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Physical activity associated with lower risk of work-related repetitive strain injury
03-29-2007 · EurekAlert!A new study estimated the prevalence of work-related repetitive strain injury and found that being physically active during leisure time is associated with a decreased risk of this type of injury.
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02-26-2007 · EurekAlert!
Women who regularly engage in strenuous physical activity may have a lower risk of developing both invasive breast cancer and in situ (early-stage) breast cancer than women who do not, according to a report in the Feb. 26 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
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- A higher physical activity level slows lung function decline in smokers
03-01-2007 · EurekAlert!
Moderate to high levels of regular physical activity are associated with lower lung function decline among smokers and help to moderate their risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a large retrospective cohort study.
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- Active parents raise active children
11-22-2007 · EurekAlert!
Parents who are active during pregnancy and early in their child's life tend to raise more active children, finds a study published on bmj.com today.Some risk factors for adult diseases are associated with lower levels of physical activity in children. Associations have also been reported between early life factors (from birth to around five years) and childhood obesity.
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- Mediterranean diet and physical activity each associated with lower death rate over 5 years
12-10-2007 · EurekAlert!
Eating a Mediterranean diet and following national recommendations for physical activity are each associated with a reduced risk of death over a five-year period, according to two reports in the Dec. 10/24 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Both studies use data from the National Institutes of Health-AARP Diet and Health Study, which began when questionnaires were returned from 566,407 AARP members age 50 to 71 in six states between 1995 and 1996.
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- Design the first map of active faults in the Gibraltar Arc to prevent earthquakes
02-05-2008 · EurekAlert!
Researchers from the University of Granada characterised the physical and mechanical properties of the Earth's crust of this area of intense seismic activity. The African and Eurasian plates get about 4 mm closer every year. The study related the temperature of the Earth's crust to its seismic activity, determining that the probability of earthquakes is significantly lower in areas of higher temperature. Results were published in the Journal of Geophysical Research and Tectonics.
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- Higher physical activity associated with reduced risk of breast cancer
12-11-2006 · EurekAlert!
Women with higher levels of physical activity may have a reduced risk of breast cancer after menopause, according to a report in the December 11/25 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The association appears to be stronger for estrogen receptor positive/progesterone receptor negative tumors (which are typically more aggressive) than for other types of breast cancer tumors.
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- Study shows strong link between uric acid and hypertension in Blacks
11-02-2006 · EurekAlert!
New research shows that higher levels of uric acid are strongly associated with high blood pressure in blacks, suggesting that a simple blood test could predict risk and that treatments to lower uric acid may be a novel way to reduce hypertension-related complications in this population.
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- TV viewing and physical inactivity independently associated with metabolic risk in children
12-11-2006 · EurekAlert!
Watching TV and level of activity in children appear to be associated independently of each other with risk factors that may influence the chance that children have of developing metabolic diseases (e.g., diabetes) and cardiovascular diseases in later life.
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- Nutrients lutein and zeaxanthin associated with reduced risk for age-related eye disease
09-10-2007 · EurekAlert!
Consuming higher levels of the yellow plant pigments lutein and zeaxanthin may be associated with a lower risk for age-related macular degeneration, according to a report in the Sept. issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
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- Physically active teens less likely to become overweight as young adults
01-07-2008 · EurekAlert!
Participating in school-based physical education and certain extracurricular physical activities during adolescence may be associated with a lower risk of being overweight as a young adult, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
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