November 2009 - Page 2 of 7 - Lets Talk Health

Report: 20-somethings can go 2 years between Paps

11/24/2009 majac Your Health Matters

(4 stars)

This story did some things that longer stories didn’t. But it didn’t include viewpoints from any independent sources. So it distilled the new guidelines on the readers’ behalf. But not much more.

Vigorous Exercise Cuts Stroke Risk for Men, Not Women (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)

11/23/2009 majac Uncategorized

MONDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) — Moderate-to-high intensity exercise such as jogging, swimming or tennis may help reduce stroke risk in older men but not in women, researchers report.
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Parents ‘overestimate how much exercise their children are getting’ (Daily Telegraph)

11/23/2009 majac Uncategorized

Parents overestimate how much exercise their children are getting adding to the obesity crisis a charity has warned
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‘Let’s get physical’ call for diabetics (Malaysian Mirror)

11/22/2009 majac Uncategorized

KUALA LUMPUR – For 67-year-old KS Maniam who has diabetes since 15 years ago, a quarter hour of aerobics exercise a day works wonders for the management of this disease.
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Children ‘don’t exercise enough’ (Press Assoc. via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

11/22/2009 majac Uncategorized

Fewer than half of Northern Ireland’s children are doing enough exercise, it has been revealed.
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Study: CT scans rule out heart attacks faster

11/22/2009 majac Your Health Matters

(4 stars)

Well-organized story that could have been improved by noting the limitations of drawing conclusions from scientific meeting talks, and by comparing radiation risks of the two approaches studied.

Breaching a Barrier to Fight Brain Cancer

11/20/2009 majac Your Health Matters

(5 stars)

This story, on a novel approach to infusing chemotherapy for a brain tumor, just goes to show what a careful, engaged reporter can accomplish when given sufficient time and space to write a story.

Exercise important in teens’ blood pressure control (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

11/20/2009 majac Uncategorized

Regular exercise may help keep teenagers’
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Dr. Guo Speaks To Signal Mountain Lions About Exercise For Disabled (The Chattanoogan)

11/20/2009 majac Uncategorized

Exercise is beneficial to everyone for both physical and psychological reasons, but this may be difficult to achieve for those who are disabled, according to Dr. Zubin Guo, professor of anthropology at UTC, in an address at a recent meeting of the Signal Mountain Lions Club.
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