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People in state high-risk insurance plans often feel left behind
The federal health law set up new plans that are cheaper and more comprehensive than the older ones run by states but consumers need to go without insurance for six months to qualify.
Fitness & Exercise
Signs can get us to use stairs instead of the elevator
Signs that read, “Burn Calories, Not Electricity” posted in lobbies of New York City buildings, motivated more people to take the stairs and continue to use them even months later.
Small steps to big health change
Want to lose weight? Quit smoking? Get fit? It can be done, but you’re more likely to reach your goals if you take a slow, step-by-step approach, experts say.
How bikes can save us
After tobacco-related diseases, diseases due to out lack physical activity are the top killers of Americans. But research suggests that getting out of our cars and onto our bikes would do us a world of good. The average person will lose 13 pounds their first year riding to work.
Why does being overweight increase your risk of cancer?
Research suggests that 14 percent of all cancer deaths in men and 20 percent in women could be blamed on excess weight.
The health of Hispanics often worsens the longer they live in the U.S.
After 20 years of U.S. residency, rates of hypertension, diabetes and obesity rise sharply for Hispanic immigrants.
One question identifies workers most at risk for health problems
Asking people who join a gym, fitness or wellness center just one short question about their stress level can identify those who are at risk of health problems and poor health habits.
Excess weight in young adulthood predicts shorter lifespan
Being heavy in young adulthood can lead to earlier death, even if a person loses weight later.
‘Ankle phone calls’ could save trips to the ER
Lower leg strains and sprains accounted for more than 30 percent of emergency room visits, but most are relatively minor and don’t require an ER visit.
Seattle ranked sixth most walkable U.S. city
The top-ranked Seattle neighborhoods: Denny Triangle, South Lake Union, Bell, Cascade, Ballard, First Hill, Downtown, University District, Waterfront and Capitol Hill.
Young Americans began to put on the pounds in the 1990s, study
The weights of young people in the U.S. remained fairly steady over the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s — but then they began to put on pounds.
Many obese Mexican-Americans not advised on diet and exercise by doctors
Why don’t physicians provide counseling to obese patients? — lack of financial incentives, lack of adequate training in weight management and counseling and language barriers.
Most primary care physicians don’t address patients’ weight
Fewer than half of primary care physicians for adults talk to their patients about diet, exercise and weight management consistently.
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