today Action Points For middle-age men, good physical fitness reduces the risk of lung and colorectal cancer. Point out that if men who are fit in their 50s do develop those cancers, as well as prostate cancer, the risk of dying appears to […]
Published: May 3, 2013 | Updated: May 6, 2013 By John Gever , Deputy Managing Editor, MedPage Today Action Points Government guidelines recommend certain amounts of both aerobic and muscle-strengthening exercises. A telephone survey indicated that about one in five U.S. adults report engaging in enough of both aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities to meet the […]
Lee JJ, et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2013 May 1;95(9):850-9. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.L.00375. Abstract Cigarette smoking decreases bone mineral density and increases the risk of sustaining a fracture or tendon injury, with partial reversibility of these risks with long-term cessation of smoking. ➤ Cigarette smoking increases the risk for perioperative complications, nonunion and delayed […]
MedPageToday.com Published: Apr 16, 2013 By Cole Petrochko , Staff Writer, MedPage Today Story Source Action Points This large, observational, cohort study demonstrated that individuals from low-income countries were less likely to adopt healthy behaviors after the development of cardiovascular disease. Be aware that the data was cross-sectional; longitudinal information on healthy habits before and […]
Secondhand Smoke Riskier than Cholesterol Published: Mar 8, 2013 By Chris Kaiser , Cardiology Editor, MedPage Today The risk of clogged arteries is greater from secondhand smoke than from several well-known heart disease risk factors, including high cholesterol, researchers found. The overall prevalence of coronary artery plaque in those exposed to secondhand smoke was 24%, […]
Health Care Providers’ Recommendations for Physical Activity and Adherence to Physical Activity Guidelines Among Adults With Arthritis Shamly Austin, PhD; Haiyan Qu, PhD; Richard M. Shewchuk, PhD Disclosures Prev Chronic Dis. 2013;10 Abstract Introduction Physical activity is beneficial for reducing pain and improving health-related quality of life among people with arthritis. However, physical inactivity is […]
EVIDENCE-BASED RECOMMENDATIONS Jennifer Brunet, MA, Catherine M. Sabiston, PhD, Sarkis Meterissian, MD, MSc, FRCS(C), FACSDisclosures Am J Lifestyle Med. 2012;6(3):224-240. ABSTRACT AND INTRODUCTION Abstract The completion of primary treatment for breast cancer has been referred to as a “teachable moment” for health behavior change, suggesting that women are receptive to receiving physical activity counseling. However, […]
Arch Intern Med. 2009 Aug 10;169(15):1355-62. doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.237. Healthy living is the best revenge: findings from the European Prospective Investigation Into Cancer and Nutrition-Potsdam study. Ford ES, Bergmann MM, Kröger J, Schienkiewitz A, Weikert C, Boeing H. Abstract BACKGROUND: Our objective was to describe the reduction in relative risk of developing major chronic diseases such […]
Arch Intern Med. 2009 Aug 10;169(15):1355-62. doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.237. Ford ES, Bergmann MM, Kröger J, Schienkiewitz A, Weikert C, Boeing H. Abstract BACKGROUND: Our objective was to describe the reduction in relative risk of developing major chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer associated with 4 healthy lifestyle factors among German adults. METHODS: We […]