The study of nearly 15,000 high school students found that those who spent at least an hour engaging in physical activity daily were significantly more likely to report “sufficient” sleep-eight hours or more per night-than students who were inactive.

And teens who use a computer recreationally for more than two hours a day are less likely to get sufficient sleep than students who spend less time using a computer.

Earlier research has had similar findings, but this is the first large, nationally representative study to connect physical activity, sedentary behavior and sleep in high school students, claimed Kathryn Foti, M.P.H., a health scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School Health and lead author of the paper.

“The message for parents is that encouraging daily physical activity and limiting computer use outside of what’s necessary for schoolwork, can help students get the sleep they need,” she said.

Judith Owens, M.D., director of sleep medicine at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. stated, “It is a vital issue.”

“Insufficient sleep increases the risk of obesity, affects academic performance and has implications for safety. Chronic sleep restriction affects the immune system, the developing brain and the cardiovascular system,” she added.

The analysis also linked extensive TV watching-four or more hours daily-to insufficient sleep.

The study appeared in the latest issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

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South Yorkshire’s Bronte Cassell was born 25 weeks premature and weighed just one pound. A number of medical complications meant that doctors had to fit in tubes to help her breathe. Bronte spent her first two years communicating with just hand signals or mouthing the words.

The tubes were recently removed by the doctors and the first words that she spoke were to her father and mother, “I love you daddy. I love you, mummy.”

“We just looked at each other and cried. It was the first time we had ever heard her really speak”, Bronte’s mother Hellen told the Daily Mail.

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The study, published in the academic journal Hypertension, analysed genetic material in human kidneys in a search for genes that might contribute to high blood pressure. The findings open up new avenues for future investigation into the causes of high blood pressure in humans.

The study identified key genes, messenger RNAs and micro RNAs present in the kidneys that may contribute to human hypertension. It also uncovered two microRNAs that contribute to the regulation of renin – a hormone long thought to play to part in controlling blood pressure.

Although scientists have long known that the kidneys play a role in regulating blood pressure, this is the first time that key genes involved in the process have been identified through a large, comprehensive gene expression analysis of the human kidneys. It is also the first time that researchers have identified miRNAs that control the expression of the hormone renin.

The scientists studied tissue samples from the kidneys of 15 male hypertensive patients (patients with high blood pressure) and 7 male patients with normal blood pressure, and compared their messenger RNA (mRNA) and micro RNA (miRNA).

Messenger RNA (mRNA) is a single-stranded molecule that helps in the production of protein from DNA. Genetic information is copied from DNA to mRNA strands, which provide a template from which the cell can make new proteins. MicroRNA (miRNA) is a very small molecule that helps regulate the process of converting mRNA into proteins.

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11 months after this, Jay is slimmer at 191 pounds. He achieved this by changing his diet, exercise and lifestyle.

“It started with a diet. My diet was horrible,” Wornick said. “I changed everything. I went to whole foods, fresh fruit and lean meats. I cut out all the fast food, cut out all the pizza and all the soda. That was what my diet mainly consisted of before.”

“Chicken, turkey, vegetables, lots of fruits,” Wornick said of the foods that helped him lose the weight. “I drink no regular sodas. Every morning I eat a big breakfast and my meals get smaller as the day goes on.”

“She came to me with the New Year’s resolution and something just clicked,” he said on “GMA.” “I said, “You know what, it’s now or never. Let’s do it. If it doesn’t work then nobody can blame me for not trying,’ but I’d never really tried.”

“I did it all on my own. No personal trainer, no nutritionist, no surgery, no pills. That stuff is unnecessary,” he said. “If you want to put in the hard work, if you want to put in the dedication, it will work for you,” Jay said

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The AmeriSciences AS10 range of vitamins and supplements, which took six years to develop, contain the most powerful combination of anti-oxidants and vitamins ever devised.

The pill works by guarding against external toxins such as everyday radiation and pollution.

The pills also make people look younger within two months by reducing age spots, sun damage, redness and wrinkles.

The pill is 100 per cent natural and made from fruit and vegetables including superfoods acai, cupuacu and acerola.

A daily dose counts as one of the recommended five portions of fruit and vegetables a day.

Nasa and the Johnson Space Centre originally made the pills for astronauts on long space flights but they have been developed for general use and will hit UK shelves this week.

“AmeriSciences’ AS10 line is just another way in which AmeriSciences is pushing the technology of the industry forward for the benefit of the consumer,” the Daily Express quoted Carlos Montesinos, the range’s director of scientific and regulatory affairs as saying.

“The product line poses a significant challenge to the current supplement market.”

“Indeed, the strength of the antioxidant and multivitamin formulas have been so significant in testing that it will change the way nutritional supplementation is viewed,” Montesinos added.

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In a survey conducted, more than 80 per cent admitted that they worry about clashing with another girl, and said they would be “mortified” if they found out it did.

One in four have said that they had suffered the fate, in what has been dubbed as Same Dress Syndrome.

18 per cent confessed that they have been left so jealous at having a rival lookalike that they have done something to ruin the other woman’s outfit.

16 per cent quick-thinkers changed their look by adding extra accessories, the Daily Express reported.

Four in 10 said that they managed to smile about it, while 39 per cent went over and spoke to their rival, but only if they thought they looked better in the dress.

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“I was surprised that so many women who report being done having children are not talking to their healthcare providers about their decision,” said Dr. Linda Bradley, President of AAGL and a practicing OB/GYN. “Permanent birth control can be an ideal solution for couples who are content with their families and want to avoid future unplanned pregnancies. However, most women are unaware of permanent options that do not require surgery, revealing a huge opportunity for us, as physicians, to educate our patients.”

Patients Don’t Know About the Non-Surgical Permanent Birth Control Methods

Nearly 90 percent of women surveyed knew about vasectomy and tubal ligation, as these are typically the first options most couples consider when they are done having children. However, only 12 percent were aware of non-surgical, minimally invasive solutions such as Essure.

“Although non-surgical permanent birth control for women has been available for nearly a decade, I often find female patients are surprised to learn that they don’t have to get a tubal ligation or ask their husbands to go for a vasectomy,” said Dr. Bradley. “The Essure non-surgical permanent birth control procedure offers women the option of no incisions, no hormones, no general anesthesia and no slowing down to recover.”

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Despite spending the maximum on health care than any other country, patients in the US who have been chronically ill have also reported the maximum number of medical errors and most often complained that the medical care was not well coordinated between their doctors. Almost 42% Americans said that high costs of health care kept
them from seeing doctors, getting medications and avoiding recommended
treatments.

The researchers have suggested that all the 11 countries need to step up their
efforts to provide more organized primary care and learn lessons
from each other. The US can look up to other nations for guidance on providing more
affordable medical care. They should focus on developing medical homes. Making health care in the US more affordable and coordinated will
require implementing changes like better coordination of care and
expanding insurance coverage.

The survey has been published in this week’s issue of ‘Health Affairs’.

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A 32-stone man, Brandon Mower has lost almost half his weight after being ashamed of getting stuck in a train seat for 15-minutes and having begged the conductor for help. Brandon had to continue his train journey till the train reached its final destination. To add to the insult, the conductor charged him the full price of his extended journey because he had delayed the next service.

He was so ashamed of the train incident that he joined his local WeightWatchers slimming group and lost 16-stone within 5years. To attain his goal Brandon followed a strict diet and exercise regime.

Previously his diet was very unhealthy. His diet now comprises of cooked breakfast of eggs, bacon, mushrooms, tomato and a few slices of toast. Couscous salad, a packet of Skips and a low-fat chocolate bar for lunch; and pork lasagne for dinner.

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Rather than monitor the brain, the new app, known as BrainyApp, will help people make the correct lifestyle choices that will help reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s.

The app will allow the users to enter details about their diet, lifestyle and exercise patterns and will come up with suggestions on how to improve their lifestyle.

Apart from the lifestyle suggestions, the app also has a set of “brain games” that will stimulate the brain. “That’s really trying to address the idea of mental stimulation and learning new things, and also checking off whether you’re doing enough physical exercise and whether you’ve gone and checked your blood pressure and cholesterol and things like that”, University of New South Wales’ Dr Michael Valenzuela said.

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