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Canadian Study on Exercise Guidelines
Does following current Canadian guidelines for daily exercise give any measurable health benefits? How much exercise is required to lose excess abdominal fat and decrease the risk of cardiovascular diseases such as heart attack and stroke?
A three year study from Queen’s University in Kingston will investigate this question.
Queen’s $1.8M study to test Canadian exercise guidelines | qnc.queensu.ca
Tai Chi for High Blood Pressure
Can Tai Chi exercise lower blood pressure? – Tai Chi Medical is a Canadian blog about Tai Chi research.
The Answer:
Yes. Most studies showed a reduction in systolic and diastolic blood pressure.The Study:
The effect of tai chi exercise on blood pressure: a systematic review.This review included 9 randomized controlled trials, 13 nonrandomized studies and 4 observational studies. Studies that only looked at the short term effects of exercise were excluded. Blood pressure reduction with Tai Chi was seen in 22 studies. Systolic blood pressure was reduced from 3-32 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure was reduced from 2-18 mm Hg.
Exercise for knee osteoarthritis
Medical Journal Club article for September 2009:
Exercise and knee osteoarthritis: benefit or hazard? | Canadian Family Physician Journal -
“Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is seen radiographically in 33% of the population older than 60 years of age, and is responsible for a higher incidence of disability than any other chronic condition. It is as potent a factor as cardiovascular disease in limiting activities of daily living in the elderly.”
What is the role of exercise in causing knee OA? ?
H1N1 Flu Vaccine Strains Canada
The H1N1 vaccine race: Can we beat the pandemic? | CMAJ Editorial, 2009-08.
A criticism of Health Canada’s decision to supply the H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine to all of the Canadian population, instead of giving priority to the immunization of vulnerable populations, considered to have higher mortality risk.
In the news:
Doctors, Ottawa clash over vaccine | Globe and Mail, 2009-09-02.