Exercise

The link between nutrition and ocular health became apparent in the early 1990s as epidemiologists and ophthalmologists uncovered dietary patterns in patients with AMD.

In a short-term study, researchers found no effect of statin therapy on self-reported muscle injury or symptoms after moderate exercise, regardless of whether patients were symptomatic at baseline.

Exercise significantly decreased suicide attempts, according to researchers, highlighting the importance of prescribing exercise to patients with mental illnesses.

Integrative medicine approaches such as tai chi and yoga, which have long been used in rheumatology in a secondary or supplementary role, are increasingly being viewed as essential care.

NEW ORLEANS — Treatment with the SGLT2 inhibitor dapagliflozin for 24 weeks favorably reduced pulmonary capillary wedge pressure at rest and during exercise in adults with HF with preserved ejection fraction vs. placebo, data show.

NEW ORLEANS — Adults with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy who engaged in vigorous exercise were at no greater risk for death, cardiac arrest or other outcomes compared with those engaging in low-to-moderate-intensity physical activity.

For older adults, yoga improved lower extremity strength and gait speed, but it did not appear to offer more benefits for frailty markers than other forms of exercise, according to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Improved domains of sleep quality may improve patients’ ability to adhere to components of a behavioral weight-loss intervention, including exercise and diet goals, a speaker reported.

With the continued absence of reliable disease-modifying treatments for osteoarthritis, health care providers continue to encourage patients to focus on exercise and wellness.

Physically active patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease were more likely to achieve at least a 30% reduction in MRI-measured liver fat, according to research in The American Journal of Gastroenterology.