Exercise News and Research

Latest Exercise News and Research

Millennials overly optimistic about their health despite unhealthy habits

According to Life University, a leading chiropractic college and vital health university, Millennials (ages 15-27), are overly optimistic about their own health, despite admitting to the same unhealthy habits that have caused chronic illness in previous generations.

2 Feb 2010

MEND Program: Effective treatment for pediatric obesity

Ground-breaking results from a study to evaluate the effectiveness of the MEND Program (Mind, Exercise, Nutrition, Do it!), a multi-component community-based childhood obesity intervention (www.mendcentral.org), are published today in the US journal Obesity (www.nature.com/oby/journal/v18/n1s/abs/oby2009433a.html). The results coincide with the launch of Michelle Obama's initiative to reduce childhood obesity announced in the State of the Union speech.

2 Feb 2010

Research could help in developing more specific treatments for Type 2 diabetes

New research on Type 2 diabetes by Trinity College Dublin researchers could benefit young adults (aged 18-25 years) with the condition. The research led by Professor John Nolan of Trinity College Dublin and St James's Hospital, Dublin, has just been published online in the leading international journal, Diabetes Care.

2 Feb 2010

Smoking cessation increases cardiac health later in life

Smoking affects your cardiac health both before and after a major event like a heart attack. But how much? And does cutting back instead of quitting have a positive effect as well?

2 Feb 2010

Tips to ease prenatal back and neck pain from LSI

One of the most common discomforts experienced by women during pregnancy is back pain. Expectant mothers endure a variety of different types of backache as their hormones and posture change during pregnancy.

2 Feb 2010

Study: Schizophrenia patients may experience beneficial brain changes in response to exercise

Potentially beneficial brain changes (an increase in the volume of an area known as the hippocampus) occur in response to exercise both in patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

1 Feb 2010

Humana announces consolidated revenues of $7.63 billion for fourth-quarter 2009

Humana Inc. today reported diluted earnings per common share (EPS) for the quarter ended December 31, 2009 (4Q09) of $1.48, as compared to $1.03 per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2008 (4Q08), reflecting lower PDP claim expenses in 4Q09 than in 4Q08.

1 Feb 2010

UK plastic surgery industry experiences significant growth

The US may have experienced a 12% decrease in the number of surgical and non-surgical cosmetic treatments, but the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons have a different story to tell. They found the UK experienced a 5% increase in demand from 2007 to 2008, and a 9% increase from 2008 to 2009.

31 Jan 2010

Study shows significant decline in hockey-related spinal injuries

The past decade has seen a significant reduction in the number and severity of spinal cord injuries in Canadian ice hockey, reports a study in the Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine.

30 Jan 2010

Health Secretary and education leader commend school for encouraging physical activities among students

During a visit today to Hanover Area Junior-Senior High School, Department of Health Secretary Everette James and Secretary of Education Gerald Zahorchak commended the school for its efforts to boost physical activity among middle school students.

30 Jan 2010

AAOS offers tips to prevent winter sports injuries

As Olympians push their bodies to the extreme during the upcoming Winter Games in Vancouver, professional and amateur sports enthusiasts alike will be watching their favorite televised sports.

30 Jan 2010

Tips to prevent potential health problems in the future

A new year, a new YOU! Some of the most popular resolutions include getting healthier. The Minnesota Chiropractic Association (MCA) encourages better health through lifestyle choices.

30 Jan 2010

Cardiologist provides heart-healthy tips for women

Heart disease is the single leading cause of death for American women. Nearly twice as many women in the United States die of heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases than from all forms of cancer, including breast cancer.

30 Jan 2010

BEE Healthy Kids Fitness Buzz opened at Jefferson Science Magnet Elementary School in Norwalk

Today, U.S. Congressman Jim Himes, Norwalk Mayor Richard Moccia and the GE Hispanic Forum will host the region’s first BEE Healthy Kids Fitness Buzz at Jefferson Science Magnet Elementary School in Norwalk, Connecticut.

30 Jan 2010

Study shows majority of patients gain weight after knee replacement surgery

You'd think folks who've had knee replacement surgery -- finally able to walk and exercise without pain -- would lose weight instead of put on pounds, but surprisingly that's not the case, according to a University of Delaware study.

30 Jan 2010

Acceleware grants stock options to acquire 1,355,000 common shares

Acceleware® Corp. (the "Corporation") a leading developer of high performance computing applications, today announced that it has granted stock options to acquire up to 1,355,000 common shares of the Corporation to certain of its employees, officers and directors.

29 Jan 2010

IDEXX Laboratories reports revenues for fourth-quarter of 2009

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., today reported that revenues for the fourth quarter of 2009 increased 11% to $270.3 million, from $243.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2008.

29 Jan 2010

Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing: Research news

Bridging a Cultural Healthcare Gap—Like other new immigrant groups, Korean Americans' health risks—diabetes, high blood pressure, and cancer—increase after arriving in the U.S. Unfortunately, too many also miss out on needed healthcare services until they are seriously, often chronically ill.

29 Jan 2010

Blood flowing with force protects against dangerous clogs in blood vessels

It is second nature for most of us that exercise protects against heart attack and stroke, but researchers have spent 30 years unraveling the biochemistry behind the idea. One answer first offered by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center is that athletic hearts push blood through arteries with greater force, which alone triggers reactions that protect against dangerous clogs in blood vessels.

29 Jan 2010

Diamyd Medical announces share capital and total number of shares as of January 29, 2010

As of January 29, 2010, the share capital in Diamyd Medical AB (publ.) is 14 330 494 SEK. The total number of votes is 4 160 187 and the total number of shares is 28 660 988, divided among 1 437 876 shares of series A (1 vote) and 27 223 112 shares of series B (1/10 vote).

29 Jan 2010