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HeartCycle GEx: A new distance rehabilitation system for people affected by heart pathologies

A team of Spanish researchers of the Universitat Politècnica de València, the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and the company Medtronic have participated in the development of a new distance heart rehabilitation system based on physical exercise routines for people affected by heart pathologies.

22 Dec 2014

Multifaceted intervention helps bipolar disorder patients lose weight

An Integrated Risk Reduction Intervention can help overweight and obese patients with bipolar disorder to reduce their body mass index, US researchers report.

18 Dec 2014

Energy drinks jolt children, adolescents with too much caffeine

When children aged 10-14 consume energy drinks, one in five consumes too much caffeine. When their caffeine intake from other sources such as cola and chocolate is included, every second child and more than one in three adolescents aged 15-17 consume too much caffeine.

18 Dec 2014

Livongo Health, Iron Mountain collaborate to improve health of their employees with diabetes

Livongo Health, a consumer digital health company that is focused on using technology to empower people with chronic conditions to live better, today announced an agreement with Iron Mountain Incorporated. They wanted to improve the health and productivity of their employees with diabetes while reducing the cost of care.

14 Dec 2014

Novo Nordisk introduces new initiative to support healthy lifestyle programming in New Jersey area

Novo Nordisk today announced the launch of the Community Health Collaborative, a new initiative to support and expand healthy lifestyle programming in the Trenton, New Jersey area.

From Novo Nordisk 10 Dec 2014

Weight loss surgery and exercise lower risks of serious health problems

Throughout the past year, studies on the positive effects of weight loss surgery have been published in a variety of medical journals in the US and abroad. We learned that weight loss surgery is relatively safe, and that it is effective in improving serious health conditions. More recently, we also learned that it is a factor in preventing Type 2 diabetes from developing in people considered to be pre-diabetic.

9 Dec 2014

Janssen, American Diabetes Association team up to launch national educational campaign on diabetes

Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced a collaboration with the American Diabetes Association to launch Teaming Up to Take On Diabetes, a national educational campaign intended to help the nearly 30 million Americans living with diabetes better understand and manage the disease.

5 Dec 2014

Implementing risk management practices necessary in health and fitness centers

Health is high on the agenda in many countries with efforts to get more people exercising in order to reduce the problems associated with obesity, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer.

3 Dec 2014

Gilda's Club Chicago, Cellar Angels to generate proceeds through online wine sales

Gilda's Club Chicago is pleased to announce a new partnership with national wine company, Cellar Angels, to generate proceeds through online wine sales.

20 Nov 2014

Study shows strong correlation between low-calorie sweetener consumption, healthy lifestyles

New research from the University of Washington examining data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey of more than 22,000 people has found that consumers of foods and beverages made with no, low, and reduced-calorie sweeteners have better quality diets and are more likely to be physically active.

7 Nov 2014

Researchers find independent predictors of end stage renal disease in teens

Researchers at örebro University found that high blood pressure, being overweight, elevation of a blood marker indicating inflammation, or the presence of protein in the urine in otherwise healthy teenage males were all independent predictors of end stage renal disease (ESRD) in later in life.

31 Oct 2014

Insomnia contributes to deaths caused by motor vehicle crashes, other fatal injuries

New research suggests that insomnia is a major contributor to deaths caused by motor vehicle crashes and other unintentional fatal injuries. The results underscore the importance of the "Sleep Well, Be Well" campaign of the National Healthy Sleep Awareness Project.

31 Oct 2014

Healthy Lifestyle News and Research

HeartCycle GEx: A new distance rehabilitation system for people affected by heart pathologies

Multifaceted intervention helps bipolar disorder patients lose weight

Energy drinks jolt children, adolescents with too much caffeine

Livongo Health, Iron Mountain collaborate to improve health of their employees with diabetes

Novo Nordisk introduces new initiative to support healthy lifestyle programming in New Jersey area

Weight loss surgery and exercise lower risks of serious health problems

Janssen, American Diabetes Association team up to launch national educational campaign on diabetes

Implementing risk management practices necessary in health and fitness centers

Gilda's Club Chicago, Cellar Angels to generate proceeds through online wine sales

Study shows strong correlation between low-calorie sweetener consumption, healthy lifestyles

Researchers find independent predictors of end stage renal disease in teens

Insomnia contributes to deaths caused by motor vehicle crashes, other fatal injuries

Mediterranean diet is good for your kidneys

Frozen meals have better diet quality than QSR meals, shows research

HFHS Innovations sponsors Walgreens Balance Rewards App Challenge to drive healthy behavior

Preventing cancer: an interview with Dr Fiona Reddington

Women may halve their stroke risk through healthy living, new study shows

Women with healthy diet and lifestyle less likely to have stroke

AHA and Electrolux team up to highlight the importance of healthy lifestyle

Loyola Medicine, Gilda's Club Chicago launch new transition program for cancer survivors

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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