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News: February 14, 2012
Short Breaks During Exercise OK for Diabetes Control: Study
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Taking short breaks while exercising, or "intermittent" exercise, is an effective way to improve insulin sensitivity and blood sugar control in people with type 2 diabetes, according to a new British study. Th...
Even for the Overweight, Exercise Helps the Heart
TUESDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Getting and staying physically fit might help fend off heart disease even if you've put on a few pounds, new research suggests. "If you would like to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, you want to be cau...
Exercise a Good Pick-Me-Up After Cancer Treatment: Study
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Exercise can improve the health, energy and well-being of cancer patients after they've completed their main cancer treatment, a new review finds. University of Hong Kong researchers analyzed the results of 34...
Study Suggests Exercise May Help Memory of Fibromyalgia Patients
SUNDAY, Nov. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Fibromyalgia patients who stopped taking medication and then exercised regularly for six weeks reported improved memory function and less pain, according to a small, new study. While the finding is encouraging, ...
Jogging Beats Weight Lifting for Losing Belly Fat: Study
FRIDAY, Aug. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Aerobic exercise is better than resistance training if you want to lose the belly fat that poses a serious threat to your health, researchers say. That's the finding of their eight-month study that compared the ...
Regular Exercise Boosts the Brain, Too
TUESDAY, Aug. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Regular workouts not only do a body good, they may improve the mind as well, a new review of the data on the subject finds. Human brains seem to benefit from regular aerobic exercise and strength training, the s...
Regular Exercise May Benefit the Brain as Well as the Body
WEDNESDAY, June 8 (HealthDay News) -- A commitment to high-intensity exercise may keep more than just your body in good shape. New research reveals that long-term aerobic activity may also boost a person's brain function. In the study, Benjamin Ts...
Aerobic Exercise May Curb Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Report
WEDNESDAY, April 13 (HealthDay News) -- Aerobic exercise may slow the progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in obese people, finds a new study. This type of workout appears to benefit these patients by increasing their metabolism and ea...
Exercise Is Key for People With Arthritis: Expert
FRIDAY, April 1 (HealthDay News) -- Exercise is a good way for people with arthritis to control pain and improve physical function, says an expert. "People who have arthritis are often scared to exercise because they think they will hurt themselve...
Resistance Exercise May Offer Different Cardio Benefits
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Resistance exercise such as weight training affects blood vessels differently than aerobic exercise and offers other cardiovascular benefits, finds a new study. Researchers at the Appalachian State University...
To Best Fight Cancer, New Guidelines Urge Exercise
FRIDAY, Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- People undergoing cancer treatment traditionally have been told to rest as much as possible and avoid exertion, to save all their strength to battle the dreaded disease. But a growing number of physicians and res...
Exercise May Help Beat the Common Cold
MONDAY, Nov. 1 (HealthDay News) -- There may not be a cure for the common cold, but people who exercise regularly seem to have fewer and milder colds, a new study suggests. In the United States, adults can expect to catch a cold two to four times ...
Exercise OK for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Review
MONDAY, June 28 (HealthDay News) -- Aerobic cardio exercise is safe for patients coping with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a new French review of prior research suggests. The study, published in the July issue of Arthritis Care & Research, also found...
Exercise Helps Reduce Falls in Young and Old
THURSDAY, June 10 (HealthDay News) -- Regular exercise reduces the risk of falls in both young and old, a new study shows. Falls are a major hazard in the United States, with about 19,000 people dying from them each year and an estimated 8 million...
With Long-Term Exercise, Being 80 Is Just a Number
TUESDAY, May 11 (HealthDay News) -- In 1977, Jimmy Carter was president, Close Encounters of the Third Kind was in theaters and smoking was still permitted in most public buildings. That was the year Lawrence Golding, now 81, a professor of kinesi...
Expectant Mom's Exercise Keeps Newborn's Birth Weight Down
MONDAY, April 5 (HealthDay News) -- Regular moderate-intensity exercise during pregnancy reduces an infant's birth weight, which may lower the child's risk of obesity later in life, researchers say. In a new study, 84 first-time pregnant women wer...
Fitness Boosts Brain Power in Multiple Sclerosis Patients
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Exercise appears to protect the brains of people with multiple sclerosis, new study findings suggest. Researchers assessed fitness, cognitive function and brain structural changes in 21 women with relapsing-r...
Exercise May Lead to a Smarter, More Successful You
TUESDAY, Dec.1 (HealthDay News) -- A strong cardiovascular system in young adulthood may boost brainpower, making for better school grades and more overall success later in life, new research suggests. Given that most doctors and laypeople know (o...
Exercise Guards White Blood Cells Against Aging
MONDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Studies have shown that exercise can help ward off heart disease and cancer, and now new research shows that the reason why may be found within cells themselves. Endurance athletes had longer telomeres -- DNA at...
Lots of Exercise in Midlife May Lead to Osteoarthritis
MONDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDay News) -- If you're a middle-age weekend warrior who likes to hit the basketball court or hockey rink, take note: A new study suggests that high levels of physical activity boost the risk of internal knee damage that coul...
Active Video Games Count as Exercise
MONDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- The amount of energy adults expend playing active video games may equal that of moderate-intensity exercise, according to a new study. Japanese researchers measured the metabolic equivalent values (a standard me...
Exercise Boosts Bone Density in Breast-Feeding Moms
THURSDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) -- New moms who breast-feed may need exercise -- including cardiovascular activity and strength training -- to fight off a loss of bone density caused by lower levels of calcium, research shows. A new study publis...
Exercise in Adolescence May Cut Risk of Deadly Brain Tumor
TUESDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Exercising during adolescence may help guard against a deadly form of brain tumor in adulthood, new research suggests. The study also found that avoiding obesity during the teen years was associated with a lower...
Exercise During Pregnancy Keeps Newborn Size Normal
MONDAY, Sept. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Along with keeping mom healthy, regular exercise during pregnancy helps prevent excessive newborn weight, a new study shows. Published in the October issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Norwegian researcher...
Healthy Diet, Exercise Keeps Mind Sharp As You Age
TUESDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) -- Eat right, exercise and hope that your genes don't predispose you to dementia. That's the recipe for preserving cognitive function as you age, according to four new studies that were presented this week at the ...
Stay Upbeat, Active to Keep the Mind Young
WEDNESDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) -- To stave off the mental decline associated with old age, engage in intellectually challenging activities, maintain a positive outlook and keep up your social life. Those are the findings of what researchers s...
Interactive Video Games Offer Exercise Benefits
FRIDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) -- Couch potatoes beware: If you start playing a new generation of video games that require users to get up and move around, you may find yourself getting a bit more fit. New research suggests that several exercise-...
Post-Exercise 'Glow' May Last 12 Hours
FRIDAY, May 29 (HealthDay News) -- When it comes to boosting your mood, exercise is the gift that keeps on giving and giving, new research suggests. In fact, the feel-good afterglow a workout brings may last far beyond the hour or so that's been p...
Mom and Baby Alike May Benefit From Exercise
SUNDAY, May 24 (HealthDay News) -- It's natural that a woman might be skeptical about exercising while she's pregnant. So many changes are occurring in her body, it makes sense to have second thoughts about whether exercise might harm her or her u...
Exercise During Pregnancy May Help Baby
FRIDAY, April 17 (HealthDay News) -- Exercising during pregnancy appears to boost fetal development, according to a U.S. study. The study included pregnant women, ages 20 to 35, who were divided into two groups. Those in the exercise group did mod...
Yale Plans Closer Look at Exercise and Cancer
MONDAY, April 6 (HealthDay News) -- A Yale professor has received $7 million in federal grants for two studies into whether exercise affects ovarian and breast cancer recovery. The U.S. National Cancer Institute funding will go to test theories th...
Any Exercise Good After a Heart Attack
MONDAY, March 16 (HealthDay News) -- Any exercise program can improve blood flow after a heart attack, but the benefit vanishes just four weeks after exercise is stopped, a new Swiss study finds. "The main goal of our study was to determine the im...
Seniors Who Exercise Help Their Health
THURSDAY, Jan. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Sedentary seniors can improve their motor function and decrease their risk for insulin resistance by starting an exercise program that includes both aerobics and resistance training, new Canadian research sugg...
Vigorous Treadmill Workout Curbs Appetite Hormones
FRIDAY, Dec. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Aerobic exercise is better than non-aerobic activities at suppressing appetite, according to a U.K. study. The research involved 11 male university students who participated in three types of sessions. In one, t...
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