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Guidelines On Child Exercise Levels Need Revision

Physical activity at the government-recommended level and obesity-related health outcomes. UK and US guidelines on how much physical activity and exercise children need to boost their health and stave off obesity need to be revised, conclude researchers in a study published ahead of print in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. What’s more, less than [...]

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Play It Safe On Playground

Each year, approximately 15 children die from injuries involving playground equipment, and more than 200,000 are treated in emergency rooms. Falls account for 80 percent of playground injuries; however, most playground fatalities are caused by strangulation which tend to occur in a familyâ€™s yard, not on public property. â€œNothing can take the place of active [...]

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Weight Loss Slows On Weekends

Saturday can be the worst enemy for our waistlines and those who exercise for weight loss, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. They found that study subjects on strict diet and exercise programs tend to lose weight more slowly than expected because they eat more on weekends than during [...]

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Best Multiple Sclerosis Treatments Dependent On Disease Subtype

While trying to find Multiple Sclerosis Treatment in animal studies, scientists discover different inflammatory pathways at work. Animal studies by University of Michigan scientists suggest that people who experience the same clinical signs of multiple sclerosis (MS) may have different forms of the disease that require different kinds of treatment. The results, if borne out [...]

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WHO Calls For Action On Health Staff Migration

A WHO report highlights the need for governments and leaders in the WHO European Region to better manage health personnel issues, including migration, by improving data collection, developing effective policies and reducing migrationâ€™s negative effects. The report â€“ a policy brief entitled “How can the migration of health service professionals be managed so as to [...]

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European Ministers Sign Groundbreaking Charter On Health Systems

Ministers of health from the 53 countries of the WHO European Region today signed a new charter on health systems, committing themselves to concrete and measurable action on strengthening health systems that will allow both their own people and the international community to hold them to account. All countries have pockets of people who miss [...]

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UnitedHealth Group To Focus On Regional Health Insurance Coverage

UnitedHealth Group on Wednesday lowered its earnings guidance because of reduced commercial businesses and higher-than-expected Medicare-related costs and said it would restructure the company with a greater focus on regional coverage, the Chicago Tribune reports (Chicago Tribune, 7/3). The insurer said that profits would drop about 16% from earlier estimates (Forster, St. Paul Pioneer Press, [...]

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Researchers Shed Light On Role Of Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Researchers from Brigham and Womenâ€™s Hospital (BWH), studying the potential role of omega-3 fatty acids in preventing asthma attacks and allergic reactions, have identified a molecule produced by the body that helps alleviate respiratory attacks in lab mice. Resolvin E1, the molecule generated by the body, is a product of an omega-3 fatty acid. Fresh [...]

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