http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. The lifetime risk for cancer is greater than 1 in 3 for women in the U.S., but most women do not make the lifestyle choices recommended by the American Cancer Society to reduce that risk and prevent cancer. A multifaceted new survey determined how women view diet and exercise in relationship to cancer and whether they believe they are engaging in healthy behaviors, and whether their diet and exercise choices really meet the minimum recommendations. The results are presented in Journal of Women's Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-women-lifestyle-choices-affect-cancer.html Cancer Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:07:28 EST news290185640 While some cancer survivors feel distressed about diet and body weight, exercise helps them feel they are taking back control of their health, Cornell researchers report in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior (May/June issue). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-cancer-survivors-diet-distresses.html Cancer Fri, 07 Jun 2013 06:41:09 EST news289806058 Cancer survivors who live in rural areas aren't as healthy as their urban counterparts, according to new research from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-rural-health-cancer-survivors.html Cancer Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:47:25 EST news289666038 (Medical Xpress)—People who walk or bike to work are likely to influence their co-workers and partners to do the same, according to health researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-bicycling.html Health Wed, 29 May 2013 07:25:28 EST news289031117 A new scientific statement from the American Heart Associations reminds physicians and people with congenital heart disease that regular physical activity is still important and should be promoted. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-aha-statement-people-congenital-heart.html Cardiology Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:00:02 EST news286466308 Breast cancer survivors are among the women who could most benefit from regular physical activity, yet few meet national exercise recommendations during the 10 years after being diagnosed, according to a study by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Prior studies and available evidence show a strong association between physical activity and reduced mortality, extended survival and higher quality of life among breast cancer survivors. With 2.9 million breast cancer survivors living in the U.S. and another 80,000 added annually, there is considerable interest in the factors that promote health and well-being among these women. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-breast-cancer-survivors-adequate-physical.html Cancer Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:30:30 EST news285417023 Among patients with a coronary heart disease or stroke event from countries with varying income levels, the prevalence of healthy lifestyle behaviors (such as regular physical activity, eating a healthy diet, and not smoking) was low, with even lower levels in poorer countries, according to a study in the April 17 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-healthy-lifestyle-individuals-cvd.html Cardiology Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:37:51 EST news285349064 Individuals and governments need to step up their efforts to battle high blood pressure, which is estimated to affect more than one in three adults aged over 25, the World Health Organisation said Wednesday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-urges-effort-high-blood-pressure.html Health Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:33:19 EST news284207523 Cancer is a disease that invokes fear, so it is not surprising that the public is eager to identify ways to decrease the risk. The media often features information on "Miracle Foods" and publicizes whether these foods can actually decrease the risk of cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-miracle-foods-decrease-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:36:36 EST news284038579 Physically active healthcare providers were more likely than their inactive counterparts to advise patients to lead an active lifestyle in a study presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism 2013 Scientific Sessions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-physically-health-care-physical.html Health Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:10:02 EST news283190331 Certain lifestyle factors—such as not smoking, getting regular physical activity, and avoiding a low body weight—may help prolong the lives of individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-healthy-lifestyle-linked-longer-survival.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:00:02 EST news283102663 Weight loss—by dietary changes alone or combined with physical exercise—has a positive impact on the production of adipose tissue hormones: Adipose tissue produces less leptin but, instead, more adiponectin, which counteracts diabetes and cancer. This explains, at a molecular level, the health-promoting effect of physical exercise and dietary changes. Heidelberg cancer researchers have published their results in collaboration with colleagues from the US. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-healthier-hormones-diet.html Health Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:23:14 EST news281877785 (HealthDay)—The baby boom is turning out to be a health bust. Despite growing up at a time of great innovation in health care, the 78 million people born in the United States between 1946 and 1964 aren't looking all that healthy today, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-boomers-health-parents.html Health Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:00:01 EST news279218290 The pattern of blood flow in the prefrontal cortex in the brains alters with age during multi-tasking, finds a new study in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Neuroscience. Increased blood volume, measured using oxygenated haemoglobin (Oxy-Hb) increased at the start of multitasking in all age groups. But to perform the same tasks, healthy older people had a higher and more sustained increase in Oxy-Hb than younger people. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-brain-copes-multi-tasking-age.html Neuroscience Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:00:02 EST news277661639 People suffering from chronic inflammatory conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and asthma—in which psychological stress plays a major role—may benefit from mindfulness meditation techniques, according to a study by University of Wisconsin-Madison neuroscientists with the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the Waisman Center. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-mindfulness-meditation-relieve-chronic-inflammation.html Immunology Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:47:59 EST news277577269 Physical inactivity is a major public health problem that has both social and neurobiological causes. According to the results of an Ipsos survey published on Monday 31 Dec., the French have put "taking up a sport" at the top of their list of good resolutions for 2013. However, Francis Chaouloff, research director at Inserm's NeuroCentre Magendie (Inserm Joint Research Unit 862, Université Bordeaux Ségalen), Sarah Dubreucq, a PhD student and François Georges, a CNRS research leader at the Interdisciplinary Institute for Neuroscience (CNRS/Université Bordeaux Ségalen) have just discovered the key role played by a protein, the CB1 cannabinoid receptor, during physical exercise. In their mouse studies, the researchers demonstrated that the location of this receptor in a part of the brain associated with motivation and reward systems controls the time for which an individual will carry out voluntary physical exercise. These results were published in the journal Biological Psychiatry. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-good-resolutions-physical-hard.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 04 Jan 2013 11:29:16 EST news276521336 (Medical Xpress)—Many people who have been through cancer and its treatment have trouble with their recovery because of severe, debilitating fatigue that can last for months or even years. But even though a variety of treatments exist for cancer-related fatigue, few doctors are recommending them to patients, according to a recent Mayo Clinic study appearing in Supportive Care in Cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-cancer-patients-adequate-debilitating-fatigue.html Cancer Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:23:38 EST news275073802 Low muscle strength in adolescence is strongly associated with a greater risk of early death from several major causes, suggests a large study published on the British Medical Journal website today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-muscle-strength-adolescence-linked-early.html Health Tue, 20 Nov 2012 18:30:02 EST news272648654 (Medical Xpress)—How school psychologists can help students prevent obesity and, in turn, achieve academic success is the focus of a study conducted by Neag School of Education researchers and published in the National Association of School Psychologists' School Psychology Forum. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-school-psychologists-key-role-obesity.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 08 Nov 2012 08:00:02 EST news271583094 Regular physical activity may help older people reduce their chances of getting dementia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-regular-physical-dementia-older-people.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:00:02 EST news271000869 (Medical Xpress)—More than 40 percent of older breast cancer survivors are insufficiently active after leaving a supervised program. But new research shows that those women who developed behavioral skills such as self-confidence and motivation during their program were far more likely to continue exercising on their own. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-confidence-breast-cancer-survivors.html Cancer Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:24:56 EST news268583071 (HealthDay)—People who spend a lot of time sitting are at increased risk for kidney disease, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-hours-daily-boost-kidney-disease.html Health Wed, 03 Oct 2012 17:07:17 EST news268502810 (Medical Xpress)—Social marketing has been found to be an effective tool in boosting recruitment and retention into regular physical activity sessions in a deprived area, according to new research from the University of Bristol published in the journal BMC Public Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-social-effective-tool-boosting-physical.html Health Tue, 02 Oct 2012 07:41:16 EST news268382468 (Medical Xpress)—A study published in Pediatrics this morning by researchers at the University of Montreal offers positive news for Wii-loving teenagers and their parents: games such as Wii Sports and Dance Dance Revolution can bring them closer to recommended physical activity levels. The study is the first of its kind. "Teenage exergamers – people who play video games that require physical activity – are most likely females who are stressed about their weight. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-revolution-kids-physical.html Pediatrics Mon, 01 Oct 2012 09:41:11 EST news268303266 Up to 400 cardiac events and 200 deaths in Swedish PCI patients could be avoided by following a heart healthy lifestyle, according to research from the SPICI study presented at ESC Congress 2012. The results were presented at ESC press conference by Professor Joep Perk from Linnaeus University and at the scientific session by Dr Roland CARLSSON. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-lifestyle-cardiac-events-deaths-swedish.html Cardiology Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:10:01 EST news265371108 (HealthDay) -- Teen girls who use birth control pills and teen boys who drink alcohol are at increased risk for elevated blood pressure, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-teens-lifestyle-choices-affect-blood.html Cardiology Tue, 10 Jul 2012 09:50:01 EST news261131227 New research found that moderate exercise does not improve lipoprotein concentrations in obese patients with non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Results published in the June issue of Hepatology, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, report that moderate physical activity produces only a small decrease in triglyceride and alanine transaminase (ALT) levels. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-lipoprotein-obese-patients-fatty-liver.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 24 May 2012 12:04:12 EST news257079840 (HealthDay) -- Most people know what lifestyle choices will keep the chances of a cancer diagnosis low: Don't smoke, eat healthy, exercise and get the recommended screenings. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-healthy-lifestyle-choices-cancer.html Cancer Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:50:02 EST news254065047 Treatment with an ACE inhibitor for lowering high blood pressure showed a significant mortality reduction in patients with a high prevalence of hypertension, according to a report published in the European Heart Journal, the flagship journal of the European Society of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-hypertension-treatment-raas-inhibitors.html Cardiology Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:41:52 EST news253928500 This year's WHO World Health Day will be on healthy ageing, with the official launch on April 4 ahead of the actual World Health Day on April 7. Correspondence published Online First by The Lancet shows that not only must old attitudes to ageing be transformed, but attention must be shifted to dealing with non-communicable diseases in the elderly, which represent by far the largest burden of disease in this age group. The letter is by Dr Peter Lloyd-Sherlock, School of International Development, University of East Anglia (UEA), Norwich, UK, and colleagues. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-attitudes-aging-global-priority.html Health Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:30:01 EST news252689341