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Exercise & Fitness

News, opinions and meeting coverage in primary care.

<乌鸦传媒>Wearable Devices Making Strides, But Barriers Remain

More data needed on accuracy, effectiveness

<乌鸦传媒>By the Numbers: Obesity and Exercise

Somewhat paradoxically, both measures post all-time high rates

<乌鸦传媒>Inhaled Nitrite Flops as HFpEF Therapy

Optimal duration and mode of delivery remain open questions

<乌鸦传媒>USPSTF: 'Yes' to Behavioral Obesity Therapy

Group's lack of support for drug therapies draws criticism

<乌鸦传媒>One Workout May Protect Heart from Ischemia for Hours or Days

Evidence builds for immediate benefit from preconditioning

<乌鸦传媒>AAO Poster Rounds: Cataract Surgery Reduces Falls; Lasers for Floaters; Exercise and Glaucoma

Selected studies from poster sessions at the ophthalmology meeting

<乌鸦传媒>Banned, Novel Stimulants Found in Supplements

Four compounds found in six sports and weight-loss products

<乌鸦传媒>Exercise Helps 'Biggest Loser' Contestants Keep Weight Off Long-Term

Physician who was contestant on reality show led 6-year study

<乌鸦传媒>Morning Break: Antibiotics Running Out; Teen Sex Interest Drops; Children Drive to OR

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the 乌鸦传媒 staff

<乌鸦传媒>Healthy Diet, Exercise Improve Asthma Control in Non-Obese Patients

Combination better than either alone

<乌鸦传媒>Data Support that Diet Can Reverse Heart Disease

Dean Ornish, MD, and Kim Williams, MD, respond to Nissen video on statins

<乌鸦传媒>Extreme Exercise Tied to Gut Damage

More than 70% peak power output impacts gastric motility

<乌鸦传媒>Handling Patients and Performance Enhancers

Even without evidence-based steroid treatment protocol

<乌鸦传媒>ASCO: Healthy Lifestyle Adds to Colon Cancer Survival

Study results should not be interpreted as substitutes for standard care

<乌鸦传媒>Wanted: New Developer for Stem Cell Tx in Refractory Angina

Trialists make another appeal for efficacy of CD34+ cells

<乌鸦传媒>Local Steroid Injection Shuts Down Leg Inflammation after PAD Tx

Make way for dexamethasone, other drugs targeted to the adventitia

<乌鸦传媒>For PAD, Walking Tolerance Boosted With Simple Calf Stretching

Better vascular endothelial function tied to more walking ability

<乌鸦传媒>Flag Football Has Higher Youth Injury Rates

But comparison to tackle leagues hampered by study limitations

<乌鸦传媒>Exercise May Extend Survival in Metastatic Colon Cancer

Progression, survival hazards improved with moderate activitiy

<乌鸦传媒>Creatine: Should Adolescents Be Taking It?

F. Perry Wilson, MD, looks at the science

<乌鸦传媒>AHA: Healthy Lifestyle Eases Heart Impact of High Genetic Risk

Fewer adverse events, less calcification in pooled data

<乌鸦传媒>Concussion Prevention: Senator Wants Crackdown on Product Claims

FTC promises "a very close look"

<乌鸦传媒>Concussions at Altitude: No Longer Worth Investigating?

Researchers suggest issue is resolved; others say not so fast

<乌鸦传媒>Obesity Is a Chronic Disease, Say New Guidelines

AACE's evidence-based guidelines aims to help physicians

<乌鸦传媒>Yoga Improves Quality of Life in Afib

But will pilot trial findings persuade? Cardiologists weigh in

<乌鸦传媒>Resistance Training Seems to Preserve BMD in Seniors

However, modest bone loss seen with aerobic training

<乌鸦传媒>NHANES Data: Pseudoscience?

Data used to form guidelines 'inadmissible' and are wildly inaccurate, says researcher.

<乌鸦传媒>Lifestyle Medicine: Dreaming of the Gym-Clinic Hybrid

Nadolsky brothers interview med student who wants to open combined gym and clinic practice

<乌鸦传媒>Does This Make Me Fat, Or Is It My Genes?

A pair of married Harvard docs debate the causes of the obesity epidemic

<乌鸦传媒>Experts Gain Ground in CTE Diagnosis

NIH working group says perivascular tau deposition is hallmark feature of chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

<乌鸦传媒>Duck Hunting for CME

Wilderness medicine physician's CME company offers credit while hiking, hunting, climbing.

<乌鸦传媒>Knee Surgery Linked to Higher OA Risk

Can meniscus repairs actually worsen joint damage?

<乌鸦传媒>PRP Shows Promise for Hamstring Tears

Hamstring injuries are notoriously slow to heal. Can platelet-rich plasma help?

<乌鸦传媒>John West: The Doc at the Top of the World

Only one mountain pushes lungs to the absolute limit -- Mount Everest -- and only once has that limit been measured directly, by John B. West, MD, PhD, Dsc.

<乌鸦传媒>Dalfampridine: Not Just a Walking Aid

DALLAS -- Extended-release dalfampridine (Ampyra) is approved for boosting walking speed in multiple sclerosis patients, but its benefits extend to other aspects of physical function, according to a small study reported here.

<乌鸦传媒>'Bulletproof' Coffee May Hike Lipids

LAS VEGAS -- Spiking coffee with butter and coconut oil -- a concoction known as "bulletproof coffee" -- may be boosting hyperlipidemia in otherwise healthy patients, researchers said here.

<乌鸦传媒>Bed Rest in Pregnancy Raises Diabetes Risk

CHICAGO -- Women who are prescribed long-term bed rest for troubled pregnancies are at increased risk of developing gestational diabetes, researchers said here.

<乌鸦传媒>How To Get Medicare To Cover A Spa Trip

Good news for doctors who think their patients need a trip to the spa: Medicare will reimburse, with only two catches.

<乌鸦传媒>Tamoxifen Found in Bodybuilding Supplement

British researchers have found tamoxifen in supplements used by bodybuilders -- an active ingredient that isn't clearly labeled on the bottle.

<乌鸦传媒>Can You Get Paid For Prescribing Exercise?

How do doctors get reimbursed when they prescribe exercise? We asked Jordan Metzl, MD, author of the new book, "Exercise Cure."

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