Vigorously active adolescents are leaner, fitter
...y can be active and safe, such as after-school and weekend programs. "They can do their schoolwork when they get home; they will just not be able to watch as much television." Dr. Gutin noted that the findings regarding the need for vigorous activity likely did not translate to sedentary adults whose waistl...Press registration reminder ESC Congress 2005, 3-7 September 2005
...ssages, to be held in central Stockholm during the weekend of the Congress. For Your Heart's Sake consists of fun yet educational activities on cardiovascular disease prevention and offers free risk assessment (of blood pressure, cholesterol and overall risk prediction using the ESC HeartScore tool) to atten...Football is a pain in the neck
...s of neck injury in football were highlighted last weekend by the death of Arena Football lineman Al Lucas from a presumed spinal cord injury sustained during a match. "Football, hockey and soccer are three of the most popular contact sports in North America," says Dr. Scott Delaney--Research Director of the...While on trail of dioxin, scientists pinpoint cancer target of green tea
... to the activation of several harmful genes. This weekend Palermo is receiving the Wallace Fenn Award, named after a long-time physiology professor at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. The award is given at graduation each year to a student who has produced an outstanding thesis....High school start times deprive teens of sleep, affect academic performance
...urs of sleep per night during the school week, but weekend sleep times during the school year were similar to...d mood and examined the relationship of weekday to weekend sleep in adolescents. The study also showed that exposure to bright light in the morning did not mo...TV confuses children about which foods are healthy, new study finds
... 97.5 percent of the food commercials appearing on weekend morning TV network programming were for unhealthy ... amounts of fat, sodium, cholesterol or sugar; for weekend evening programming, 78.3 percent of the commercials were for unhealthy foods. Therefore, whether ki...Study shows Hurricane Katrina affected 20,000 physicians, up to 6,000 may have been displaced
...ctors in U.S. history, and Hurricane Rita over the weekend will have boosted the total to an unknown degree. "The nearly 6,000 is the approximate number of physicians doing primarily patient care in the 10 counties and parishes in Louisiana and Mississippi that have been directly affected by Katrina flooding...ACP publishes 'Expert Guide to Sports Medicine'
... include the high school cross-country runner, the weekend softball player, and the construction worker. At least 10 percent of a primary care practice involves evaluation of musculoskeletal disorders, according to the book's editors. "Expert Guide to Sports Medicine" covers assessment and management of comm...How does increased television watching 'weigh into' childhood obesity?
...The researchers found that each additional hour of weekend TV watching by five-year-old children over the AAP's suggested two hours may increase the risk of obesity in 30 year olds by 7%. Drs. Kirsten Davison, Lori Francis, and Leann Birch from the State University of New York evaluated the television view...Women, kids and Australia's mental health crisis
...minar focusing on women and mental health over the weekend was told. The Director of the Centre for Mental Health Research, Professor Helen Christensen, said at the seminar that many mental health problems were far more common in women than men. "Depression alone affects approximately 1.3 million Australian ...Talk therapy more effective long term treatment for SAD than light therapy, study finds
...For most, the clock shift just adds an hour to the weekend -- but for sufferers of seasonal affective disorder, a syndrome involving recurring bouts of depression during fall and winter months, it marks the beginning of a difficult time of year when many forgo an after-work run for a nap, watch television in...A good night's sleep can mean a better day at school
...d. "Most of the children also came to the lab each weekend for overnight sleep recording and assessment of da...y get caught up in a multitude of after-school and weekend activities that ultimately erode sleep time. "Parents have to make tough choices and set limits to p...Conference offers new opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration
More than 150 people gathered last weekend at the National Academies' Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center for the third annual National Academies Keck FUTURES INITIATIVE conference. This year's conference, "The Genomic Revolution: Implications for Treatment and Control of Infectious Disease," att...Norwegian government handles research fraud
...pitalet Radiumhospitalet Health Trust. During the weekend the scientist, now on sick leave, formally agreed to give the external investigating committee access to all his data. The committee will investigate into both fabricated data upon which The Lancet article was based, as well as research data used in ...Half of active children pursue non-traditional physical activities
...same time frame. The survey Bhat used was based on weekend activities in nine Bay area counties. One of his goals was to determine whether the physical structures that favor exercise in neighborhoods influence the physical activity levels of children between five and 17 years of age. "The built environment, ...Coping with crisis on campus: Conference will focus on college mental health issues after disasters
...rmitory fires, the deadly collapse of a homecoming weekend bonfire, and a rash of suicides. It will also include experts from the U-M and other campuses who have particular expertise in disaster preparedness, post-crisis mental health counseling, and college mental health issues. Members of the Michigan Cen...Potential association between skin cancer cream and improvements of prematurely aged skin
... research facility, are presented as a poster this weekend at the 64th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology in San Francisco. Aldara Cream is an immune response modifier used to treat precancerous skin lesions called actinic keratoses (AK) as well as superficial basal cell carcinoma (sBCC)...Excess television may lead to extra weight for preschoolers
... is on"--on two specific weekdays and two specific weekend days when their children were aged 36 months. Researchers recorded the children's height and weight during visits at age 36 and 54 months, and calculated body mass index (BMI) by dividing weight in kilograms by the square of height in meters. If a ...Fast pharmacy access to the morning-after pill could prevent 10% more unwanted pregnancies
...nd 18. 25 per cent visited the pharmacy over the weekend and 26 per cent on a Monday. Two-thirds of girls under 16 said they needed the morning-after pill because they hadn't used any contraception. The other third blamed split condoms. Two-thirds of those in the 16 plus age group sought the morning-a...DAYTRANA (methylphenidate transdermal system) significant reduces ADHD symptoms
...leted the CPRS-R at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. on the last weekend day prior to all study site visits. Phase III Stu...leted the CTRS-R at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. on the last weekend day prior to all study site visits. By the study end, the DAYTRANA treatment group had statisticall...