Exercise Information - January 7, 2009

Survey Says Unhealthy Holiday Presents Encourage Weight Gain In Kids

December 27, 2005 - Topics survey, diet, obesity, research and exercise
According to a report released Tuesday from NEWI's School of Health and Social Care, "Unhealthy Christmas presents are making our children fat."

Research from a variety of sources, including the British Heart Foundation, cites that children are performing less and less exercise, which not only affects their waistline, but their general health

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Study Says Patients With Heart Trouble Can Take Resistance Training

December 26, 2005 - Topics study, exercise, australia and research
People with chronic heart failure can safely go through resistance training programs, according to an Australian researcher's report.

Resistance training has been shown to improve the functional ability of people with chronic heart failure to perform activities of daily living, and to improve their overall quality of life

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Heart Failure Patients Can Go Through Resistance Training

December 26, 2005 - Topics exercise, australia and research
People with chronic heart failure can safely go through resistance training programs, according to an Australian researcher's report.

Resistance training has been shown to improve the functional ability of people with chronic heart failure to perform activities of daily living, and to improve their overall quality of life

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Behavioral Therapy Helps Cure Insomnia In Older Adults

December 22, 2005 - Topics disease, research, studies, safety and pharmaceutical
Researchers have found that older adults can respond to behavioral treatments for insomnia.

It was thought that the elderly may be less responsive to behavioral approaches for chronic sleep problems. However, an analysis of 23 studies found this is not true, says researcher Michael Irwin, a professor of psychiatry at UCLA

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New Treatment Available For Adults With Lazy Eye

December 21, 2005 - Topics exercise, child, research and study
Young adults with an affliction called anblyopia, or lazy eye, may improve their eye condition under a new treatment developed by researchers at USC and three Chinese universities.

A lazy eye in children seems to be common, however the children can not see properly, even with corrective lenses. If untreated, the eye will not develop fully, resulting in permanent loss of vision

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