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Studies highlight role of workplace and financial stress on health behaviors

Two studies from the Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington highlight the negative impact workplace and financial stress can have on health behaviors. The lead author urges workplace wellness and smoking cessation programs to consider such impacts as the economy sputters along.

13 Jun 2013

Study on the development of internet-based physical activity intervention presented at EULAR 2013

Results of the first study involving RA patients in the development of an internet-based physical activity intervention were presented at EULAR 2013, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism.

13 Jun 2013

15 minute walk after each meal appears to reduce risk of type 2 diabetes

A fifteen minute walk after each meal appears to help older people regulate blood sugar levels and could reduce their risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a new study by researchers at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS).

12 Jun 2013

Low- and middle-income countries do too little to prevent chronic diseases

Nine years ago, the World Health Organization adopted a global strategy to address risk factors for chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes. Today, only a few low-and middle-income countries have implemented robust national policies to help prevent such non-communicable diseases, according to an international study led by the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp in collaboration with Ghent University, published in this week's PLOS Medicine.

12 Jun 2013

Study provides complete health picture of adult survivors of childhood cancer

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has found that childhood cancer survivors overwhelmingly experience a significant amount of undiagnosed, serious disease through their adult years, establishing the importance of proactive, life-long clinical health screenings for this growing high-risk population.

12 Jun 2013

Integrating exercise into cancer follow-up care can improve recovery, say Miriam Hospital researchers

Telephone-based counseling, when combined with physician advice, can help breast cancer survivors become more physically active, which can improve quality of life and lessen the side effects of cancer treatment, according to new research from The Miriam Hospital.

12 Jun 2013

BMI and fast food: an interview with Dr Lorraine Reitzel, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Disparities Research at MD Anderson

This project was a secondary project that came out of a longitudinal cohort study that we've been conducting with the Windsor Village United Methodist Church in Houston Texas, which is a large, primarily African American mega-church with over fifteen hundred congregation members.

10 Jun 2013

Study finds higher rates of health-compromising behaviors among rural cancer survivors

Cancer survivors who live in rural areas aren't as healthy as their urban counterparts, according to new research from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

6 Jun 2013

Governmental anti-obesity initiatives not successful, MU expert says

Americans are gaining weight at an alarming rate, with obesity increasing from 12 percent of the nation's population in 1990 to 23 percent by 2005, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

6 Jun 2013

Does krill oil help your arthritis?

Arthritis is a condition that affects 1 in 5 Australians. That means that 1.4m people in NSW alone, have a form of arthritis and try to manage the impact it has on their lives. There are a number of very common and effective ways to tackle the condition such as physical activity and exercise, physical therapy, healthy eating and traditional medicines. All of these methods can play a role in reducing the pain arthritis causes in people’s daily lives.

5 Jun 2013

Obese patients trust weight-related counseling from overweight physicians more than normal weight physicians

When it comes to taking diet advice from a physician—size matters. This is according to a new study led by a team of researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine who examined the impact of primary care physician BMI (body mass index) on their patients' trust and perceptions of weight-related stigma.

5 Jun 2013

Research: 8% drop in BMI lowers risk factor for type 2 diabetes in obese teenagers

Obese teenagers who reduced their body mass index (BMI) by 8 percent or more had improvements in insulin sensitivity, an important metabolic factor related to the later development of type 2 diabetes. The teens followed a family-based, lifestyle-modification weight loss program that offers the potential to become a broader model.

5 Jun 2013

Weight-loss surgery may improve metabolic risk factors in obese patients: Study

Among mild to moderately obese patients with type 2 diabetes, adding gastric bypass surgery to lifestyle and medical management was associated with a greater likelihood of improved levels of metabolic risk factors such as blood glucose, LDL-cholesterol and systolic blood pressure, according to a study in the June 5 issue of JAMA.

5 Jun 2013

Living in neighborhoods can make measurable difference in preventing obesity, study finds

Living in a neighborhood that supports a healthy lifestyle can make a measurable difference in preventing obesity, according to a longitudinal study recently published in the journal Obesity.

5 Jun 2013

Physicians call for tax hike on tobacco, alcoholic beverages; new tax on sugary drinks, fatty foods

Go ye and sin no more -- or pay for it, when it comes to junk food, smoking and consuming alcohol. That's the message from two Mayo Clinic physicians who say raising "sin" taxes on tobacco and alcoholic beverages and imposing them on sugary drinks and fatty foods would lead many people to cut back, improving public health.

4 Jun 2013

Study finds middle-aged women experience stress associated with psychosomatic symptoms

In four out of ten cases, long-term stress suffered by women leads to some form of physical complaint. This is shown by a study of 1,500 women carried out at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

4 Jun 2013

Study demonstrates link between workplace daylight exposure to sleep, quality of life

A new study demonstrates a strong relationship between workplace daylight exposure and office workers' sleep, activity and quality of life.

4 Jun 2013

Red Hat receives CEO Cancer Gold Standard accreditation for workplace actions to reduce cancer

Red Hat, the world's leading provider of open source software solutions, headquartered in Raleigh, NC, is leading by example when it comes to promoting workplace wellness and encouraging healthier behavior.

3 Jun 2013

Four lifestyle behaviors protect against coronary heart disease, say researchers

A large, multi-center study led by Johns Hopkins researchers has found a significant link between lifestyle factors and heart health, adding even more evidence in support of regular exercise, eating a Mediterranean-style diet, keeping a normal weight and, most importantly, not smoking.

3 Jun 2013

Activ8rlives 2.0 goes live with new self monitoring capabilities for health and wellness

Activ8rlives’ website version 2.0 has now gone live after several months of preparation and testing. Activ8rlives focuses its online self monitoring solutions for health and wellness, which is utilized by families, groups and companies.

3 Jun 2013

Physical Activity News and Research

Studies highlight role of workplace and financial stress on health behaviors

Study on the development of internet-based physical activity intervention presented at EULAR 2013

15 minute walk after each meal appears to reduce risk of type 2 diabetes

Low- and middle-income countries do too little to prevent chronic diseases

Study provides complete health picture of adult survivors of childhood cancer

Integrating exercise into cancer follow-up care can improve recovery, say Miriam Hospital researchers

BMI and fast food: an interview with Dr Lorraine Reitzel, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Disparities Research at MD Anderson

Study finds higher rates of health-compromising behaviors among rural cancer survivors

Governmental anti-obesity initiatives not successful, MU expert says

Does krill oil help your arthritis?

Obese patients trust weight-related counseling from overweight physicians more than normal weight physicians

Research: 8% drop in BMI lowers risk factor for type 2 diabetes in obese teenagers

Weight-loss surgery may improve metabolic risk factors in obese patients: Study

Living in neighborhoods can make measurable difference in preventing obesity, study finds

Physicians call for tax hike on tobacco, alcoholic beverages; new tax on sugary drinks, fatty foods

Study finds middle-aged women experience stress associated with psychosomatic symptoms

Study demonstrates link between workplace daylight exposure to sleep, quality of life

Red Hat receives CEO Cancer Gold Standard accreditation for workplace actions to reduce cancer

Four lifestyle behaviors protect against coronary heart disease, say researchers

Activ8rlives 2.0 goes live with new self monitoring capabilities for health and wellness

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