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Assistive robotic technologies for people with dementia, other age-related disabilities

With a rapidly ageing population, the number of people with dementia and other age-related disabilities is expected to soar by 2050.

4 Jun 2013

Interval between pregnancies: A golden window for obese women to lose weight

The time between pregnancies is a golden window for obese women to lose weight, a Saint Louis University study finds.

4 Jun 2013

Study shows only few junior athletes have seen success as senior athletes

An Indiana University study that compared the performance of elite track and field athletes younger than 20 and those 20 and older found that only a minority of the star junior athletes saw similar success as senior athletes.

3 Jun 2013

The Tower Companies commits to provide support for fifth annual National Employee Wellness Month

THE TOWER COMPANIES today announced it has pledged support for, and will participate in, the fifth annual National Employee Wellness Month. This month-long initiative helps business leaders learn from best practices of how to successfully engage employees in healthy lifestyles.

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

New study examines arterial stiffening in young, healthy population

Indiana University researchers found that people in their 20s already began to demonstrate arterial stiffening -- when arteries become less compliant as blood pumps through the body -- but their highly active peers did not.

1 Jun 2013

Soccer training improves heart function, reduces blood pressure in patients with type 2 diabetes

A new study from the Copenhagen Centre for Team Sport and Health at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, demonstrates that soccer training improves heart function, reduces blood pressure and elevates exercise capacity in patients with type 2 diabetes. Soccer training also reduces the need for medication.

31 May 2013

Health researchers say people who walk or bike to work likely to influence co-workers, partners

People who walk or bike to work are likely to influence their co-workers and partners to do the same, according to health researchers. "Social influences are important, specifically interpersonal influences, such as spouses and co-workers," said Melissa Bopp, assistant professor of kinesiology, Penn State.

31 May 2013

Study examines physical activity versus structured exercise people experience during the day

Indiana University researchers found that a simple program that uses pedometers to monitor how much people move throughout the day was effective at increasing physical activity, decreasing sitting time, a particular problem for office workers, and helping participants drop some pounds.

31 May 2013

New rule allows employers to increase the use of wellness incentives

The final regulation gives businesses more leeway to tie workers' premium costs to efforts to get them to use more healthy behaviors, such as increasing exercise or quitting smoking.

31 May 2013

SLU assistant professor receives grant to identify policies that improve health of African-American men

An assistant professor at Saint Louis University's College for Public Health and Social Justice has received a $100,000, two-year grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to determine which behaviors and policies are most likely to improve the health of African-American men.

31 May 2013

Three easy steps for cancer survivorship

Incorporating just three easy steps into a daily routine can increase a cancer patient's chance at survival, according to a physician who specializes in cancer survivorship.

31 May 2013

Scientists identify new markers for obesity treatment

Would you be more likely to try a diet and exercise regimen if you knew in advance if it would actually help you lose weight? Thanks to a new report published in the June 2013 issue of The FASEB Journal, this could become a reality.

31 May 2013

The more healthy lifestyle behaviors, the less memory issues

Research has shown that healthy behaviors are associated with a lower risk of Alzheimer's disease and dementia, but less is known about the potential link between positive lifestyle choices and milder memory complaints, especially those that occur earlier in life and could be the first indicators of later problems.

31 May 2013

Apnix Sleep Diagnostics updates comprehensive sleep apnea treatments

Apnix Sleep Diagnostics has recently updated its comprehensive sleep apnea treatments, and is eager to serve more Houston sufferers of this condition.

31 May 2013

Whiplash therapy: an interview with Dr Williamson and Dr Williams, University of Warwick

A whiplash injury is a common soft-tissue injury that may result in neck pain and other symptoms like headaches and arm pain.

30 May 2013

First Edition: May 30, 2013

Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations include stories about a new study on immigrants' financial impact on the Medicare program and a new federal regulation on wellness programs.

30 May 2013

Doctors perform investigational procedure on six patients using ADRCs to treat heart failure

Doctors at the Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital announced that they have performed an investigational procedure on six patients in a new FDA-approved clinical trial to evaluate therapy that uses regenerative cells derived from a patient's own adipose (body fat) tissue to treat a severe form of heart failure.

30 May 2013

Injectable drugs used in TPN to be imported into US, says FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that injectable drugs used in total parenteral nutrition in critical shortage will be imported into the United States and available to patients this week.

30 May 2013

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Latest Exercise News and Research

Assistive robotic technologies for people with dementia, other age-related disabilities

Interval between pregnancies: A golden window for obese women to lose weight

Study shows only few junior athletes have seen success as senior athletes

The Tower Companies commits to provide support for fifth annual National Employee Wellness Month

Four lifestyle behaviors protect against coronary heart disease, say researchers

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

New study examines arterial stiffening in young, healthy population

Soccer training improves heart function, reduces blood pressure in patients with type 2 diabetes

Health researchers say people who walk or bike to work likely to influence co-workers, partners

Study examines physical activity versus structured exercise people experience during the day

New rule allows employers to increase the use of wellness incentives

SLU assistant professor receives grant to identify policies that improve health of African-American men

Three easy steps for cancer survivorship

Scientists identify new markers for obesity treatment

The more healthy lifestyle behaviors, the less memory issues

Apnix Sleep Diagnostics updates comprehensive sleep apnea treatments

Whiplash therapy: an interview with Dr Williamson and Dr Williams, University of Warwick

First Edition: May 30, 2013

Doctors perform investigational procedure on six patients using ADRCs to treat heart failure

Injectable drugs used in TPN to be imported into US, says FDA

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