http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. New research by medical students working in the Breathe Well Centre of Research Excellence at the UTAS School of Medicine has revealed swimming has health benefits for young people with asthma, with no adverse effects on asthma control or exacerbations. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-reveals-beneficial-young-people-asthma.html Inflammatory disorders Fri, 10 May 2013 09:30:01 EST news287394678 A high heart rate (pulse) at rest is linked to a higher risk of death even in physically fit, healthy people, suggests research published online in the journal Heart. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-high-heart-rest-higher-death.html Cardiology Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:30:02 EST news285245731 It is estimated that there are 10 million cases of traumatic brain injury globally every year with mild traumatic brain injuries being responsible for 70-90% of these. Incidence is highest among young males. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-link-cognitive-score-brain-injury.html Neuroscience Tue, 12 Mar 2013 18:48:22 EST news282332875 Regular, brisk walking after having a stroke could help boost your physical fitness, mobility and quality of life, according to research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-post-stroke-survivors.html Cardiology Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:02:17 EST news281894528 (HealthDay)—A diet low in palmitic acid (PA) and high in oleic acid (OA) improves insulin sensitivity and is associated with lower levels of markers of metabolic and oxidative stress in women only, according to a study published online Dec. 13 in Diabetes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-dietary-paoa-fat-ratio-affect.html Diabetes Fri, 28 Dec 2012 15:30:01 EST news275927527 The physical benefits of regular exercise and remaining physically active, especially as we age, are well documented. However, it appears that it is not only the body which benefits from exercise, but the mind too. The evidence for this is published in a new review by Hayley Guiney and Liana Machado from the University of Otago, New Zealand, which focuses on the importance of physical activity in keeping and potentially improving cognitive function throughout life. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-aerobic-boosts-brain-power.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:45:23 EST news274617916 feet, ankles, knees and hips - contributes to both poor physical function and a reduced quality of life in obese children, according to a new study by Dr. Sharon Bout-Tabaku and colleagues, from Nationwide Children's Hospital and The Ohio State University in the US. Their work shows that obese children with lower extremity pain have worse physical function and poorer psychological health than obese children without lower extremity pain. Their findings appear online in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®, published by Springer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-foot-knee-hip-pain-problem.html Overweight and Obesity Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:31:14 EST news269613067 Adolescence is an important time not only for growing but for acquiring healthy habits that will last a lifetime, such as choosing foods rich in vitamins and minerals, and adopting a regular exercise regimen. Unfortunately, several studies have shown that adolescents' intake of important nutrients, as well as their performance on standard physical fitness tests, has fallen in recent years. Because nutrition and fitness are intertwined—for example, iron forms part of hemoglobin, which carries oxygen to muscles, and antioxidants such as vitamin C aid in rebuilding damage after intense training—these two findings could be related. In a new study, researchers have found that adolescents' blood levels of various micronutrients are correlated with how well they performed in certain physical fitness tests. Though these results don't prove causality, they suggest a new relationship between different measures of adolescent health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-iron-vitamins-affect-physical-adolescents.html Health Wed, 08 Aug 2012 14:50:23 EST news263656093 Improving or maintaining physical fitness appears to help obese and overweight children reach a healthy weight, reports a new study from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University. Researchers analyzed four years of data from in-school fitness tests and body mass index (BMI) measurements of students in grades 1-7 in the city of Cambridge, Mass. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-in-school-overweight-boys-girls-benefit.html Overweight and Obesity Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:35:47 EST news252754267 British police officers should undertake an annual fitness test and face a pay cut if they repeatedly fail, a report said Thursday, after finding that half of London policemen were overweight. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-british-police-overweight.html Overweight and Obesity Thu, 15 Mar 2012 08:42:10 EST news251019717 Exercise can improve the health of cancer patients who have completed their main cancer-related treatment finds a study published in the British Medical Journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-health-wellbeing-cancer-patients.html Cancer Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:30:02 EST news247247811 even if your body weight has not changed or increased -- you can reduce your risk of death, according to research reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-physical-trumps-body-weight-death.html Cardiology Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:34:14 EST news242325243 Employers need to be more aware of the capabilities of women affected by breast cancer and provide them with better support, backed by employment directives and occupational health policies, according to a paper in the November issue of the European Journal of Cancer Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-employers-tackle-culture-breast-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:58:16 EST news239885883 The kiss of life can literally be the difference between life or death for someone who has stopped breathing. If the patient's heart has stopped as well, circulation of oxygenated blood can be maintained by external chest compressions (ECC). It is recommended that compression to ventilation ratio should be 30:2 for adults and 15:2 for children. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-day.html Health Fri, 04 Nov 2011 03:20:01 EST news239593861 An Indiana University study examining disparities in physical fitness levels between older adults who are patients of safety net community health centers (CHC) and those who are members of a medically affiliated fitness center is producing stunning results. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-health-disparities-physical.html Health Sat, 04 Jun 2011 10:38:26 EST news226402685