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A study published ahead of print in the British Journal of Sports medicine finds that fatness increases the level of inflammatory activity in the body as measured by white blood cell counts. Researchers also found that levels of inflammatory activity are lower in people who are more physically fit. Neil M.

Paramedics at the University of Virginia health System recently demonstrated a practice of care that researchers in the orthopaedic surgery department say should be implemented nationally. Responding to an on-field neck injury at a nearby high School, the UVA emergency team transported the young football player to the hospital without removing his helmet and shoulder pads.

While a poverty-alleviation program launched by the Mexican government that has been modeled in the United States and around the world has led to improved health and cognition outcomes in children, a new study by University of California, Berkeley, researchers says that the cash component of the program has a downside for adults.

University of New South Wales (UNSW) research has highlighted a link between childhood obesity and a mother's diet before and during pregnancy. The work in animals proves that overweight expectant mothers are more likely to have babies with more body fat, who are at greater risk of diabetes and lipid metabolic disorders later in life. Previous research shows that around 30 percent of women who become pregnant are overweight.

The health benefits of regular physical activity are well documented, yet only 32 percent of adults in the United States engage in regular exercise. Now a new study by researchers at The Miriam hospital offers some new insight into the role of social and environmental influences on physical activity behaviors.