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Counselling and treatment with naturopathic care as well as enhanced usual care reduced the prevalence of metabolic syndrome, a risk factor for heart disease, by 17% over a year for participants in a randomized controlled trial published in CMAJ. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-treatment-naturopathic-doctors-reduction-cardiovascular.html Cardiology Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:00:04 EST news286452774 (Medical Xpress)—University of Sydney researchers have found a 40 percent improvement in the mental health of people with both depression and cardiovascular disease after using e-couch - a free online program that helps depression or anxiety sufferers regain control of mood to improve their lives. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-world-online-treatment-depression-heart.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 27 Mar 2013 08:10:06 EST news283589146 (Medical Xpress)—Over 80 per cent of cancer patients' close friends and family think that doctors should give their cancer patients lifestyle advice on eating habits, weight-loss and exercise, according to a new stud* published today in the British Journal of Cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-friends-family-doctors-lifestyle-advice.html Cancer Fri, 08 Feb 2013 07:30:01 EST news279529752 (HealthDay)—The drug Byetta, approved for adults with type 2 diabetes, appears to help severely obese teens lose some weight, a small study found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-diabetes-drug-modest-weight-loss.html Pediatrics Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:00:40 EST news279291613 Playing soccer (football) could be the best way for people with high blood pressure, known as hypertension, to improve their fitness, normalise their blood pressure and reduce their risk of stroke. Research from Universities of Exeter and Copenhagen, and Gentofte University Hospital in Denmark, published today (October 15, 2012) in the journal Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, suggests that soccer training prevents cardiovascular disease in middle-aged men with hypertension and is more effective than healthy lifestyle advice currently prescribed by GPs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-soccer-scores-health-hat-hypertensive.html Health Mon, 15 Oct 2012 10:53:16 EST news269517181 Lifestyle advice given by doctors to men diagnosed with infertility should be radically overhauled according to research published today (Wednesday). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-unhealthy-lifestyles-impact-sperm-quality.html Medical research Tue, 12 Jun 2012 19:00:10 EST news258744778 A collaborative re-analysis of data from the InterAct case-control study conducted by Claudia Langenberg and colleagues has established that waist circumference is associated with risk of type 2 diabetes, independently of body mass index (BMI). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-waist-circumference-linked-diabetes-independently.html Health Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:00:01 EST news258115288 Ninety-six per cent of women who attended a preconception clinic before undergoing IVF had three or more lifestyle problems and risk factors, according to a study in the May issue of the Journal of Advanced Nursing. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-percent-women-ivf-preconception-multiple.html Health Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:30:01 EST news254049685 A study led by the University of Leicester has found that anti-obesity drugs coupled with lifestyle advice are effective in reducing weight and BMI. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-anti-obesity-drugs-lifestyle-weight-loss.html Health Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:02:09 EST news247921324 In the UK, the exercise electrocardiogram (ECG) is the most common initial test for the evaluation of stable chest pain and has been used widely for almost half a century. However, recent NICE guidelines recommend that it should not be used to diagnose or exclude stable angina in patient assessments. New research published in the BMJ Open finds that the test has other uses that transcend its technical contribution to diagnosis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-highlight-benefit-ecgs-scrapped.html Cardiology Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:18:18 EST news247810683 Cardiovascular disease (CVD), driven by the global pandemics of obesity and diabetes, poses a daunting challenge to clinicians in the 21st century. Despite progress, there is still much to be done to improve the control of dyslipidaemia, a key risk factor. In Europe, as many as one-half of patients are inadequately treated.1,2 The first European guidelines specifically focused on managing dyslipidaemias offer new hope.3,4 Experts from the European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS) and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) worked together to develop these guidelines. The aim was to keep pace with emerging data and provide up to date treatment advice for a wide range of dyslipidaemias, including diabetes and metabolic syndrome. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-joint-esceas-guidelines-dyslipidaemias.html Cardiology Tue, 28 Jun 2011 07:42:44 EST news228465631