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Study documents impact of behavioural factors on life expectancy

Live longer thanks to fruit, an active lifestyle, limited alcohol and no cigarettes. This is the conclusion of a study by public health physicians at the University of Zurich who documented for the first time the impact of behavioural factors on life expectancy in numbers. The results are to be taken over into prevention and health counselling in primary care.

8 Jul 2014

Health researchers suggest new BMI thresholds for ethnic communities

Health researchers have suggested new body mass index (BMI) thresholds for defining overweight and obese individuals in ethnic communities.

1 Jul 2014

LifeBridge Health's Neil Meltzer wins AHA Gold Heart Award

The Gold Heart Award, the American Heart Association's highest national recognition for volunteerism, was presented to Neil Meltzer, M.P.H., president and CEO of LifeBridge Health, for his two decades of exceptional leadership and advocacy at the annual Gold Heart Banquet in Dallas, Texas.

1 Jul 2014

Adults in their 30s and 40s can slash heart disease risk, study finds

The heart is more forgiving than you may think -- especially to adults who try to take charge of their health, a new Northwestern Medicine- study has found.

1 Jul 2014

NTRR’s subsidiary Diamond Anvil Designs to release cutting-edge vaporizer pen next month

Neutra Corp., a provider of all-natural wellness solutions, announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Diamond Anvil Designs, is preparing to release its cutting-edge new vaporizer pen next month.

26 Jun 2014

Common mutation in gene with overweight results in elevated ALAT values in children

A study carried out at the Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Eastern Finland shows that a common mutation in the PNPLA3 gene combined with overweight results in elevated ALAT values in children.

18 Jun 2014

Tanner Labs announces launch of new corporate wellness platform

Tanner Labs, the nimble new research and development arm of O.C. Tanner, is proud to announce Welbe™, a new corporate wellness platform designed to advance the health and financial well-being of people and the companies they work for.

10 Jun 2014

Lifestyle changes, natural supplements can help women fight weight gain during menopause

Menopause, which tends to occur in midlife, is often known for causing weight gain. Menopausal weight gain is frequently caused by the hormonal changes that occur as the ovaries slow their production of estrogen and progesterone.

9 Jun 2014

Studies confirm importance of men seeing physician on regular basis

For many men being a father is about staying strong as they protect and care for their family. Some men see going to the doctor as a weakness or nuisance, but protecting your health is one of the best things a father can do for his family.

6 Jun 2014

UnitedHealthcare and IRONKIDS join forces to motivate young people to lead healthy lifestyles

UnitedHealthcare is teaming up with IRONKIDS® for the UnitedHealthcare IRONKIDS Kansas Fun Run to inspire and motivate young people to lead active, positive and healthy lifestyles.

6 Jun 2014

Neutra prepares new technology to make cannabis reliable cash crop in desert

Neutra Corp. is preparing new technology for the marketplace designed to help make cannabis a reliable cash crop—even in the desert.

5 Jun 2014

Kelley Thompson selected to receive 2014 PCFSN Community Leadership Award

The President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition (PCFSN) has selected Kelley Thompson to receive a 2014 PCFSN Community Leadership Award. The award is given to individuals and organizations who significantly improve the lives of others through sports, fitness or nutrition-related programs within local neighborhoods.

5 Jun 2014

MediNatura to purchase Heel Group's USA operation

MediNatura™ Incorporated, a Delaware Corporation headquartered in greater Philadelphia, today announced an agreement to purchase the Heel Group's USA operations, which is expected to be completed in late August 2014.

31 May 2014

AMSSM's experts participate in White House Healthy Kids & Safe Sports Concussion Summit

The lead author of the widely-recognized AMSSM Position Statement Concussion in Sport that has become the standard of care resource for sports medicine physicians caring for concussion, Kim Harmon, MD, is representing the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine at the White House Healthy Kids & Safe Sports Concussion Summit today (Thursday, May 29) in Washington, D.C. along with AMSSM President Chris Madden, MD and Executive Director Jim Griffith, MBA, CAE.

30 May 2014

New program encourages young people in Maywood community to make healthy lifestyle choices

Loyola University Health System was excited to be a part of the first annual Turn Up Your Health Youth Wellness Challenge, which encouraged young people in the Maywood community to make healthy lifestyle choices.

29 May 2014

Innate immune response may warn of chronic multisite musculoskeletal pain

An enhanced innate immune response may be an indicator of the onset or prolongation of chronic, multisite musculoskeletal pain, cross-sectional study findings suggest.

19 May 2014

Mount Sinai Beth Israel earns prestigious designation for improving quality of heart failure patient care

Mount Sinai Beth Israel is the proud recipient of the 2014 American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure Gold Quality Achievement Award. It is one of only three hospitals in New York City to have earned the prestigious designation.

17 May 2014

Heart Failure Association calls for global policy change relating to heart failure

The Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology is calling for global policy change relating to heart failure. An international white paper, Heart failure: preventing disease and death worldwide, will be presented at an endorsement event on 16 May 2014 in Athens, Greece, immediately before the Heart Failure 2014 Congress.

14 May 2014

Shorter men live longer, shows research

Short height and long life have a direct connection in Japanese men, according to new research based on the Kuakini Honolulu Heart Program (HHP) and the Kuakini Honolulu-Asia Aging Study (HAAS).

12 May 2014

Owaves launches world's first dedicated wellness planner on iTunes

Owaves, a cosmopolitan lifestyle medicine company based in San Diego, is launching the world's first dedicated wellness planner today on iTunes. The Owaves iPad App provides a remarkably simple, visual, fun and effective tool for positive lifestyle change and management.

8 May 2014

Healthy Lifestyle News and Research

Study documents impact of behavioural factors on life expectancy

Health researchers suggest new BMI thresholds for ethnic communities

LifeBridge Health's Neil Meltzer wins AHA Gold Heart Award

Adults in their 30s and 40s can slash heart disease risk, study finds

NTRR’s subsidiary Diamond Anvil Designs to release cutting-edge vaporizer pen next month

Common mutation in gene with overweight results in elevated ALAT values in children

Tanner Labs announces launch of new corporate wellness platform

Lifestyle changes, natural supplements can help women fight weight gain during menopause

Studies confirm importance of men seeing physician on regular basis

UnitedHealthcare and IRONKIDS join forces to motivate young people to lead healthy lifestyles

Neutra prepares new technology to make cannabis reliable cash crop in desert

Kelley Thompson selected to receive 2014 PCFSN Community Leadership Award

MediNatura to purchase Heel Group's USA operation

AMSSM's experts participate in White House Healthy Kids & Safe Sports Concussion Summit

New program encourages young people in Maywood community to make healthy lifestyle choices

Innate immune response may warn of chronic multisite musculoskeletal pain

Mount Sinai Beth Israel earns prestigious designation for improving quality of heart failure patient care

Heart Failure Association calls for global policy change relating to heart failure

Shorter men live longer, shows research

Owaves launches world's first dedicated wellness planner on iTunes

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