Fitness
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Early fitness cuts heart risk
Men who were fit and healthy as teenagers tend to have a lower risk of heart attack later in life, according to the findings of a major study published today. Read more
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Fitness challenge to UK women
British women may be among the world’s most inactive, according to a stark new analysis of cancer deaths. Read more
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2,000 steps to health
Just 20 minutes of extra walking daily can help protect high risk people from developing heart disease, researchers revealed today. Read more
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Call to boost athlete heart screening
Echocardiography could dramatically improve the effectiveness of efforts to identify athletes at risk of sudden death, according to a European study. Read more
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Mountain sickness test revealed
Doctors have developed the first test to identify people at risk from acute mountain sickness, a European conference heard yesterday. Read more
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How healthy living cuts dementia risk
Living a healthy lifestyle plays a major part in staving off dementia, according to the findings of a major project in Wales reported yesterday. Read more
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Child unfitness government "neglect"
British governments are responsible for "mass child neglect" for letting the nation’s young people become unfit, it was alleged today. Read more
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Dementia aided by exercise
Elderly people with dementia benefit from exercise in a range of ways, researchers say today. Read more
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Improvements for rheumatoid arthritis patients
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis are able to live more easily with their condition today compared with patients diagnosed 20 years ago. Read more
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Fitness key to healthy ageing – study
People who are getting older can gain massive benefits from taking up regular physical activity, according to a new study. Read more