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| Standard pedometers not accurate for kids
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Commercially available pedometers are not reliable for step-counting in children, especially at a slower walking pace, according to researchers at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, Minnesota. |
| Low-carb diet improves type 2 diabetes control
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A low-carbohydrate diet such as the familiar Atkins diet improves control of blood sugar levels in obese individuals with type 2 diabetes, researchers have shown. |
| Red Cross urges Israel to ease Gaza medical crisis
GENEVA (Reuters) - The International Committee of the Red Cross urged Israel on Tuesday to allow speedier access for ambulances to evacuate the wounded in Gaza, which it said was mired in a "full-blown" humanitarian crisis. |
| Few people seek help before heart "events"
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In the months before a heart attack or episode of severe angina requiring emergency treatment, only a small percentage of people seek medical attention for precursor symptoms such as fatigue and shortness of breath, Canadian researchers report. |
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