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New Communication Technologies Help Cardiac Patients Improve Their Prognosis
The use of phone and internet between patients and healthcare providers is an effective way to reduce risk factors for coronary heart disease and the risk of further events after a heart attack, according to new research published today in the June issue of the European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation.(1) The study"s senior investigator, Professor Ben Freedman from the Department of Cardiology at Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, Australia, says that the provision of "telehealth" models could help increase the uptake of coronary prevention activities by those without access to cardiac rehabilitation, and "narrow the gap between evidence and practice".
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Antiabortion-Rights Groups To Reintroduce Colorado Personhood Initiative
Colorado Right to Life and Personhood USA are proposing a 2010 state ballot initiative with a different version of 2008"s defeated "personhood" amendment to the state constitution, the Colorado Springs Gazette reports. The groups intend to submit their proposal to the Colorado Legislative Council this week. In the November 2008 election, 73% of state voters opposed the previous version, known as Amendment 48, which was sponsored by Colorado for Equal Rights.The new version includes modified language that its supporters say will clarify its intent. Rather than defining a person as "any human being from the moment of fertilization," the new version would establish personhood as "every human being from the beginning of the biological development of that human being." The initiative"s sponsors also said that they will be better funded and articulate a clearer message than in 2008, when a college student launched the campaign.According to the Gazette, abortion-rights supporters "weren"t overly concerned" about the new initiative. Jacy Montoya, head of the Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights, said that the 2008 vote demonstrated that Colorado residents are "uncomfortable with the government and strangers making personal decision for families." Lynn Paltrow, executive director of National Advocates for Pregnant Women, said that the new attempt "gives us another opportunity to explain how personhood amendments threaten all pregnant women, including those going to term" (Barna,Colorado Springs Gazette, 6/29).
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The Fitness Revolution - Launch Of The UK's First Dedicated Health And Fitness Channel

The fight against obesity has stepped up a gear with the launch of the UK"s first dedicated health and fitness channel bringing exercise classes into the nation"s living rooms. Fitness TV, which launched this week (4th August 2009), will feature an ever-changing timetable of workouts from some of the country"s top instructors, as well as general programmes offering health and nutrition tips. Aimed at everyone from businessmen and busy working mums to children and pensioners, the channel"s bosses hope to drive down obesity by removing the excuses often given for not taking regular exercise. Founder Luan Underwood, a former personal trainer and mother-of-two, said: "We know that many people would love to exercise more, but find it too hard to fit a run or a visit to the gym into their schedules. "With Fitness TV, they can squeeze in a session at a time to suit them, and because the classes are constantly being updated, they"ll be more motivated to stick to them than they would an exercise DVD." Instructors on the new channel will include Pierre Pozzuto, who has worked with Keira Knightley, Christian Slater and keen marathon runner Gordon Ramsey, champion kickboxer Sy Chenh and Elise Lindsay, personal trainer to Coleen Rooney. The channel, which is available on Sky TV channel 282 and online at http://www.fitness.tv, will feature everything from fat-burning cardio workouts to resistance training, yoga and Pilates. Children"s classes include a mobility and balance workout for pre-schoolers, kids" yoga and street dance for teenagers, while pensioners and the less mobile are offered armchair aerobics. For the more adventurous, there will be boot camp-style workouts and dance-based exercise sessions, including Latin salsa, Bhangra and 80s disco. There"s even a High Heels workout for more glamorous viewers. Ms Underwood said: "We really do have something for everyone, so there"s no excuse for not getting fit." Fitness TV


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