DOHA, Qatar — Qatari officials have been racking their brains to find a way to address their country’s epidemic of obesity. They have built sports facilities, parks, and a splendid corniche in the capital with a seaside promenade and parkour stations; hosted fun runs with hefty cash prizes; set up free body mass index and…
Animal lovers are invited to put their best feet forward at the Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA’s 15th annual Wiggle Waggle Walk – a community fundraiser for animals – at Brookside Park adjacent to the Rose Bowl. Organizers hope to raise $400,000 through the event, which will provide food, shelter and medical care to homeless…
Juvenile arthritis, a serious and incurable condition that can cause growth problems, affects nearly one in 250 children. July is Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month. Arthritis is a complex family of musculoskeletal disorders consisting of more than 100 different diseases or conditions that destroy joints, bones, muscles, cartilage, and other connective tissues, hampering or halting physical…
New York City is about to get a lot of blue mixed in with its yellow cabs. This weekend, the city officially unchained its royal blue-colored Citi Bike program, opening the bike-share service to daily and weekly riders. With more than 6,000 bikes and 330 stations scattered throughout Manhattan and into Brooklyn, New York‘s long-anticipated program joins…
Just by increasing their physical activity, people with type 2 diabetes can lose fat that accumulates in the liver and abdomen and lower their risk of heart problems. Doctors recommend that people diagnosed with diabetes get regular exercise, since physical activity can keep them at a healthy weight and help organs like the lungs, liver…
As Medicare begins a penalty system for hospitals that readmit patients less than 30 days after being discharged, many health care providers are looking at what happens to senior citizens during and after treatment. Steven Fisher, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston professor, said about 20 percent of seniors who leave the hospital return…
CicLAvia returns for its seventh tour of Los Angeles on Sunday with a route that will give participants a close-up view of Wilshire Boulevard. The event’s organizers have called the route the most pedestrian-friendly of any CicLAvia. For the first time, there will be pedestrian-only zones at the beginning and end of the route. Those…
If the 20th century were a love story, the American chapter might be all about our infatuation with the automobile. In the 21st century, however, we’re beginning to realize that this codependent relationship is mostly benefiting the car. The allure of the open road has been tainted by high fuel costs and a landscape cluttered…
“Get off your butts,” the nation’s doctors said Tuesday, as the American Medical Assn. adopted a new policy on sitting in the workplace. Citing mounting evidence that sitting for extended periods of time is really bad for you, the physicians group is now urging employers and others to make alternatives to sitting available to workers…
With a third of children overweight or obese, isn’t it time to look for bold solutions? So many places across this country are poorly designed: they encourage sedentary, not active lifestyles. Good design creates opportunities to walk without extra effort as part of our daily lives. What if we built health-promoting communities, from city centers…