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In a recent clinical report, the American Academy of Pediatrics has acknowledged the
importance of exercise in obesity prevention and the reduction of many chronic diseases
among children. In doing so, it has advised pediatricians to take a more proactive role in
promoting and prescribing exercise.
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27 Jul 2015
People who seek medical advice about weight loss have hugely different outcomes
depending on how their doctor addresses the matter and how sympathetic they feel their
doctor to be.
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02 Apr 2019
Doctors suggest a Mediterranean diet may be a better way to tackle obesity than
calorie counting.
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17 Nov 2014
Doctors from three medical bodies are urging the government to take immediate action to fight the obesity epidemic.
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12 Feb 2004
A group of influential doctors and medical experts has called for governments globally to take tougher action in the battle against obesity levels.
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26 Aug 2011
Lack of knowledge in medics and out of date test protocols could lead to healthy people being
misdiagnosed with heart disease, according to new research from the British Heart Foundation.
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15 Aug 2016
Ensuring that Britain’s children are leading healthy and active lifestyles should be a top
priority for all parties in the forthcoming General Election.
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02 Mar 2015
Edward Phillips, founder of the Institute of Lifestyle Medicine in Boston, US, talks to Julie Cramer about tackling chronic disease
HCM issue 9 2013
Dr Peter Schutte, the Head of Advisory of the Medical Defence Union has recently written to all GPs outlining strict guidelines for referring patients for exercise.
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15 Mar 2005
Cancer patients should be encouraged to take part in physical activity both during and after treatment, according to new guidelines from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), US.
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07 Jun 2010
Physical activity should be a “mainstay approach” for doctors treating patients with depression,
anxiety and psychological distress. This is the evidenced-based conclusion published in a recent study from
the University of South Australia, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, which was devised to
help doctors improve management of patients with mental health disorders.
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30 Mar 2023
Nuffield Health has launched a series of bespoke health assessments for UK businesses as
it looks to
help tackle work-related illness.
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10 May 2017
Researchers in Dortmund, Germany, are working on a new exercise system that will provide doctors with data from the routines performed by people on a variety of machines.
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16 May 2011
The Pink Ribbon Program, an exercise scheme designed in the US for breast cancer survivors, will be introduced to exercise and health professionals in the UK for the first time this month.
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11 Jul 2011
An underwater safety camera system saved the life of a 10-year-old girl after she encountered difficulties while swimming and sank to the bottom of a pool in Bangor, north Wales.
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13 Sep 2005
Health secretary Alan Johnson was in Crawley last month to support the launch of Crawley Wellbeing, a new health promotion programme being set up in the town.
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02 Feb 2009
Cultural Community Partnerships, which operates leisure facilities on behalf of East Northamptonshire Council, has seen all three of its sports centres accredited by Quest.
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10 Dec 2006
The Fitness Industry Association (FIA) has established a Joint Consultative Forum with a number of royal medical colleges and faculties as part of efforts to increase the number of exercise referrals from GPs.
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14 Dec 2010
A call from the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AMRC) for an end to over-zealous
clinical interventions by doctors has been praised by ukactive executive director Steven
Ward as a step in the right direction towards the use of physical activity as a frontline
treatment.
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20 May 2015
Authorities in Boston, US, have unveiled a pioneering new programme whereby
doctors can prescribe patients with membership to the city’s bike share
scheme.
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22 Apr 2014
Regular weekly exercise sessions could delay brain deterioration in people at high risk for
Alzheimer's disease.
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04 Oct 2019
Aerobic fitness is on the verge of inclusion in medical examinations – a huge opportunity for the fitness sector on all fronts, says Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 2 2017
The UK government acknowledged in its recent budget that economic recovery depends on the
health of the nation, but failed to find the investment needed to drive change or boost the
prevention agenda.
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11 Mar 2024
IHRSA’s vice president of health promotion and health policy provides an insight into this charitable venture
HCM issue 4 2017
The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) is gearing up for its Future of Functional Medicine
Symposium scheduled for 20 May in Bangkok, Thailand.
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25 Apr 2022
Sebastian Kunz has been appointed medical director at Lanserhof’s newest outpost in
London. Medical spa brand Lanserhof is partnering with a London private members’ club to
bring a state-of-the-art medical gym to England's capital city on 1 May 2019.
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08 Nov 2018
Swedish futurologist Magnus Lindkvist lit up the
opening session of the Flame
2014 conference with an electrifying examination of
what will shape the future.
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02 Jul 2014
Luxury lifestyle brand Bamford is launching a private members club on the
same site as its existing Wellness Spa at Bamford's Daylesford Organic Farm in the Cotswolds.
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08 Mar 2023
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As health club operators move to incorporate recovery into their
offerings to meet growing consumer demand, Steph Eaves takes a
look at what cryotherapy and ice bathing can add to the equation
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