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Health News Archive

2009

January 2009

  • Being overweight or obese increases hospital visits
  • Parental leanness helps protect children from overweight
  • Poor sleep increases likelihood of life dissatisfaction
  • Adult obesity increases risk of tooth loss
  • Too many caffeinated "energy drinks" tip young man into heart attack
  • Rotating shift workers at increased risk of metabolic syndrome
  • No benefit from Vitamins C and E and Beta Carotene for cancer in women
  • Excess weight in adults increases early retirement due to poor health

 

 

February 2009

  • Food portion control is important for normal energy intake
  • Social class and stroke incidence
  • Reducing overweight overcomes mild sleep apnea
  • Childhood overweight predicts diabetes at age 21 years
  • Metabolic syndrome increases risk of death in middle-age
  • Losing independence with age can be predicted
  • Poor lifestyle increases lifetime bone loss in adults
  • Chronic lung disease increases risk of pneumonia

 

March 2009

  • Younger drinking onset increases binge drinking in women
  • High meat consumption increases risk of dying
  • Healthy lifestyles rare when it comes to blood pressure risk
  • Health reporting by Australian media remains poor
  • Higher ozone levels increase lung disease deaths
  • Low aerobic fitness in kids and teenagers increases overweight
  • New guidelines to reduce health risks from drinking alcohol
  • Being overweight increases endometrial cancer risk
  • Poor work-life balance worsens a range of health factors

 


April 2009

  • Healthy eating and aerobic fitness keys to a healthy life
  • Talking more about bowel cancer
  • Being overweight increases mobility limitation in old age
  • Healthy, strong muscles reduces cancer deaths in men
  • Social isolation reduces bowel cancer screening
  • Absolute risk of bone fracture in middle and old-age
  • Low aerobic fitness and increased risk of dying from breast cancer
  • Healthy Vitamin B6 levels may help protect men from bowel cancer

May 2009

  • Heart disease risks increase risk of dying from dementia in men
  • Advice conundrum for Doctors with a special interest in back pain
  • Estimating aerobic capacity in chronic back pain sufferers
  • Personality traits and overweight
  • Aerobic exercise protects against diet-induced muscle loss
  • Seven steps to help avoid a premature death

 

June 2009

  • Financial strain predicts recurrent coronary events in women
  • A large waist increases risk of uncontrolled high blood pressure
  • No benefit from calcium supplements for preventing weight gain
  • Obesity increases risk of bone marrow disorders
  • Life events change physical activity patterns in Australian women at different life stages
  • Meaning in life and risk of death
  • Achilles tendonitis associated with unhealthy lipid profiles
  • Physical activity key for weight loss maintenance in women
  • No benefit from Vitamins C and E and Beta Carotene against cognitive decline in women
  • Obesity a growing problem in the elderly

July 2009

  • What motivates adolescents not to smoke
  • Key factors linked to overweight teens
  • Weight gain increases endometrial cancer risk
  • Blood pressure is a major risk factor for kidney disease death
  • Home-based rehab helps avoid repeating ankle sprain
  • Cultural activities lower the risk of dying for workers
  • Lifestyle impacts midlife cognitive function
  • Live-in couples share poor lifestyle habits

August 2009

  • Overweight increases asthma risk in women
  • Being optimistic improves physical health outcomes
  • Poor lifestyle increases risk of dementia hospitalisation
  • Sleep-disordered breathing increases risk of death in middle-aged men
  • High incidence of falls during pregnancy
  • DASH-style diet reduces risk of kidney stones
  • Weight loss improved by two glasses of water before each meal
  • Loneliness increases risk of heart disease in women
  • Moderate to vigorous exercise reduces depressive symptoms
  • Overweight adolescents need 10,000 steps per day 

September 2009

  • Australian adults getting fatter across the board
  • Childhood overweight continues to rise in Australia
  • Overweight, smoking and subsequent disability pension
  • How being fat, fit and active might prevent disease in men
  • Lifestyle and work factors associated with metabolic syndrome
  • Metabolic syndrome increases risk of aching legs in women
  • Social isolation reduces likelihood of bowel cancer screening
  • Aerobic fitness level predicts risk of death in women with undiagnosed diabetes

October 2009

  • Short and long sleep common in middle-aged Australian adults
  • Long-term physical activity and breast cancer survival
  • Quality of past shoewear a factor for future foot pain in women
  • Young Australian men struggling in the battle of the bulge
  • Adiposity in mid-life reduces healthy survival after age 70 in women
  • Mid-life risk factors and healthy survival in men
  • Recurrent stroke a major concern in older adults
  • Poor flexibility associated with hardened arteries

 

November 2009

  • Australian parents concerns about their children’s lifestyle
  • Job insecurity and the health of older workers
  • Dementia in later life
  • Stable, healthy weight important for Asian men and women
  • Losing weight without the bad mood changes
  • Being overweight increases risk of blood clots
  • Healthy lifestyles and protecting cognitive health in later life
  • Musculoskeletal pain at multiple sites lowers work ability
  • Risk factors for predicting dermatitis in babies
  • Further explaining the link between stress and heart disease

 

December 2009

  • Australian yoghurts becoming less healthy
  • Climate change and mental health
  • Mid-life blood pressure predicts future diabetes risk
  • Reducing TV watching time improves the energy output of overweight adults
  • Mostly light intensity physical activity from active video games
  • Personality traits and physical health
  • Exercise delivers health benefits even if no body weight is lost
  • Physical activity important for adults with disabilities

 


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