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Echocardiography can help identify athletes with heart problems at risk for sudden death

A new study suggests that echocardiography be included as part of screenings to help identify student athletes with heart problems that could lead to sudden death.

10 Jul 2012

FDA approves risk evaluation and mitigation strategy for ER and LA opioids

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (REMS) for extended-release (ER) and long-acting (LA) opioids, highly potent drugs approved for moderate to severe, persistent pain that requires treatment for an extended period.

10 Jul 2012

Federal government commits $11B to expand operating capacity of FQHC and look-alike clinics

The federal government has committed $11 billion to expand the operating capacity of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC), which receive federal funding and enhanced Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement, and "look-alike" clinics that receive enhanced reimbursement but no federal grants.

10 Jul 2012

Questionnaire may aid rheumatoid arthritis flare diagnosis

French researchers have created a 13-item patient-administered questionnaire for identifying a recent or present rheumatoid arthritis flare.

9 Jul 2012

Prostate patients make moves toward normality

A prompt return to usual daily activity is more likely for patients who have undergone radical prostatectomy if they start performing certain exercises soon after their operation, say researchers.

9 Jul 2012

A little exercise per day keeps hypertension away

Researchers have found evidence that shows exercise intensity mediates the progression from prehypertension to hypertension.

9 Jul 2012

Enrollment complete in Lux Biosciences Luveniq Phase 3 study for non-infectious uveitis

Lux Biosciences, Inc. today announced the completion of patient enrollment in its Phase 3 clinical study of Luveniq (oral voclosporin) for the treatment of non-infectious uveitis. Lux Biosciences anticipates that data from the Phase 3 study will be available early in the first quarter of 2013.

9 Jul 2012

Family planning summit plans to ensure women’s unmet need for contraception is met by 2020

The London Summit on Family Planning takes place on July 11th. Led by DFID and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the summit will announce an unprecedented global commitment to advancing the cause of family planning. The intent: to ensure that by 2020, 120 million women’s unmet need for contraception is met.

9 Jul 2012

New epigenetic path toward a cure for osteoarthritis

In what could be a breakthrough in the practical application of epigenetic science, U.K. scientists used human tissue samples to discover that those with osteoarthritis have a signature epigenetic change (DNA methylation) responsible for switching on and off a gene that produces a destructive enzyme called MMP13.

7 Jul 2012

Cystic fibrosis patient receives generous 'gift of life'

Meara Schmidt, 28, almost died a few weeks ago. Lying in her hospital bed at UCLA, the seriously ill cystic fibrosis patient felt herself slipping away and her life flashing by. But then the image of her husband appeared, and she knew she was not ready to go.

7 Jul 2012

Sports medicine education lacking in UK undergraduate medical degrees

In a Comment published alongside The Lancet Series on sport and exercise medicine, Rod Jaques of the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine UK, and Mike Loosemore of University College London, UK, highlight the lack of specialised training in sports medicine in undergraduate medical training.

6 Jul 2012

Paralympic medicine: challenges and rewards

In the second Series paper, Paralympic medicine, Nick Webborn of the British Paralympic Association and Peter Van de Vliet of the International Paralympic Committee Medical and Scientific Department, outline some of the issues that arise for health-care professionals when maintaining health in elite athletes with a variety of impairments.

6 Jul 2012

Exercise has clear benefits for physical and mental health according to current evidence

In the first Series paper, Sport and exercise as contributors to the health of nations, an international team of researchers set out to examine whether sport and exercise contribute to the health of nations. They argue that although country-wide data on participation in sports are too scarce to draw any firm conclusions in this respect, the existing evidence suggests that regular participation in sports and / or exercise has clear benefits for physical and mental health, and that health professionals need to pay more attention to their patients’ fitness.

6 Jul 2012

Exercise-based treatment effective in treating persistent dizziness

A professor from the University of Southampton has called on doctors around the world to give patients with persistent dizziness a booklet of simple exercises, after new research has shown that it is a very cost effective treatment for common causes of the condition.

5 Jul 2012

Children at increased risk for heat-related illness

Extreme heat continues to plague the nation with many areas seeing record temperatures. Though everyone needs to take precautions when it comes to dangerous heat, it's especially important to watch your kids. Children are at a greater risk than adults of sustaining a heat injury.

4 Jul 2012

Treating Sickle Cell Disease with L-Glutamine

By focusing on how best to help patients, researchers can sometimes find solutions that are much simpler than anticipated. That has been the guiding approach to our efforts to develop a treatment for sickle cell disease.

3 Jul 2012

Savient's KRYSTEXXA improves HRQOL and physical function in patients with RCG

Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced a new publication showing that adult patients with refractory chronic gout (RCG) treated bi-weekly with KRYSTEXXA- (pegloticase) experienced statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements in health-related quality of life (HRQOL), pain and physical function.

3 Jul 2012

Palatin announces private placement of common stock and warrants

Palatin Technologies, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a definitive securities agreement and priced a private placement of 3,873,000 shares of its common stock, Series A warrants to purchase 31,988,151 shares of its common stock, and Series B warrants to purchase 35,488,380 shares of its common stock.

2 Jul 2012

Current diagnosis and treatment approaches for rheumatoid arthritis

In the realm of deadly and disabling diseases, conditions such as cancer and Alzheimer's seem to attract the most media attention. But there are others that take a similarly high toll, and rheumatoid arthritis is one of them, Mayo Clinic researchers say. It is a common cause of disability: 1 of every 5 rheumatoid arthritis patients is unable to work two years after diagnosis, and within five years, that rises to one-third. Life expectancy drops by up to five years.

2 Jul 2012

Substituting short vehicle journeys for walks reduces death rates

A new study confirms that doing short journeys on foot rather than taking the car or motorbike would avoid the death of 108 men and 79 women a year in Catalonia alone. This would imply annual savings of more than 200 million euros.

28 Jun 2012

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Latest Exercise News and Research

Echocardiography can help identify athletes with heart problems at risk for sudden death

FDA approves risk evaluation and mitigation strategy for ER and LA opioids

Federal government commits $11B to expand operating capacity of FQHC and look-alike clinics

Questionnaire may aid rheumatoid arthritis flare diagnosis

Prostate patients make moves toward normality

A little exercise per day keeps hypertension away

Enrollment complete in Lux Biosciences Luveniq Phase 3 study for non-infectious uveitis

Family planning summit plans to ensure women’s unmet need for contraception is met by 2020

New epigenetic path toward a cure for osteoarthritis

Cystic fibrosis patient receives generous 'gift of life'

Sports medicine education lacking in UK undergraduate medical degrees

Paralympic medicine: challenges and rewards

Exercise has clear benefits for physical and mental health according to current evidence

Exercise-based treatment effective in treating persistent dizziness

Children at increased risk for heat-related illness

Treating Sickle Cell Disease with L-Glutamine

Savient's KRYSTEXXA improves HRQOL and physical function in patients with RCG

Palatin announces private placement of common stock and warrants

Current diagnosis and treatment approaches for rheumatoid arthritis

Substituting short vehicle journeys for walks reduces death rates

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