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Want your kids to do better in school? Try exercise
Tue,3 Jan 2012 09:47 PM PST
Reuters -  (Reuters) - Children who get more exercise also tend to do better in school, whether the exercise comes as recess, physical education classes or getting exercise on the way to school, according to an international study. The findings, published in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, come as U.S. schools in general cut physical activity time in favor of more academic test preparation. Amika Singh, who worked on the study, said the findings meant that schools should prioritize both academics and exercise and that families could have the same attitude at home. ...
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Pot smoking not tied to middle-age mental decline
Tue,3 Jan 2012 09:13 PM PST
Reuters - (Reuters) - Middle-aged adults whose memories have grown hazy can't blame occasional pot smoking or other light illicit drug use for their forgetfulness, according to a British study, although experts warn heavy, prolonged use could harm mental functions. The study, carried in the American Journal of Epidemiology, tested the mental function and memory of nearly 9,000 Britons at age 50 and found that those who had used illegal drugs as recently as in their 40s did just as well, or slightly better, on the tests than peers who had never used drugs. ... Full Story | Top |
Heart patients have higher hospital readmission rates
Tue,3 Jan 2012 04:36 PM PST
Reuters - CHICAGO (Reuters) - Americans who have had a severe heart attack are far more likely to be readmitted to the hospital than heart patients from 16 other countries, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. Overall, heart attack sufferers from the United States were 68 percent more likely to be readmitted within one month of their discharge than patients in other countries, the team reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association. And U.S.-based patients also were more likely to have shorter hospital stays. ... Full Story | Top |
Scientists say unreported drug data a health hazard
Tue,3 Jan 2012 04:04 PM PST
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Unreported data from early trials of experimental medicines in humans can result in harm to future patients and needless costs for health systems, according to scientists writing in the British Medical Journal on Wednesday. In a series of studies for the BMJ on the extent to which clinical trial data are made public, researchers found a large proportion of evidence was unreported and much of what was reported by pharmaceutical firms was inadequate. "Missing data is a serious problem in clinical research," the scientists said about their findings. ... Full Story | Top |
Heart patients have higher readmission rates
Tue,3 Jan 2012 03:30 PM PST
Reuters - CHICAGO (Reuters) - Americans who have a severe form of a heart attack are far more likely to be readmitted to the hospital than people from 16 other countries with the same kind of heart attack, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. Overall, heart attack sufferers from the United States were 68 percent more likely to be readmitted within one month of their discharge than patients in other countries, the team reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association. And U.S.-based patients also were more likely to have shorter hospital stays. ... Full Story | Top |
Drug use not tied to mental decline in middle-age
Tue,3 Jan 2012 03:25 PM PST
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Middle aged adults whose memories have grown hazy can't blame occasional pot smoking or other light illicit drug use, new research suggests. In a study of nearly 9,000 Britons whose memory and mental function were tested at age 50, researchers found that those who had used illegal drugs as recently as in their 40s did just as well or slightly better on the tests than peers who had never used drugs. ...
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Arena says addressed FDA concerns on weight loss drug
Tue,3 Jan 2012 03:16 PM PST
Reuters - (Reuters) - Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Tuesday it submitted data to health regulators that should squash cancer concerns tied to the company's experimental weight loss drug lorcaserin, and believes it will gain U.S. approval. Arena's shares rose more than 14 percent in afterhours trade following the company's statement. Lorcaserin, which is being developed in partnership with Japanese drugmaker Eisai Co Ltd, is one of three new potential obesity treatments rejected by the Food and Drug Administration over safety issues. ... Full Story | Top |
Exercise linked to better performance in school
Tue,3 Jan 2012 03:09 PM PST
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids who get more exercise also tend to do better in school, suggests a new analysis of past studies published this week. Playing on sports teams and having more time to run around during recess is known to be good for kids' physical health, but whether it also gives them a mental boost has been a subject of debate -- especially as schools cut physical activity time in favor of more academic test prep. ...
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U.S. sues hospice company for wrongly billing Medicare
Tue,3 Jan 2012 03:00 PM PST
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department accused privately held hospice care provider AseraCare Hospice of wrongly getting millions of dollars by making false claims to the Medicare federal healthcare program. AseraCare, which is owned by Golden Living Communities, was accused of filing Medicare claims for patients who were not terminally ill, even though the program does not allow reimbursements for those who do not have a prognosis of six months or less to live. ... Full Story | Top |
Arena responds to FDA concerns on weight loss drug
Tue,3 Jan 2012 02:20 PM PST
Reuters - (Reuters) - Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Tuesday it submitted an official response addressing safety concerns of U.S. health regulators over the company's experimental weight loss drug lorcaserin, and believes it will gain U.S. approval. Lorcaserin, which is being developed in partnership with Japanese drugmaker Eisai Co Ltd, is one of three new potential obesity treatments rejected by the Food and Drug Administration over safety issues. ... Full Story | Top |
Soy may not protect against stomach cancer
Tue,3 Jan 2012 02:18 PM PST
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Estrogen-like compounds that come with a soy-rich diet are sometimes linked to a reduced risk of cancer, but new research from Japan suggests that protection doesn't extend to stomach cancer. In a study that tried to tease apart the effects of isoflavones -- also known as phytoestrogens -- found in soy, and other nutrients, like salt, Japanese researchers found no difference in gastric cancer risk between people who consumed a lot of isoflavones and those who consumed the least. ...
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Soy may not protect against stomach cancer
Tue,3 Jan 2012 02:16 PM PST
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Estrogen-like compounds that come with a soy-rich diet are sometimes linked to a reduced risk of cancer, but new research from Japan suggests that protection doesn't extend to stomach cancer. In a study that tried to tease apart the effects of isoflavones -- also known as phytoestrogens -- found in soy, and other nutrients, like salt, Japanese researchers found no difference in gastric cancer risk between people who consumed a lot of isoflavones and those who consumed the least. ...
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Calories, not protein, matter most for fat gain
Tue,3 Jan 2012 01:17 PM PST
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When it comes to packing on body fat, how many calories you eat seems to count more than where those calories come from -- lots of protein, or very little. Researchers found that people who ate high-calorie diets all gained about the same amount of fat. Those whose diets were low in protein gained less weight overall than people on high- and moderate-protein diets, but that's because the low-protein group also lost muscle. "Huge swings in protein intake do not result in huge swings in body fat gain," said Dr. ...
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Give slim kids higher marks, says French diet guru
Tue,3 Jan 2012 01:15 PM PST
Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - Pierre Dukan, the nutritionist behind the popular but controversial Dukan diet, has suggested that France tackle child obesity by giving extra exam marks for slimness. Dukan, who has sold eight million copies of his diet book worldwide, made the proposal in a 250-page book called 'An Open Letter to the Future President,' which he sent out on Tuesday to 16 candidates for France's presidential election. ... Full Story | Top |
Give slim kids higher marks, says French diet guru
Tue,3 Jan 2012 12:21 PM PST
Reuters -  PARIS (Reuters) - Pierre Dukan, the nutritionist behind the popular but controversial Dukan diet, has suggested that France tackle child obesity by giving extra exam marks for slimness. Dukan, who has sold 8 million copies of his diet book worldwide, made the proposal in a 250-page book called 'An Open Letter to the Future President', which he sent out on Tuesday to 16 candidates for France's presidential election. ...
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