Februari 2001
Hälsa För Alla:
"Hälsa För Alla har funnits på Nätet sedan starten hösten 1999. Intentionerna har hela tiden varit goda, att vidareutveckla siten och göra den läsvärd.
Corpus Fitness: Friskvårdssatsning inom Perstorp Specialty Chemicals:
"Betald träning på betald arbetstid? Det låter helt otroligt men är faktiskt sant för de anställda på Polyolerna och Perstorp Formbox. I dagarna har friskvårdssatsningen dragit igång och förhoppningen är att locka både vana, men främst ovana motionärer.
The New Republic Online: How Political Correctness Is Corrupting Medicine: 19 januari
"The bandwagon that Satel would like to stop in its tracks is bumping along toward an ill-defined destination called "social justice," and carrying a variegated group of vociferous critics of "the health profession's failure to make the connection between oppression--by society at large or by the medical establishment itself--and illness."
Satel believes that this perception by medicine's critics is ignorant at best and mischievous at worst; that it is also, in the hands of many of them, dangerously self-serving.
Aftonbladet: "Ungdomar kommer inte orka jobba": 28 februari
"Svenska barn rör sig allt mindre och blir allt klenare fysiskt. Nu varnar forskare för att ungdomar inte kommer att orka jobba."
WebMD: Beware Some Tanning Salons: 23 februari
"If you're not careful when choosing a tanning salon, the service you get might burn you in more ways than one. According to the authors of a recent survey in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, indoor tanning facilities, in at least one part of the U.S., may be placing consumers at risk for skin and eye damage by playing fast and loose with safety regulations."
Upsala Nya Tidning: Kropp och själ behöver vård: 3 februari 2000
"Catrine Kostenius-Foster är friskvårdskonsult. Hennes dagliga gärning rör andra människors hälsa och välbefinnande. Men när hennes pappa dog 1995 hade hon inte mycket hjälp av sin kunskap. Livskrisen tvingade henne att se andra aspekter av tillvaron.
Upsala Nya Tidning: Nya råd mot benskörhet: 10 maj 1999
"Kalcium och D-vitamin, ofta i kombination med östrogen, är de preparat som i första hand bör användas både för att förebygga urkalkningen av skelettet och för att behandla redan uppkommen benskörhet hos kvinnor efter klimakteriet. De bör alltid kombineras med motion och rökstopp.
Dagbladet: Dårlig livsstil tar knekken på beina: 19 oktober 1999
"Norske menn og kvinner er de mest benskjøre i Europa. Noe av årsaken finnes i våre matvaner, mener forskerne.
Healthy.net: Motivation Key to Healthy Lifestyle And Heart:
"Getting motivated is a problem that many of us face.
The key to getting motivated relates to wanting to see improvements in your body and health. Most of all, a taste of desire is needed to realize how beneficial it is to make exercise a part of your daily life."
PioneerPlanet: Fitness regimen helped Oakdale couple learn to appreciate wellness, relationships: 12 februari
"Even when Marcus Tupy of Oakdale was on kidney dialysis, he continued to be active. He and his wife, Heide, joined the Maplewood Community Center. In May 1996, Tupy underwent a kidney transplant.
Eventually, he resumed his exercise routine - and more. Last year, he, Heide and a friend ran Grandma's Marathon. They attribute Tupy's recovery to a strong faith, good care and a supportive network of friends. He relishes the freedom his life now has."
MSNBC: Can exercise be unhealthy?:
"The runny nose, stuffy head, and hacking cough: Those telltale signs of a cold or flu can be hard to ignore. Yet many exercise devotees find it tempting to do so (and they know who they are). But working out through an illness can backfire, depending upon what type of bug you’ve got and on how intensely you exercise."
The Washington Post: Philadelphia Tries To Dump Pounds: 16 februari
"The City of Brotherly Love, which two years ago earned the distinction of being America's fattest city, is trying to shed the lard.
Led by Mayor John F. Street, a fitness fanatic, and Pat Croce, owner of the NBA's 76ers and a former fitness trainer, the city is trying to get residents to lose a combined 76 tons in 76 days."
Chicago Sun-Times: Hormone patch could aid women's sex lives: 12 februari
"While often considered a male hormone, testosterone also is present in women. Studies have found testosterone can boost sexual desire and pleasure, increase bone density, boost energy and improve mood."
Virtual New York: Super mice resist muscle wasting: 31 januari
"Geneticists have created mighty mice resistant to age-related muscle wasting, a first step toward one day devising a way to prevent debilitating decay of tissue brought on by the progression of time or disease, scientists said."
Chembytes E-zine: Nature's bounty: Januari
"Gordon Cragg and David Newman guide us around the seemingly inexhaustible profusion of bioactive agents available from nature."
S.A.T.S: Sykenærværet koster mest!:
"Hittil har politikerne vært mest opptatt av sykefraværet som koster samfunnet milliarder av kroner. Nå viser undersøkelser fra den SATS-eide bedriftshelsetjenesten AktiMed, at såkalt sykenærvær koster enda mer. Sykenærvær innebærer at ansatte presser seg selv til å gå på jobb, til tross for at de er syke. Det taper arbeidsgiveren store penger på."
VG: Norge bruker mest på helse i Norden: 8 februari
"Norge bruker en større andel av bruttonasjonalproduktet (BNP) på helse enn de andre nordiske landene."
VG: Politikere gjør nordmenn feite: 8 februari
"Politikerne gjør oss feite, mener professor dr. med. Roald Bahr i Statens råd for ernæring og fysisk aktivitet. Han mener norske politikere gjør en slett innsats for å få det norske folk mer fysisk aktive."
BBC News: India predicts diabetes explosion: 6 februari
"The world's largest diabetes epidemic is threatening India, which is ill-equipped to cope, say experts."
CareGroup: Fat Cell Defect May Trigger Insulin Resistance in Muscle And Liver: 7 februari
"Fat cells that can't take up blood sugar normally appear to trigger the same problem in muscle and a related problem in liver, say researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston."
Todays Chemist at Work: Hormone Replacement Therapy: Januari
"Part I: Postmenopausal women are asked to weigh the risks and benefits."
Yahoo! Finance: CVT Announces Completion of Its Cold-FX(R) Study In High Performance Athletes: 22 februari
"Dr. Grant Pierce, Director of the National Centre and Professor of Physiology at the University of Manitoba, says, "This is a significant study, not only for CV Technologies Inc., but also because it represents important information for all athletes who want to use nutraceutical products to maintain their health in order to perform at peak athletic performance.
It is critical that these athletes have confidence that the product they ingest is safe and does not contain or simulate IOC banned substances within their bodies. It is only from data generated by studies like this one that athletes will receive this assurance."
Yahoo! Finance: DietWatch.com = Stickiest Site On The Web For Health, Fitness And Nutrition Categories!:
"DietWatch.com, a virtual weight management and wellness center with over 500,000 unique visitors, was ranked as the #1 site for the average time spent per user (also known as "stickiness") for the categories of Fitness and Nutrition, Health and Family, and Health Care according to PC Data's Online Reports for January 2001.
The data shows that in all three categories, DietWatch.com ranked #1 with an average of over 5 1/2 hours spent per user. User retention was about 70%, with one third of the population visiting the site more than 10 days in a month."
Bringwell: Bringwell öppnar upp en butik med ett nytt koncept:
"En stor nyhet är att vi i slutet av april kommer att öppna upp en butik i centrala Stockholm - Stureplan. Butiksetableringen bygger på ett helt nytt koncept inom hälsa och egenvård - "drugstore".
Dessutom har vi tagit in ca 40 nya produkter från EAS och Hela Pharma (ex. Mivitotal). EAS Sportprodukter kan inte köpas på någon annan svensk site än Bringwell, vilket vi är mycket stolta över."
Yahoo! News: Lessons in Muscle Fitness From Hibernating Bears: 21 februari
"Bears and bedtime conjure up cozy images of cuddling and nursery rhymes. But for those confined to bed following illness or injury, real-life hibernating "Teddies'' could provide clues as to how to prevent muscle loss due to prolonged immobility."
Budo & Fitness: Reportage från "Allt om Hälsan" på Stockholmsmässan:
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"På fredagen slog portarna upp för den första upplagan av nya mässan "Allt för Hälsan". Budo & Fitness News var som vanligt på plats för att rapportera till Er. det var en mycket bra arrangerad mässa fullpackad med besökare. Det verkligen kändes hälsosamt att promenera runt bland allt från hälsprodukter, mat, tester, vitaminer, föreläsningar, uppvisningar och annat i hälsoväg." |
corren.se: Hälsotester populärast: 20 februari
"En av 'Allt om hälsa'-mässans populäraste delar var hälsotesterna. De långa köerna tog aldrig slut."
ABC News: Predicting Obesity: 20 februari
"A simple blood test may soon be able to predict which youngsters are likely to grow up to have weight problems, researchers reported Monday."
AB Eksjö Företagshälsovård:
"Genom vår samlade kunskap och erfarenhet inom arbetsmiljöområdet vill vi hjälpa våra uppdragsgivare att se till att deras värdefullaste resurs, personalen, mår bra fysiskt och psykiskt."
Yahoo! Finance: Merrill Lynch Chooses Plus One to Power Employee Health Through Fitness: 20 februari
"Merrill Lynch, one of the world's leading financial services firms, has chosen Plus One Fitness to design, manage, and operate the on-site fitness center at their New York headquarters and administer the center's fitness, physical therapy, spa, and wellness programs."
CourierPress: Workouts, dieting: a perfect match: 19 februari
"Combining a nutritious diet with exercise is the closest thing we have to a Fountain of Youth, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health National Institute on Aging. Studies conducted in 1990 found poor nutrition and a sedentary lifestyle as the second leading underlying causes of death in the United States."
BBC News: Apple juice 'protects the heart': 21 februari
"An apple juice a day could keep a trip to the heart doctor away, says new research. A team of researchers at UC Davis School of Medicine in the US have found that drinking apple juice appears to slow down a process that can lead to heart disease."
Healthcentral: Exercise may also weaken immunity:
"Sometimes, exercise can weaken an athlete's ability to fight off a cold. Other times, researchers say, exercise won't make a difference - or might strengthen the ability. The difference seems to depend on how much exercise the athlete does."
Harward Gazette: Exercise reduces cancer risk: 11 maj 2000
"Being an athlete in college can win women a competitive edge against breast cancer, according to a new Harvard study."
Words That Heal - State-of-the-Art Health Guide Created: 16 december 1999
"Did you ever look up a medical or first-aid question only to find that the medical reference book you bought only a few years ago is hopelessly out of date? Harvard Medical School believes it has a cure for these information maladies: a comprehensive (1,288 pages), $40 medical guide tied to a Website that will update the book weekly."
No Free Lunch:
"We are health care providers - physicians, pharmacists, nurses, dentists, among others - who believe that pharmaceutical promotion should not guide clinical practice, and that over-zealous promotional practices can lead to bad patient care.
It is our goal to encourage health care practitioners to provide high quality care based on unbiased evidence rather than on biased pharmaceutical promotion."
Dagens Media: Danska Bonnier lanserar hälsosajt i Sverige: 19 februari
"Idag lanseras danska Bonnier Web Publications sin hälsosajt Avida i Sverige. Sajten grundar sig i tidningarna Mens Health och I form. Målet är att till sommaren ha tre miljoner sidnedladdningar per månad."
Your Health Daily: Researchers Link Brain Function to Breathlessness: 16 februari
"That breathless feeling in your heart and lungs is really all in your head."
Guardian Unlimited: Our genes are doomed: 5 februari
"Unless we embrace genetic engineering, we will become a sickly and frail species."
Healthy.net: Parents Can Help Set Healthy Eating Habits for Their Kids: 15 februari
"According to Donna Vandergraff, extension specialist in the Department of Food and Nutrition at Purdue University, parents set the tone when it comes to children’s nutrition. “Parents can encourage healthy eating habits by exhibiting good habits themselves and showing kids how to make healthful snacks, like cheese and crackers and celery with peanut butter."
Netrition: Alternative Approach; Fish Oil Holds the Key to Improved Health: 14 februari
"Our prehistoric ancestors (contrary to statements by "prehistoric diet" proponents) did not eat a lot of meat - they ate a lot of vegetables, grains and fish. Red meat was pretty hard to come by and thus a higher percent of their diets was omega-3 fats. Now this has changed. Our per-person consumption of red meat has increased significantly."
Mitt-liv.nu: Vikten av vila:
"Det är viktigt att vila. Ändå blir många av oss frustrerade av oväntade avbrott och skulle behöva limmas fast på stället för att stanna upp och ta en paus. Det gäller både i vardagen och i träningen."
Montreal Gazette: Get off the couch: Coderre: 18 februari
"Winning Olympic medals is less important than getting more Canadians off the couch and onto the playing fields, the secretary of state for amateur sport said yesterday."
Just Move: Obesity said to cause 6% of all deaths in England: 14 februari
"More government action on obesity was urged in a report released Wednesday that warns that over 30,000 deaths a year in England, or 6% of all deaths, can be attributed to excess body weight."
American Council on Science and Health:
"(ACSH) is a consumer education consortium concerned with issues related to food, nutrition, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, lifestyle, the environment and health. ACSH is an independent, nonprofit, tax-exempt organization."
Svenska Gymnastikförbundet: Vi sätter våra barn i centrum – och i rörelse:
"Under år 2000 – 2002 genomför Svenska Gymnastikförbundet den riksomfattande kampanjen ”Jag vägrar sitta still”, i samarbete med KF och Folksam.
Puls fitness: Det är lönsamt att satsa på friskvård...:
"Stefan Lundström har under ett antal år tagit fram en kalkyl som generellt skall kunna användas av mellanstora och större företag av friskvårdare och ekonomer tillsammans.
Kalkylen är fullt möjlig att använda på små företag om personalen är någorlunda representativ för arbetskraften. Han menar att det med hjälp av - elementär men otraditionell företagsekonomi - går att räkna ut hur mycket ett företag tjänar på friskvård.
Hallandsposten: Fiskolja förebygger hjärtbesvär: 22 februari
"Varje år dör 25 000 svenskar i akut hjärtdöd.
En tesked fiskolja om dagen skulle minska siffran avsevärt, enligt professor Tom Saldeen vid Rättsmedicinska institutionen i Uppsala. Han har i tio år forskat kring fiskoljor och de omega-3-fettsyror som finns i fisken."
Nutrition Action Healthletter: Antioxidants Cull Mad Cow Disease: Februari
"Europeans, particularly the French, are mad about mad cow disease and its human variant, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Yet research dating back to 1996 suggests that antioxidants may prevent or slow the progression of aberrant proteins such as prions that cause such brain-destroying diseases.
DN: Debatt: "Reklam för läkemedel en hälsofara": 18 februari
"Förbjud i lag reklam för receptbelagda läkemedel riktad direkt till allmänheten, kräver åtta läkare och forskare. En ny undersökning visar att reklam till allmänheten kan svara för 10-25 procent av kostnadsökningen för receptbelagda mediciner."
HealthWatch: Bone Builders Support Your Bones with Healthy Habits
"Growing bone is especially sensitive to the impact of weight and pull of muscle during exercise, and responds by building stronger, denser bones. That's why it's especially important when you're growing a lot to be physically active on a regular basis."
Avida: Ät dig i toppform för att kunna motstå sjukdomar:
"Utan föda och dryck fungerar inte ditt försvar. Men det är inte oviktigt vad du fyller kroppens lager med. Variation och mycket grönsaker är rätt strategi för att göra kroppens soldater stridsberedda mot sjukdomar. Och ditt bästa vapen är de starka antioxidanterna."
Dagens Medicin: Vad händer när all kunskap blir allas kunskap: 20 februari
"OPINION. Dagens förändringsarbete av sjukvården måste i större utsträckning än hittills väva in de möjligheter som finns inom räckhåll. Det krävs en öppen och förutsättningslös diskussion mellan olika aktörer och en vilja och förmåga att ompröva sin egen position och förhållningssätt, skriver BENGT ARNETZ, professor i socialmedicin, Uppsala universitet, SIWERT GÅRDESTIG, vd för Infomedica och ANNELIE ÖBERG-REINOLF, personaldirektör, Apoteket AB."
NewsRounds: E-Healthcare for Your Patients: When What They Find Is Bad for Them: 23 februari
"People today are using computer technology, especially the Internet, to become better educated as consumers. That's a good thing, especially when it comes to the medical profession - an educated patient is, in many respects, an easier patient to care for. The bad thing is that, unassisted, patients can pick up poor information, which can make the physician's job very difficult."
Kroppsjournalen: Fet fisk bra för hjärtat:
"Ät mycket fet fisk. Det innehåller omega-3 fettsyror, som skyddar hjärtat."
Nature: Why life is sweeter for some: 19 februari
"Differences in our sense of taste may have major public health implications. So believes Linda Bartoshuk of Yale University School of Medicine, who has discovered that some people's hereditary sensitivity to bitter taste leads them to avoid cancer-protective fruit and vegetables such as brussel sprouts and spinach."
EurekAlert: Nurses health study links dietary glycemic load with cardiovascular risk factors: 22 februari
"A study by Liu et al. strengthens the evidence that glycemic load, a measure of carbohydrate intake, can predict cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, especially in those who are insulin resistant.
BBC Sport: Boxing chiefs advise change: 15 februari
"British boxing chiefs have set out a two-pronged system to enforce a stricter monitoring of fighters' preparation before bouts.
In all they cover seven main areas designed to counter dehydration, with another catering for a further review of the safety points."
ACE: Research Wrap-up: Exercise and Distress:
"A large-scale survey of nearly 13,000 Canadians found that physical activity has a positive effect on the mental health of the general population."
Medical Link: Träningsprogram för praktisk stresshantering (3): 5 februari
"Autonomi, perspektivförmåga och samhörighet/stöd."
ABC News: A New Stance for Humanity: 9 februari
"If the human body were designed to last, we would look like short and chubby elves."
PsycPort: Frequent Religious Attendance May Encourage Better Health Behaviors, Says Study: 14 februari
"Individuals who attend weekly religious services may be more likely than less-frequent attenders to improve their health behaviors and to maintain already established good health habits, according to a three-decade-long study."
Business 2.0: Diet, Exercise, Internet: 20 februari
"More Americans are going online for medical information."
ABC News: Can't Buy Happiness: 11 februari
"Study Finds Money Last Among Psychological Needs; Self-Esteem In Top Four."
HealthCentral: Competence, self-esteem keys to happiness: 13 februari
"Fame and fortune might be appealing, but new study findings suggest that they do little to fulfill one's psychological needs. Competence and autonomy, on the other hand, are essential in the pursuit of happiness, researchers say."
EurekAlert: What makes people the happiest? Researchers say it's not money or popularity: 11 februari
"Study finds autonomy, competence, relatedness and self-esteem at top of list of psychological needs."
HealthCentral: Genes, not work, cause men to die young: 13 februari
"The idea that men tend to die younger because of the stresses of going out to work was laid to rest recently by a US researcher. In an exhaustive look at the reasons behind why men are the real "weaker sex," she found that a combination of differences in chromosomes and hormones, and behavioral factors, play the biggest role."
NetDoktor: Flu drug 'has little effect': 15 februari
"Relenza, the first prescription drug to claim to cure the symptoms of influenza, has no significant effect on patients and should not be handed out by the NHS according to a report published today."
fri Köpenskap: Varnar för bananskal: 12 februari
"I Landskrona har miljöförvaltningen startat en kampanj som varnar barn för att hålla i bananer. Skälet är att skalen kan innehålla rester av bekämpningsmedel."
BioMedNet: Drugs to treat human BSE?: 9 februari
"Researchers are trying to find a drug to treat variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, the human form of "mad cow" disease. The hope is that, given soon enough after infection, a drug could slow the characteristic process of brain degeneration or perhaps even halt it altogether."
Aftenposten: Forbudt å bite negler: 11 februari
"Norges VM-deltagere advares mot å bite negler. Da kan de få i seg smitte, som igjen kan føre til at de blir syke."
Jordbruksdepartementets webbplats om BSE - "Galna ko-sjukan"
"Här hittar du information om BSE som Jordbruksdepartementet har sammanställt. Du hittar även länkar till andra webbplatser som handlar om BSE."
NetDoktor: Sundhedsmøde: 9 februari
"Sundhedssektoren herhjemme er generelt for passiv, og vi er for svage i vores politik. Mødet i dag skal få indflydelse på, hvordan vi fremover tackler problemet her i landet", sagde professor Thorkild I. A. Sørensen, der ledede mødet."
Seven Days VT: Weight Watching: 7 februari
"No wonder the economy has been so strong. Think of the billions generated each year just through this orchestrated see-saw of bingeing and abstinence. What I find more interesting, though, are the subtle ways in which our increasingly porky culture has recalibrated feelings about fat, and how those shifts have come to be exploited in the pursuit and maintenance of celebrity."
Dagens Medicin: Influensan tar fart runt om i Sverige: 12 februari
"Influensan ökar nu runt om i Sverige. Lokal aktivitet ses i storstäderna Stockholm, Göteborg och Malmö med både influensa A/H1 Nya Kaledonien och influensa B. Enligt Smittskyddsinstitutet tyder utvecklingsmönstret på att årets influensa kan ha nått sin kulmen i slutet av februari."
National Post Online: People who exercise are more highly regarded: study: 10 februari
"Based on written descriptions alone, Canadian university students rate those who did not exercise as lazy, mean, sloppy, unfriendly and, generally, more unpleasant in all ways than those described as exercisers." (Via MetaMuscle)
Just Move: Mighty mouse yields clues for muscle wasting: 8 februari
"Genetically altered mice were able to bulk up their muscles and in the process have shed light on possible therapies for those with muscle-wasting disorders, such as muscular dystrophy, researchers report."
Guardian Unlimited: Action urged to cut the fat of the land: 15 februari
"More than 31,000 people a year are dying prematurely - 6% of all deaths - because of a lifestyle of fatty diets, over-reliance on the car and energy-saving devices such as lifts and escalators."
Allt för hälsan - mässa 16-18 februari:
"Under den mörkaste årstiden tror vi att människor behöver en extra kick för att må bra. Allt för Hälsan är tänkt att vara en sådan hälsokick som går av stapeln vecka 7 i februari varje år. Välkommen!"
KF Hälsa
Apoteket
HealthCentral: Adult muscle, weight and bones programmed before birth: 30 januari
Studien/teorin inriktar sig främst på bendensiteten - hur stor risk man har att drabbas av benskörhet senare i livet. För alla kan ju förbättra sin styrka och få större muskler av träning. Eller...?
"You can give a child bushels of spinach and gallons of milk in the hopes that he grows up big and strong but according to recent study findings, the fate of his muscles and bones may be sealed long before his first bite."
Telegraph: The body's first line of defence: 30 januari
The saying 'What does not kill me, makes me stronger' apparently is correct:
"According to a new book, Get Well, Stay Well, by Dr Paul Sherwood, too many warm clothes, central heating and the overuse of antibiotics are compromising our children's lymphatic systems - the key to their immunity - making them prey to the very bugs that we try to repel.
"Human beings were perfectly designed to fight off infection but many of these 'advances' in our way of life are weakening our immune systems, which can no longer cope with the simplest of bugs," he says."
Newswise: A Hard Body and Sleek Looks Doesn't Correlate to a Healthy Body: 1 februari
"Rigorous dieting and exercising alone don't improve a person's health as effectively as moderate diet and exercise along with a consistent stress-management regimen. In fact, some research suggests dieting and over-exercising can create more harm than good."
Newswise: Testosterone in Women?: 1 februari
"Although testosterone is usually thought of as a male hormone, women also need it in small doses, according to the February issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource."
Newswise: When Kidneys Fail: 1 februari
"When was the last time you considered your kidney health? How about never? You're not alone. Most people take their kidneys for granted. Yet more than a quarter of a million people in this country need dialysis or a kidney transplant to stay alive. In addition, more than 50,000 people die from kidney failure each year."
New Scientist: Baste with oil: 13 maj 2000
"Applying virgin olive oil to your skin after sunbathing protects you against skin cancer, claim Japanese scientists. They have found that using it as an after-sun lotion slows tumour growth in mice."
New Scientist: GlucoWatch could give diabetics frequent updates on their health: 27 maj 2000
"Many diabetics have to endure frequent, painful finger pricks to monitor their blood sugar levels. But soon just a single prick of the finger will be enough to calibrate a watch-like monitor that can measure blood sugar levels non-invasively throughout the day."
BBC News: Health fears over hidden salt: 30 januari
"Medical specialists, backed by the Food Standards Agency, are calling on manufacturers to cut down on the amount of salt they add to ready meals and other processed foods."
FOX Sports: Champ's painful retirement highlights worries about the health of sumo wrestlers: 29 januari
"Because of sumo's emphasis on size — and heft — its practitioners tend to be notoriously unhealthy. And the problem goes far beyond muscle pulls and bruised backs.
Knees, ankles and hips are often left permanently damaged under the weight of bodies weighing 400 pounds (180 kilograms) or more. Worse yet, years of deliberately cultivated obesity can mean a slew of chronic health problems after retirement — high blood pressure, hardened arteries and diabetes, according to Kimio Yamada, director of the Sumo Association's health clinic."
latimes.com: A Study in Exercise: 30 januari
"Everyone at St. Genevieve High School Gets Suited Up for Fitness Program. The school's 300 students are getting in shape along with their teachers by participating in a fitness program implemented by Principal Dan Horn to fight child and adult obesity. "Now my whole body is toned, especially my arms," said Ronalyn Rullamas, a junior who takes the weight training class."
British Medical Journal: The obsessive pursuit of health and happiness: 23 december
"Health and happiness are then held out as a promotional package to which all good citizens are expected to aspire, but the paradox is that it can lead to an addictive disorder that acts like a distorting mirror, affecting every aspect of our lives."
CNN: Nutrition, obesity and perception - Focusing on America's children: 9 januari
"A spate of recent medical studies points to Americans' fears and concerns regarding obesity and diet - both real and imagined."
Sydsvenskan: Därför är vi mer friska än sjuka: 31 januari
"Vi är friskare än vad vi är sjuka. Trots allt. Ändå är det sjukdomarna och hur de skall botas som vi av tradition har forskat kring."
PsycPort: Personality's Role in High Blood Pressure May Not Be So Prominent, Says Study: 1 februari
"Many researchers have proposed that certain personality types are more likely to develop high blood pressure. But in fact, the relationship between personality and high blood pressure may be less clear-cut than previously understood, suggest the results of a new study."
Harvard Health Online:
"Find out what you need to stay healthy from a trusted source, the doctors of Harvard Medical School."
HealthWorld Online: Moderate Exercise Has Little Effect on Blood Pressure:
"Although regular, medium-intensity aerobic exercise is often recommended as a treatment for hypertension, such a regimen actually has very little beneficial effect, health scientists writing in the British Journal of General Practice argue."
HealthCentral: Low Testosterone: Not As Common As You Think: 1 februari
"You've probably heard of recent studies linking low testosterone levels with fatigue and lackluster libido. And while many middle-aged men can identify with those symptoms, low testosterone is still rare."
Netrition: Gov't Concerned About School Snacks: 6 februari
"To cut down on the soda, snacks and sweets children are eating, the government wants to require that all food sold in schools meets nutrition standards. That could mean an end to soda machines in the hall and candy and cookie sales to buy band uniforms."
Brain.com: Aggression Helps Men Fight Off Illness:
"The big bullies of the world may have more than a muscle advantage over the 90-pound weaklings. Research now suggests they have stronger immune systems, too.
The reason may have to do with an evolutionary process in which hunters and warriors needed greater protection from disease, researchers report in the August issue of Psychosomatic Medicine."
Arbetarbladet: Vårdpersonalen blir sjuk av stress: 19 april 2000
Arbetsgivaren bestämmer att det ska effektiviseras i scheman så att man inte riskerar att personalen går sysslolös i fem minuter", skriver Anna Rosén, Kommunal.
Folkbladet: Företagshälsan i nya och moderna lokaler: 16 januari 1998
Nu har flyttlasset gått för Företagshälsan i Finspång från Ekmanska skolan till större, moderna och högst ändamålsenliga lokaler i kommunhuset. - Centralt så det förslår, säger vd Anders Pernes, när han tar emot Folkbladets utsände till de 500 väldisponerade kvadratmetrarna.
New Scientist: Something else for women to worry about: 15 juli 2000
"For some youngsters, a longing look at skinny models such as Kate Moss can literally make them go weak at the knees.
A bad diet or eating disorders are already known to weaken girls' bones. Now it seems that simply worrying about weight can release hormones that lead to weaker bones."
NetDoktor: Folkesundhedsråd: 7 februari
"For at styrke Sundhedsministeriets forebyggende indsats bliver der oprettet et nationalt, uafhængigt råd for folkesundhed."
HealthCentral: Healthiest Activities Are Ones You Want To Do: 13 september 2000
"Now I see where Washington University School of Medicine researcher Kelly Everard in St. Louis is challenging the generally-held belief that simply keeping busy is the key to healthy and happy aging.
It’s not merely being involved in activities, but it’s how much you enjoy those activities that give the most benefits to your health and longevity, according to a study Everard published in The Journal of Applied Gerontology."
Independent Online: Coffee agitation: bean there, drunk that: 5 februari
"While there is no hard evidence that caffeine is bad for health - it doesn't cause heart disease or increase blood pressure - too many doses of caffeine can make you so agitated you can't concentrate on work."
The Age: Pessimists' brains different from optimists: 5 februari
"A "glass half empty" person's brain works differently from one belonging to someone brimming with positive attitude, scientists have found."
PrimaVi: Återhämtning - viktigare än vi tror: 29 januari
"Det talas mycket om utbrändhet idag. Kan den som varit utbränd någonsin komma igen? I dag är många personer sjukskrivna för att de är utarbetade. - Förvandla tidsförluster till vilopauser och vinn någon minuts avkoppling, föreslår Martin Modéus präst, författare och forskare kring riter och ritualer."
Justmove: Scientists identify gene that helps body absorb iron: 2 februari
"British researchers have discovered a gene that plays a role in how mammals absorb iron from food. The finding could have implications for the study of iron-related problems in humans, such as anemia - a condition that results in fatigue, shortness of breath, dizziness and headache."
RF: Svenskarna vill att samhället satsar mer på idrott: 6 februari
"Pressrelease: Samhället bör satsa mer resurser på idrotten. Det anser 60 procent av de tillfrågade i årets undersökning av svenska folkets tävlings- och motionsvanor. I den rikstäckande undersökningen, som är genomförd av Riksidrottsförbundet (RF) i samarbete med Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB), ingår 4 000 personer i åldrarna 7 till 70 år. Bara fyra procent tyckte att idrotten borde få mindre samhällsresurser än idag.
- Svaren visar tydligt att svenskarna tycker att idrotten är viktig att satsa på och det ger oss goda argument i den landsomfattande satsningen Sätt Sverige i rörelse. Vår målsättning är att människor i allt högre grad ska bli medvetna om vikten av fysisk aktivitet. Idrotten är en viktig aktör i folkhälsoarbetet med våra specialidrottsförbund och 22 000 föreningar, säger Britt Källström, vice ordförande i Riksidrottsförbundet."
corren.se: Hon lyfter 2,7 ton varje dag: 6 februari
"Monotona rörelser och tunga lyft. Tekniken ska underlätta för kassörskor och affärsbiträden men så är det bara i teorin."
Slate: D'You Want Fries With That?: 5 februari
"This week, Katha Pollitt and Marjorie Williams investigate Fast Food Nation, Eric Schlosser's stomach-turning indictment of McDonald's, Burger King, and their ilk.
Every month about 90 percent of American children between the ages of 3 and 9 visit a McDonald's. We spend $110 billion a year on fast food. The typical American now consumes approximately three hamburgers and four orders of French fries every week."
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BBC News: Children's diet better in 1950s: 30 november 1999
"Child nutrition in the 1950s was superior to the 1990s, according to researchers - despite the food shortages of the post-war period.
Modern children fare worse for intake of several key nutrients, including fibre, calcium, vitamins and iron."
