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Weekend reading: Deciding if it's 'time to let mom die,' a cancer hospital's controversial admission procedures

My father, sister and I sat in the near-empty Chinese restaurant, picking at our plates, unable to avoid the question that we'd gathered to discuss: When was it time to let Mom die? ... My father and sister looked to me for my thoughts. In our family, after all, I'm the go-to guy for all things medical. I've been a health care reporter for 15 years: at the Dallas Morning News, the Los Angeles Times and now ProPublica.

7 Mar 2013

Study highlights policy adherence, promotional efforts of water intake in child care settings

Support is needed in child care centers to help meet existing water policies and new water requirements included in the 2010 Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act, according to a study published by the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity.

7 Mar 2013

Drug to relieve pain of feline osteoarthritis identified

The non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug meloxicam significantly improves nighttime physical activity in cats with osteoarthritis, indicating its potential as a pain reliever in this feline population, report Canadian researchers.

6 Mar 2013

Exercise during pregnancy can reduce rate of cesarean deliveries in healthy pregnant women

Researchers at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid have found that regular and supervised exercise by experts during pregnancy can reduce the rate of instrumental and cesarean deliveries in healthy pregnant women.

4 Mar 2013

Poll shows compelling association between exercise and better sleep

Exercise can affect your sleep. The results of the National Sleep Foundation's 2013 Sleep in America poll show a compelling association between exercise and better sleep.

4 Mar 2013

Funding opportunity for schools to implement innovative programs targeting childhood obesity announced by first lady Michelle Obama

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center's CHALK/Just Move program is one of three programs selected by ChildObesity180, a national organization comprising public, nonprofit, academic, and private-sector leaders, for its Active Schools Acceleration Project (ASAP). An opportunity for schools across the country to apply for a grant to implement one of the three model programs was announced today in Chicago, with first lady Michelle Obama, as part of her "Let's Move! Active Schools" campaign.

1 Mar 2013

Adult sleepwalking may induce violent behaviors and affect health-related quality of life

A new study found that adult sleepwalking is a potentially serious condition that may induce violent behaviors and affect health-related quality of life.

1 Mar 2013

Links between aerobic fitness, BMI and academic performance in children

Although the long-term consequences of childhood obesity are well documented, some school districts have reduced physical education classes to devote more time to the 3 Rs in education-reading, writing, and arithmetic. However, there is new evidence that leaving out an important fourth R-aerobics-could actually be counterproductive for increasing test scores.

1 Mar 2013

Physical activity has no relation with risk of non-invasive breast cancer

A European study published in the 'Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention' journal has analysed the association between physical activities and in situ or non-invasive breast cancer, or, in other words, cancer that has not yet invaded cells within or outside of the breast.

1 Mar 2013

U-M to study how exercise, other therapies might work differently in lean and obese individuals

Researchers at the University of Michigan School of Kinesiology have received a $1 million grant to study how exercise and other therapies might work differently in lean and obese individuals.

28 Feb 2013

Young people from ethnic minorities more likely to be physically inactive and unhealthy: Research

Feeling comfortable and confident in sport, health, or PE can be very difficult for some young people who can be seen as a 'risk' of becoming obese. Young people from ethnic minorities, especially girls, are more likely to be physically inactive and unhealthy.

27 Feb 2013

Lecture to discuss importance of children physical education programmes

The importance of properly designed physical education programmes is the subject of a lecture on 27 March. The talk, Impact of growth and maturation on motor skill acquisition and development, will be delivered by Dr Fernando Naclerio, a specialist in sports nutrition at the university's Faculty of Engineering & Science.

27 Feb 2013

Heart-healthy habits at young age can help prevent future cardiovascular disease

Adults are not the only ones who should focus on good heart health. One University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) primary care physician said starting heart-healthy habits at a young age can help build a future free from cardiovascular disease.

27 Feb 2013

Multi-dimensional physical activity assessment recommended

Research suggests that assessment of physical activity level should evaluate a person’s overall level of moderate or vigorous activity as well as their amount of sedentary time to get an accurate estimate.

25 Feb 2013

Community health team improves diabetes control in Polynesian community

A team of community health workers has been able to improve control of Type 2 diabetes in a group of individuals from American Samoa – a medically underserved territory with a high prevalence of obesity, diabetes, and other cardiovascular risk factors, report researchers.

25 Feb 2013

Loyola offers tips to help stay healthy during shoveling season

A mild winter means many are out of practice in the fine art of snow shoveling. But bending and lifting the wrong way can lead to a trip to the emergency department.

25 Feb 2013

A good night's sleep can also help promote cardiovascular health

Cutting back on sodium and increasing physical activity are not the only ways to improve heart health - a good night's sleep can also help promote cardiovascular health. One expert at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) says not getting enough sleep can have harmful heart-health effects.

24 Feb 2013

Viewpoints: Holtz-Eakin and Roy offer prescription to fix health law; Iowa lawmakers opposed to Medicaid expansion should give up their coverage

Over nearly a century, progressives have pressed for a national, single-payer healthcare system. When it comes to health reform, what have conservatives stood for? For far too long, conservatives have failed to coalesce around a long-term vision of what a free-market healthcare system should look like. ... Obamacare is the logical byproduct of this conservative policy neglect.

22 Feb 2013

Rising epidemic of obesity in the Asia Pacific region

Over eating, sedentary lifestyles, cultural attitudes, and lack of prevention programmes are to blame for the rising epidemic of obesity in the Asia Pacific region. Overweight and obesity has quadrupled in China and societies still label people of healthy weight as poor.

21 Feb 2013

Therapy to ease QOL issues improves patients' sense of well-being during cancer treatment

Therapy to ease stress, fatigue and other quality of life issues significantly improves patients' sense of well-being during cancer treatment, new Mayo Clinic research shows. Patients who kept to their standard routines showed a decline in quality-of-life measures, the study found. The findings are published this month in Cancer.

19 Feb 2013

Physical Activity News and Research

Weekend reading: Deciding if it's 'time to let mom die,' a cancer hospital's controversial admission procedures

Study highlights policy adherence, promotional efforts of water intake in child care settings

Drug to relieve pain of feline osteoarthritis identified

Exercise during pregnancy can reduce rate of cesarean deliveries in healthy pregnant women

Poll shows compelling association between exercise and better sleep

Funding opportunity for schools to implement innovative programs targeting childhood obesity announced by first lady Michelle Obama

Adult sleepwalking may induce violent behaviors and affect health-related quality of life

Links between aerobic fitness, BMI and academic performance in children

Physical activity has no relation with risk of non-invasive breast cancer

U-M to study how exercise, other therapies might work differently in lean and obese individuals

Young people from ethnic minorities more likely to be physically inactive and unhealthy: Research

Lecture to discuss importance of children physical education programmes

Heart-healthy habits at young age can help prevent future cardiovascular disease

Multi-dimensional physical activity assessment recommended

Community health team improves diabetes control in Polynesian community

Loyola offers tips to help stay healthy during shoveling season

A good night's sleep can also help promote cardiovascular health

Viewpoints: Holtz-Eakin and Roy offer prescription to fix health law; Iowa lawmakers opposed to Medicaid expansion should give up their coverage

Rising epidemic of obesity in the Asia Pacific region

Therapy to ease QOL issues improves patients' sense of well-being during cancer treatment

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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