News articles tagged with 'exercise' (Page 2)
Stroke patients benefit from family involvement in exercise therapy
— 5 Mar 2011 13:00 | HealthYour family's involvement in your exercise therapy could significantly improve your function and recovery after stroke, according to a study in the March print issue of Stroke: Journal…
Kidney transplant recipients: Get moving to save your life
— 4 Mar 2011 15:18 | HealthLow physical activity increases kidney transplant patients' likelihood of dying early, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society…
Is dairy colostrum the key to Olympic success?
— 24 Feb 2011 20:26 | HealthScientists investigating natural ways to enhance athletic performance have found that bovine colostrum can massively reduce gut permeability - otherwise known as 'leaky gut syndrome.'…
To increase physical activity, focus on how, not why
— 18 Feb 2011 17:35 | HealthMost people know that exercise is important to maintain and improve health; however, sedentary lifestyles and obesity rates are at all-time highs and have become major national issues.…
Vitamin E may increase or decrease the risk of pneumonia depending on smoking and exercise
— 18 Feb 2011 17:32 | HealthDepending on the level of smoking and leisure time exercise, vitamin E supplementation may decrease or increase, or may have no effect, on the risk of pneumonia, according to a study…
Heart patients should be referred to Cardiac Rehabilitation before leaving hospital
— 15 Feb 2011 16:18 | HealthHealthcare practitioners can increase the number of patients with heart disease referred to a cardiac rehabilitation program by 40 per cent, helping them to reduce their risk of dying…
Portable pedal machines may help counter harmful effects of sedentary jobs
— 15 Feb 2011 15:27 | HealthPortable pedal machines could help counter the harmful effects of prolonged periods spent at a desk or workstation among an increasingly sedentary workforce, suggests a small study…
UCLA Neurology plays key role in assessing stroke rehabilitation
— 14 Feb 2011 15:15 | HealthIn the largest stroke rehabilitation study ever conducted in the United States, stroke patients who had physical therapy at home improved their ability to walk just as well as those…
Study looks at getting stroke patients back on their feet
— 12 Feb 2011 19:46 | HealthHome-based physical therapy to improve the strength and balance of stroke survivors works about as well to get them walking again as treadmill training done in a physical therapy lab,…
Key to better health care may be a walk in the park
— 10 Feb 2011 20:07 | HealthThe payoff for investing in public parks and recreation sites may be healthier, more physically fit residents and a less strained healthcare system, according to Penn State researchers…