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World No Tobacco Day

31 May 2011
All across the world today people will give up tobacco products in recognition of World No Tobacco Day.  The World Health Assembly passed a resolution establishing the Day in 1988 in an effort to draw attention to the dangers of tobacco use and the linkage between...
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Brisk walking to tackle cancer

26 May 2011
A new study has found that following guidelines on moderate exercise can help men diagnosed with prostate cancer. Power-walking for at least three hours a week ‘may delay or even prevent progression of their disease’, according to the lead researcher of the...
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Youth muscular strength

24 May 2011
There has been great speculation about the impact of lifestyle changes on levels of physical activity among children. Over a mere decade, our choices and behaviours have led, it is suggested, to significantly declining fitness levels. The Parents Pages call this...
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Banning smoking at work

18 May 2011
A nationwide ban on smoking at work was introduced in Ireland in 2004 and, in the first study of its kind, this has had a positive effect on respiratory illness in the adult population. The study from Dublin, which was presented at the  American Thoracic Society...
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Life expectancy up in most populous countries

17 May 2011
The World Health Organization’s World Health Statistics 2011 report (click here >>)  documents the rapid rise in life expectancy in both India – up from 61 in 2000 to 65 today – and China – where life expectancy has reached 74. The particularly big...
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$50 fine if you don’t diet or quit?

The US state of Arizona is considering an annual $50 fine for recipients of Medicaid (the national welfare scheme that provides health care for those unable to afford private health insurance) if they do not follow health regimes developed by the patient and their...
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Micro-move for health?

13 May 2011
A recent report in the New York Times speaks to the demonstrated benefit of movement – even micro-motions such as stretching, toe-tapping and finger drumming – in improving physical health. Normal daily activities combine to contribute to improving...
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Salt and hypertension

09 May 2011
Both observational studies and short-term trials have pointed to a strong relationship between salt intake and high blood pressure, potentially leading to cardiovascular events. Lowering salt intake can reduce blood pressure. This has led the international medical...
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Brown fat, white fat and obesity

06 May 2011
Most of us are not aware that obesity is typically not determined by body weight, but rather by percentage of fat in the body.  Body fat, which is at least in part determined by genetics, is actually adipose tissue, which comes in two types: ‘good’ brown fat,...
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Vital Signs of asthma increase

04 May 2011
The US Centers for Disease Control reports in a new publication, CDC Vital Signs, May 2011: Asthma in the US, that asthma cases in the country are increasing.  25 million Americans – about 8 per cent of the population –suffered from asthma in 2009, compared...
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