physical activity

Activity May Lower MI Risk, Owning a Car May Raise It (CME/CE)

MedPage Today Emergency Medicine  Tue, 01/10/2012 - 17:05

(MedPage Today) -- Physical activity -- during leisure time and on the job -- was associated with a lower likelihood of MI; owning cars and TVs increased the risk, an analysis of the large INTERHEART study showed.


 

Study: 6.5 percent of adults active enough at work

Headlines from the Associated Press  Thu, 05/26/2011 - 10:08

ATLANTA (AP) -- If you think you do enough physical activity at work to keep you healthy, you're probably wrong....


 

Don't end up a stiff: Couch potatoes more likely to die from str...

NYDailyNews.com - Health - NY Daily News  Wed, 03/23/2011 - 07:49

People who exercise regularly have a much smaller risk of having a heart attack immediately after sexual or physical activity, according to a recent study.


 

Exercise Linked to Survival After Kidney Transplant (CME/CE)

MedPage Today Surgery  Sat, 03/05/2011 - 07:00

(MedPage Today) -- Physical activity may play an independent role in survival for kidney transplant patients, Dutch researchers found.


 

'Physical Activity and Cancer'

EurekAlert! - Cancer  Thu, 02/10/2011 - 23:00

(University of Alberta - Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation) Physical activity is an important health behavior for many diseases but its role in cancer control has been understudied and underappreciated.

This book explores in-depth the relation between physical activity and cancer control.


 

Exercise may lower risk of death for men with prostate cancer

EurekAlert! - Cancer  Tue, 01/04/2011 - 23:00

(Harvard School of Public Health) A new study of men with prostate cancer finds that physical activity is associated with a lower risk of overall mortality and of death due to prostate cancer.


 

Diabetes Epidemic Will Hit Half of U.S. by 2020

WebMD Health  Tue, 11/23/2010 - 18:13

More than half of all Americans may develop diabetes or prediabetes by 2020, unless prevention strategies aimed at weight loss and increased physical activity are widely implemented, according to a new analysis.


 

Exercise Can Counteract Obesity Genes, Says Study

TIME: Top Science and Health Stories  Wed, 09/01/2010 - 15:30

A new study finds people who are genetically predisposed to obesity may benefit most from physical activity


 

Teenage physical activity reduces risk of cognitive impairment i...

EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health  Tue, 06/29/2010 - 22:00

(Wiley-Blackwell) Women who are physically active at any point over the life course (teenage, age 30, age 50, late life) have lower risk of cognitive impairment in late-life compared to those who are inactive, but teenage physical activity appears to be most important.

This is the key finding of a study of over nine thousand women published today in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.