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...ocked coronary arteries. During the test, patients exercise on a treadmill or, if they can't, are given medication that causes the heart's arteries to dilate. Once the patient reaches "peak" stress, a small amount of radioactive imaging agent is given that concentrates in the heart according to blood flow, em...Can cooling affect exercise capacity of those with MS?
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Aerobic exercise is thought to help persons with multiple sclerosis...l investigate if cooling the body before or during exercise allows persons with MS to exercise longer, and which method is most effective. The study also will d...New survey reveals older Americans' attitudes toward sleep and healthy aging
...nd treated it could be as important as nutrition, exercise and social engagement to the health of older adult...ce in getting good sleep, the relationship between exercise and sleep, and the unique effects of sleep on older adults' quality of life. Additional survey resul...Pregnant women don't exercise enough: Study finds doctors need to better educate patients
...e is not getting out that women should continue to exercise during pregnancy, at least at moderate intensity,"...of Obstetrics and Gynecology's 2002 guidelines for exercise during pregnancy and chair of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at Saint Louis University....Reducing barriers to exercise can save women's lives
...exercise, laziness, and lack of self-discipline to exercise regularly. The study also found that women with access to a nurse practitioner had fewer perceived barriers to CHD risk modification, suggesting that these perceived barriers can be reduced or eliminated through effective strategies for health promo...Urban Britain is a recipe for heart disease
...tis; comparing the lifestyles, eating and physical exercise patterns of those living in Sandwell with those re...forts by both men and crucially women to take more exercise are also needed." Dr Prabhakaran, the clinical scientist running the study from AIIMS in Delhi added...Exercise adds years to life and improves quality, researchers say
...inois at Urbana-Champaign who study the effects of exercise on aging point to new findings that may inspire pe...that previously sedentary seniors who incorporated exercise into their lifestyles not only improved physical function, but experienced psychological benefits as...Results of exercise test may predict death in patients with coronary artery disease
... high blood pressure -- the patient's capacity for exercise as measured by VO2max stood clear as the best pred...e with heart failure, and help them preserve their exercise capacity," Dr. Allison says. "Patients can do things, too, like exercising regularly and losing weig...Exercise may ward off death in women with metabolic syndrome
...ine which found that otherwise healthy women whose exercise capacity was less than 85 percent the age-predicte...ke control over their own health and longevity and exercise is one of the keys."...Prescribed walking can improve physical fitness
...ing to background information in the article. The exercise prescription needed to improve cardiovascular dise...ucted a randomized trial to examine the effects of exercise counseling prescriptions, varied in intensity and frequency. A total of 492 sedentary adults (177 m...Eating out often may add to kids' cardiovascular risk
... participants, but only 621 completed the diet and exercise surveys. Researchers examined these remaining par...l impact on body weight. However, their diets and exercise patterns differed significantly from the children eating at home more often." Researchers questioned...OHSU study reveals each persons' activity level appears intrinsic, possibly tied to genetics
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...cluded spinal manipulation, physical therapies, an exercise plan, and self-care patient education. Medical care consisted of prescription drugs, an exercise plan, self-care advice, and a referral to a physical therapist (in approximately 25 percent of cases...Stress echo tests shown to predict cardiac death, illness in higher-risk women
...e if they have abnormalities of the heart wall. No exercise is involved. Traditional echocardiography tests are performed without the aid of drugs by having patients run on a treadmill to increase their heart rate. "Women with diabetes and other clinical risk factors, such as smoking, obesity and a family his...Hopkins study may change rules for treating heart failure
... in patients with heart-failure symptoms. At peak exercise levels, the ejection fraction, or squeezing functi...t can also impair heart function. Using a standard exercise stress test, both groups exercised on a stationary bicycle to the point of exhaustion, starting slow...Exercise linked to reduced breast cancer risk
...05)-Both black women and white women who regularly exercise have a decreased risk of breast cancer compared to...ine at the Keck School. "This study indicates that exercise may be just as much a modifiable risk factor among black women as it is among white women." Bernstei...Lifestyle modification plus medication more effective than medication alone
...ent with a lifestyle modification program of diet, exercise and behavioral therapy when used in combination wi...rescribed a 1200 to 1500 calorie diet and the same exercise plan. After one year, patients in the weight-loss medication plus lifestyle group lost an average...Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development tipsheet
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