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BMI can be sole measure to evaluate interventions for child obesity

Body mass index (BMI) or a change in BMI is often the sole measure used to evaluate whether an intervention intended to combat childhood obesity is effective. But a new study clearly shows that an intervention can have beneficial effects on other health outcomes, such as cardiovascular fitness, regardless of its effect on BMI.

13 Aug 2013

State health insurance marketplaces progress with fits and starts

The Washington Post reports on tools that will be available to residents in D.C., Maryland and Virginia to help them get up to speed on the health law, and The Associated Press details how some insurers are opening retail stores to help educate potential consumers about the health law. Other news outlets report on the latest developments in Georgia, Oregon, California, Idaho, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Minnesota.

13 Aug 2013

School lunch consumption and TV viewing associated with childhood obesity

Among middle-school children, the behaviors most often linked with obesity are school lunch consumption and two hours or more of daily TV viewing, according to a new look at the dramatic increase in childhood obesity.

13 Aug 2013

First Edition: Aug. 12, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about state action on the health law's implementation and other news from the health insurance marketplace.

12 Aug 2013

Parents effort improves healthy behaviors of their children at schools

Because children spend most of their time in classrooms, schools are an ideal setting for healthy behaviors to be taught and modeled. Therefore, parents are speaking up and getting involved in an effort to improve the health of their children at schools.

12 Aug 2013

MyFitnessPal closes $18 million Series to improve health and wellness of millions of users

MyFitnessPal, the leading free personal health and fitness system, today announced it has closed an $18 million Series A round of funding led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers with participation by Accel Partners. Both John Doerr and Andrew Braccia have also joined the company's board.

12 Aug 2013

Cognitive decline with age is natural part of life, OSU researchers find

If you forget where you put your car keys and you can't seem to remember things as well as you used to, the problem may well be with the GluN2B subunits in your NMDA receptors.

8 Aug 2013

Romney warns against linking efforts to undo health law to govt. shutdown threat

The former GOP presidential hopeful warned fellow Republicans that the party will "suffer" if some lawmakers continue to pursue this strategy.

8 Aug 2013

Research suggests treadmill training after spinal cord injury can have positive effects on recovery

New research suggests that treadmill training soon after a spinal cord injury can have long-lasting positive effects on recovery - as long as the training is accompanied by efforts to control inflammation in the lower spinal cord.

8 Aug 2013

Moderate exercise could help guard against and treat tendon disease

Moderate exercise could be good for keeping your tendons healthy according to new research from the University of East Anglia funded by Arthritis Research UK.

8 Aug 2013

People who experience sudden cardiac arrest at exercise facilities have better chance of survival

People experiencing sudden cardiac arrest at exercise facilities have a higher chance of survival than at other indoor locations, likely due to early CPR and access to an automated external defibrillator, among other factors, according to a study published online today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

8 Aug 2013

Nearly 59% of liver transplant patients experience metabolic syndrome

Nearly 59 percent of liver transplant patients experience metabolic syndrome, which increases the risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes, according to a study lead by liver specialist Eric R. Kallwitz, MD, of Loyola University Medical Center.

8 Aug 2013

Exercise could reduce metabolic disease complications in patients post-transplantation

New research reveals that metabolic syndrome—risk factors that can lead to heart disease and/or stroke—is common in liver transplant recipients, with rates highest at one year following the procedure.

7 Aug 2013

First Edition: August 7, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about how deadlines have been missed regarding tests for the health cxchange privacy system.

7 Aug 2013

Exercise could help reduce metabolic syndrome problems in liver transplant recipients

New research reveals that metabolic syndrome-risk factors that can lead to heart disease and/or stroke-is common in liver transplant recipients, with rates highest at one year following the procedure.

7 Aug 2013

Research links high prevalence of Type 2 diabetes in the American South with economic conditions

The strikingly high prevalence of Type 2 diabetes in the American South can be partially traced to rapid economic growth between 1950 and 1980, new research suggests.

6 Aug 2013

Chinese meditation can reduce smoking

By using a type of meditation developed in China, smokers can reduce their tobacco use even when they don't intend to do so, according to new research done by Texas Tech University and the University of Oregon.

6 Aug 2013

High-calorie breakfast protects against diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular problems

Whether you hope to lose weight or just stay healthy, what you eat is a crucial factor. The right nutrients can not only trim your waistline, but also provide energy, improve your mood, and stave off disease. Now a Tel Aviv University researcher has found that it's not just what you eat - but when.

6 Aug 2013

Viewpoints: Shutting down the government over health law is 'nutty' idea; GOP's Obamacare playbook for summer recess

Led by Sens. Mike Lee and Ted Cruz, the GOP insurgents are threatening to shut down the government on Oct. 1 if the stopgap funding bill contains money for Obamacare. This is nuts. The president will never sign a bill defunding the singular achievement of his presidency. Especially when he has control of the Senate. Especially when, though a narrow 51 percent majority of Americans disapproves of Obamacare, only 36 percent favors repeal. President Obama so knows he'll win any shutdown showdown that he's practically goading the Republicans into trying. ... Every fiscal showdown has redounded against the Republicans (Charles Krauthammer, 8/1).

3 Aug 2013

IQWiG dossier assessment finds no added benefit of lixisenatide

Lixisenatide (trade name: Lyxumia) has been approved in Germany since February 2013 for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus in combination with oral blood-glucose lowering drugs or basal insulin when these, together with diet and exercise, do not provide adequate glycaemic control. In an early benefit assessment pursuant to the Act on the Reform of the Market for Medicinal Products, the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care examined whether this new drug offers an added benefit over the current standard therapy.

3 Aug 2013

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Latest Exercise News and Research

BMI can be sole measure to evaluate interventions for child obesity

State health insurance marketplaces progress with fits and starts

School lunch consumption and TV viewing associated with childhood obesity

First Edition: Aug. 12, 2013

Parents effort improves healthy behaviors of their children at schools

MyFitnessPal closes $18 million Series to improve health and wellness of millions of users

Cognitive decline with age is natural part of life, OSU researchers find

Romney warns against linking efforts to undo health law to govt. shutdown threat

Research suggests treadmill training after spinal cord injury can have positive effects on recovery

Moderate exercise could help guard against and treat tendon disease

People who experience sudden cardiac arrest at exercise facilities have better chance of survival

Nearly 59% of liver transplant patients experience metabolic syndrome

Exercise could reduce metabolic disease complications in patients post-transplantation

First Edition: August 7, 2013

Exercise could help reduce metabolic syndrome problems in liver transplant recipients

Research links high prevalence of Type 2 diabetes in the American South with economic conditions

Chinese meditation can reduce smoking

High-calorie breakfast protects against diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular problems

Viewpoints: Shutting down the government over health law is 'nutty' idea; GOP's Obamacare playbook for summer recess

IQWiG dossier assessment finds no added benefit of lixisenatide

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