Study: Fitter Students Fare Better
September 4, 2010 – 8:05 am A statewide study of public school students' physical fitness found the fittest students tended to perform better on state standardized tests. The Picard Center for Child Development and Lifelong Learning analyzed results of Fitnessgram tests taken by more than 25,000 students in 15 Louisiana school districts in the 2009-10 school year. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)Neighborhood socioeconomic conditions, built environments, and childhood obesity. – Singh GK, Siahpush M, Kogan MD.
September 4, 2010 – 6:47 am We examine the impact of neighborhood socioeconomic conditions and "built environments" on obesity and overweight prevalence among U.S. children and adolescents using the 2007 National Survey of Children's Health. The odds of a child's being obese or overw... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))MedWorm Message: Register for MedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network, and receive $5 free advertising.
Charley Horses: Muscle Spasms that Affect Everyone
September 4, 2010 – 6:08 am Charley horses -- the informal name for leg muscle spasms -- can strike at night or during the day. They affect the young and the old, the active and the sedentary. Though usually brief in duration, charley horses can be an uncomfortable interruption to your day, or, more often, a painful wake up call. Muscle spasms occur most often in areas where muscles cross over two joints in the body, such as the calf, hamstring, and quadriceps. Jim Fernandes, a physical therapist at Duke Sports Medicine, says that charley horses are usually caused by dehydration and fatigued muscles. But sometimes they may be associated with more severe medical conditions or medication side effects. “If you experience muscle spasms that last for several minutes or that occur frequently, this is a good reason to tal...Position Statements About The Post-Reproductive Health Of Women Published By EMAS
September 4, 2010 – 6:00 am Elsevier has announced the publication of four important position statements from the European Menopause and Andropause Society (EMAS) in the journal Maturitas on common management problems in the post-reproductive health of women. The statements cover the management of the menopause in the context of obesity, epilepsy, endometriosis and premature ovarian failure. Each statement has summary recommendations as a quick aid for the busy clinician... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)Poll: Obese don’t see themselves as obese
September 3, 2010 – 10:17 pm ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 3 (UPI) -- As Americans have gotten fatter, many obese adults see themselves as overweight and many overweight adults see themselves as normal size, a survey indicates. Obesity - Overweight - Health - United States - Body mass index (Source: Health News - UPI.com)Maternal Smoking, Obesity and Male Fetal Sex Predispose to a Large Nuchal Translucency Thickness in Healthy Fetuses
September 3, 2010 – 10:00 pm Fetal Diagn Ther (DOI:10.1159/000319343) (Source: Karger Publishers)Barrier Removal in Increasing Physical Activity Levels in Obese African American Women with Disabilities
September 3, 2010 – 9:20 pm Journal of Women's Health , Vol. 0, No. 0. (Source: Journal of Women)MedWorm Message: Register for MedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network, and receive $5 free advertising.