An article by Nigel Hawkes for the British Medical Journal (BMJ), published on 24 October 2014: “Hold meetings standing up,” urged Kevin Fenton of Public Health England at the launch of a new drive to make Britons more active. “Or hold them while taking a walk,” he added, claiming that this was already common practice… Read More
What’s the Link: Fatness, Fitness & Sleep Duration
Research Paper Title Sleep Duration and Total and Cause-Specific Mortality in a Large US Cohort: Interrelationships With Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Body Mass Index. Background Both short and long durations of sleep are associated with higher mortality, but little is known about the interrelationship between sleep and other modifiable factors in relation to mortality.… Read More
Anxiety Disorders among US Military Personnel 2000-2012
Research Paper Title Anxiety Disorders, Active Component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2000-2012. Abstract Anxiety is a normal reaction to stress; however, in individuals with anxiety disorder, the anxiety becomes chronic and exaggerated, and affects the physical and psychological health of the individual. The main types of anxiety disorders are generalised anxiety disorder, panic disorder, post-traumatic stress… Read More
Cold Weather Injuries in US Military Personnel 2008-2013
Research Paper Title Cold Weather Injuries, Active and Reserve Components, U.S. Armed Forces, July 2008-June 2013. Abstract From July 2012 through June 2013, the number of active and reserve component service members treated for cold injuries (n=479) was the lowest of the last five cold seasons (2008-2013). Over the last five years hypothermia was the… Read More
Recording Personal Hygiene Behaviour among Military Personnel
Research Paper Title Personal Hygiene among Military Personnel: Developing and Testing a Self-administered Scale. Background Good personal hygiene (PH) behaviour is recommended to prevent contagious diseases, and members of military forces may be at high risk for contracting contagious diseases. The aim of this study was to develop and test a new questionnaire on PH… Read More
Iron Deficiency, Non-Cardiac Intervention & Symptomatic Heart Failure
Research Paper Title Beneficial Effects of Long-term Intravenous Iron Therapy with Ferric Carboxymaltose in Patients with Symptomatic Heart Failure and Iron Deficiency. Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the benefits and safety of long-term i.v. iron therapy in iron-deficient patients with heart failure (HF). Methods CONFIRM-HF was a multi-centre, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial… Read More
Sulfonylurea Use: Cardiovascular Disease & Type 2 Diabetes
Research Paper Title Sulfonylurea Use and Incident Cardiovascular Disease Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: Prospective Cohort Study Among Women. Background Evidence is inconsistent for the association between sulfonylurea use and risk of cardiovascular disease among patients with diabetes. The researchers aimed to prospectively evaluate this association using the Nurses’ Health Study (NHS), a well-established… Read More
Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute 