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Anti-obesity drugs with a modified lifestyle helps weight loss — new study

February 8, 2012
A study led by the University of Leicester has found that anti-obesity drugs coupled with lifestyle advice are effective in reducing weight and BMI.

Anti-obesity drugs with a modified lifestyle helps weight loss — new study

February 8, 2012
(University of Leicester) A study led by the University of Leicester has found that anti-obesity drugs coupled with lifestyle advice are effective in reducing weight and BMI.

Lifestyle changes can help prevent 30% of cancers: WHO

February 3, 2012
More than 30 percent of cancers can be prevented by lifestyle changes, the World Health Organization said Friday, on the eve of World Cancer Day.

Sedentary Lifestyle A Problem For 2 In 5 Adults With Rheumatoid Arthritis

January 27, 2012
A new study, funded by a grant from the National Institute for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), found that two in five adults (42%) with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were inactive. Taking measures to motivate RA patients to increase their physical activity will improve public health according to the ...

Patients With Diabetes Benefit From Lifestyle Counseling In Primary Care Setting

January 26, 2012
Lifestyle counseling, practiced as part of routine care for people with diabetes, helps people more quickly lower blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol levels and keep them under control, according to a large, long-term study published in the February issue of Diabetes Care...

Lifestyle Counseling Helps Diabetes Patients Control Blood Sugar

January 25, 2012
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Incorporating lifestyle counseling into routine care for diabetes patients significantly reduces the time it takes them to reach their treatment goals, according to a new study. It included more than 30,000 diabetes patients with elevated blood glucose, blood pressure or cholesterol ...

Lifestyle counseling reduces time to reach treatment goals for people with diabetes

January 25, 2012
Lifestyle counseling, practiced as part of routine care for people with diabetes, helps people more quickly lower blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol levels and keep them under control, according to a large, long-term study published in the February issue of Diabetes Care.

Lifestyle counseling reduces time to reach treatment goals for people with diabetes

January 24, 2012
BOSTON, MA -- Lifestyle counseling, practiced as part of routine care for people with diabetes, helps people more quickly lower blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol levels and keep them under control, according to a large, long-term study published in the February issue of Diabetes Care . ...

Lifestyle counseling reduces time to reach treatment goals for people with diabetes

January 24, 2012
(Brigham and Women's Hospital) Lifestyle counseling, practiced as part of routine care for people with diabetes, helps people more quickly lower blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol levels and keep them under control, according to a large, long-term study published in the February issue of Diabetes Care.

Active lifestyle associated with less Alzheimer disease-related brain change among persons with APOE epsilon4 genotype

January 16, 2012
A sedentary lifestyle is associated with greater cerebral amyloid deposition, which is characteristic of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), among cognitively normal individuals with the ε4 allele of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Spotlight On Lifestyle Interventions For Diabetes

January 12, 2012
An Emory University study* published in the January issue of Health Affairs assesses real-world lifestyle interventions to help delay or prevent the costly chronic disease that affects nearly 26 million Americans. Researchers from Emory's Rollins School of Public Health (RSPH) systematically reviewed the published literature and analyzed 28 studies that ...

Health Affairs assesses real-world lifestyle interventions to help prevent diabetes

January 11, 2012
An Emory University study published in the January issue of Health Affairs assesses real-world lifestyle interventions to help delay or prevent the costly chronic disease that affects nearly 26 million Americans.