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By pooling the results of over 50 studies, researchers in the US confirmed and brought up to date the evidence of a strong link between physical exercise and colon cancer whereby men and women who exercise more have a lower risk of developing the disease, and they also firmed up the estimates of the size of risk.

By pooling the results of over 50 studies, researchers in the US confirmed and brought up to date the evidence of a strong link between physical exercise and colon cancer whereby men and women who exercise more have a lower risk of developing the disease, and they also firmed up the estimates of the size of risk.

Very few women follow the nutritional and lifestyle recommendations before they become pregnant, even when pregnancy is in some sense planned, finds a study published on http://www.bmj.com today. Nutrition and lifestyle advice is widely available for women during pregnancy, but much less emphasis is given to advice for women who may become pregnant.

Very few women follow the nutritional and lifestyle recommendations before they become pregnant, even when pregnancy is in some sense planned, finds a study published on http://www.bmj.com today. Nutrition and lifestyle advice is widely available for women during pregnancy, but much less emphasis is given to advice for women who may become pregnant.

A short period of immobilisation in a below-knee cast or Aircast* results in faster recovery from severe ankle sprain than use of either tubular compression bandage (TCB) or Bledsoe boot. In an Article published in this week’s edition of The Lancet, Professor Sarah Lamb, Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, University of Warwick, UK, and colleagues conclude by recommending below-knee casts, as these show the widest range of benefits.

A short period of immobilisation in a below-knee cast or Aircast* results in faster recovery from severe ankle sprain than use of either tubular compression bandage (TCB) or Bledsoe boot. In an Article published in this week’s edition of The Lancet, Professor Sarah Lamb, Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, University of Warwick, UK, and colleagues conclude by recommending below-knee casts, as these show the widest range of benefits.

In these challenging economic times, even the most efficient medical offices, hospitals and clinics are looking for ways to increase productivity. In light of the national shortage of health care workers today, one profession that has proven effective in achieving productivity is athletic training, particularly when members work as “physician extenders” in clinical environments.

In these challenging economic times, even the most efficient medical offices, hospitals and clinics are looking for ways to increase productivity. In light of the national shortage of health care workers today, one profession that has proven effective in achieving productivity is athletic training, particularly when members work as “physician extenders” in clinical environments.

Reacting to the launch of the Government’s ‘Be Active, Be Healthy’ physical activity strategy, which aims to encourage people of all ages to be more active, Pamela Holmes, Head of Healthy Ageing at Help the Aged, says: ‘Keeping fit and active helps to prevent the onset of ill-health and the development of diseases, so the Government’s focus on encouraging people of all ages, including older people, to be more active is a positive step.

Reacting to the launch of the Government’s ‘Be Active, Be Healthy’ physical activity strategy, which aims to encourage people of all ages to be more active, Pamela Holmes, Head of Healthy Ageing at Help the Aged, says: ‘Keeping fit and active helps to prevent the onset of ill-health and the development of diseases, so the Government’s focus on encouraging people of all ages, including older people, to be more active is a positive step.