If you are a prospective parent with a family history of type 1 diabetes, consider getting a dog before you have babies. A Finnish cohort study shows that indoor dog exposure is associated with a small reduction in incident type 1 diabetes in children who are genetically susceptible. Having a dog to share your baby’s… Read More
What’s the Evidence that Diabetes or Epilepsy are Important Contributors to Workplace Injury in Britain?
Diabetes and epilepsy are generally regarded as risk factors for injury in the workplace, but a new population case-control study finds no evidence for this. Using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink, the authors identified 1348 injury cases and 6652 matched controls and found no case of injury due to a seizure. For people with diabetes,… Read More
Inhaled Insulin Licensed in the US
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a rapid acting inhaled insulin for use at mealtimes by adults with diabetes mellitus. The product, which will be marketed as Afrezza (insulin human) Inhalation Powder, must be used in combination with long acting insulin in people with type 1 diabetes, the FDA warned. Fitness professionals… Read More
Increase in Reports of Toxicity from Fat Burning Supplement Seen in UK
Poisons centres in the United Kingdom have seen a sharp increase in reports of toxicity from a fat burning supplement called 2,4 dinitrophenol (DNP). The supplement, used by body builders and dieters, is not licensed for medicinal use but is available on the internet. The benzene based chemical was originally used in the manufacture of… Read More
Physicians’ & Their BMI: Is There a Link When Counseling Patients about Physical Activity?
Research Paper Title Factors that Influence Physicians’ and Medical Students’ Confidence in Counseling Patients about Physical Activity. Background Less than half of US adults and two-thirds of US high school students do not meet current US guidelines for physical activity. Methods The researchers examined which factors promoted physicians’ and medical students’ confidence in counseling patients… Read More
Smartphones & the Promotion of Physical Activity
Research Paper Title Effectiveness of a Smartphone Application to Promote Physical Activity in Primary Care. Background Physical inactivity is a major, potentially modifiable, risk factor for cardiovascular disease, cancer, and other chronic diseases. Effective, simple, and generalisable interventions that will increase physical activity in populations are needed. Aim To evaluate the effectiveness of a smartphone… Read More
Is Vitamin D3 a Promising Intervention for the Prevention of URTI?
Research Paper Title Vitamin D3 and Gargling for the Prevention of Upper Respiratory Tract Infections: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Background The researchers undertook a 2X2 factorial, randomised controlled trial (RCT) to assess whether vitamin D3supplementation (10,000 international units per week) versus placebo and gargling versus no gargling could prevent viral, clinical upper respiratory tract infection (URTI)… Read More
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