Fitness
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Risks of exercising outside when air quality is poor
Young people should avoid very strenuous physical activity on days when air pollution levels are high, according to new research from South Korea published today. Read more
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Simple test for sport-related concussion
Researchers have developed a non-invasive test which accurately diagnoses concussion after brain injury from sport. Read more
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Outdoor working could lower breast cancer risk
Working outdoors could lower an older woman’s risk of breast cancer, possibly because of vitamin D exposure, according to new Danish research published today. Read more
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Clear benefit of exercise on cardiovascular health
The positive impact of exercise on cardiovascular health appears to have ‘no upper limit’, according to new findings from the University of Oxford, UK. Read more
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Activity can offset sedentary lifestyle – WHO says
Exceeding the recommendations for weekly physical activity can offset the health harms associated with prolonged sitting, says new guidelines from the World Health Organisation. Read more
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ME/CFS guidelines introduce energy envelope
Radical new official guidelines for treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome are set to shift care away from the perception that it is a psychological condition, it was announced today. Read more
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Frailty link to dementia "modifiable"
New links have been found between the risk of dementia and frailty, which could be a modifiable risk factor, researchers say. Read more
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Preventing heart disease would keep people employed
Preventative strategies that delay the onset of coronary heart disease would keep people in employment and save nearly 15 US billion dollars, according to a new Australian study. Read more
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Step up battle against child obesity – report
Poor families should be paid a £3 a day grant tied to the purchase of healthy food, a report today says, warning that failing to tackle childhood obesity will cost the NHS £66 billion over the coming decades. Read more
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Unfit middle-aged facing extra years of bad health
People in their 40s and 50s now are likely to suffer more years of ill health than those now in their 60s and early 70s, a new study has concluded. Read more