Parents who are active during pregnancy and early in their child’s life tend to raise more active children, a new study has found. Valid data, defined as at least three days of at least 10 hours per day, were collected from 5,451 children, and were analysed against various factors hypothesised to affect physical activity. Several [...]
A clinical model that includes 11 factors has been developed to help predict the 5-year risk of hip fracture in postmenopausal women, according to a new study. In the study, doctors evaluated clinical risk factors for hip fracture in postmenopausal women to create a predictive model for the 5-year risk of hip fracture. The study [...]
Ozone may prove the key to the link between high temperature and the increased risk of death from heart disease or stroke, according to new research. The researchers based their findings on a population of almost 100 million people in 95 different geographical areas across the United States during the summer months of June to [...]
Infusion of a combination therapy consisting of glucose, insulin and potassium – which was thought could be a beneficial treatment immediately following a heart attack – may increase the risk of heart failure and death in the first three days for patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, according to a new study. In the study, [...]
A childrens hospital that added a rapid response medical team for patients not in the intensive care unit saw an 18 per cent decrease in the death rate, and about a 70 per cent decline in the rate of cardiac and respiratory arrests, according to a new study from the US. Introduction of an around-the-clock [...]
An exercise programme that incorporates walking, strength training and stretching may improve daily function and alleviate symptoms in women with fibromyalgia, according to a new report. The report followed a study by researchers who recruited 207 women taking medication for fibromyalgia between 2002 and 2004. For 16 weeks, the women were randomly assigned to four [...]
A higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with higher plasma volume, which may be related to lower prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels among obese men, according to a new study. Recent evidence has suggested that prostate cancer screening may be adversely affected by increased BMI. The ability to detect prostate cancer can be compromised by [...]
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