The Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) is proud to announce that its founder and chairman, Lance Armstrong, is the 2008 recipient of the American Association of Cancer Institutes’ (AACI) Public Service and Advocacy Award. AACI will present the award to Armstrong on Mon., Oct. 6 in Chicago, IL, at its annual meeting. Armstrong is being honored for his efforts in support of cancer survivors and the nation’s cancer centers.

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The Business Intelligence firm La Merie S.L. conducted an analysis of the R&D pipeline of human growth hormone (hGH, somatropin). The study revealed that Sandoz (the generic division of Novartis) sells the biogeneric somatropin as Omnitrope at a 25 % discount but only achieved 2007 sales of about US$ 8 mln representing a 0.3 % share of the worldwide hGH market in 2007 of US$ 2.7 bln (published data only).

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Statement by Kevin Coyle, Vice President for Education & Training National Wildlife Federation on Health and Human Services launch of National Physical Activity Guidelines “The hearts and health of Americans just got a boost from the Department of Health and Human Services with the release of its first-ever National Physical Activity Guidelines. The National Wildlife Federation commends the DHHS for launching this important and bold initiative to promote physical activity.

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Many of us would like to firm up our tummies, a goal that seems more frustrating and elusive the older we get. Working on strengthening a variety of trunk muscles, collectively known as “the core,” can help with that and much more, reports the October 2008 issue of Harvard Women’s Health Watch. The core muscles the muscles in the abdomen, lower back, and pelvis lie roughly between the rib cage and the hips.

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Zephyr Technology Ltd has announced the release of its BioHarness Team System. The system means that coaches and trainers can now monitor the physiology of up to 64 of their athletes in the field, in real-time, during training and games.

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Triathlete Shad Ireland is used to overcoming challenges. A dialysis patient since the age of 10, 36-year-old Ireland has fought his way back from near-certain death to become an elite athlete. In 2004, Ireland became the first dialysis patient to compete in and complete the Ironman Triathlon, which consists of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike race and a complete marathon (26.2 miles), all held consecutively.

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With childhood obesity expanding to epidemic proportions in the United States, educators, researchers and health practitioners are actively seeking to identify effective means of addressing this public-health crisis.

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Alternative energy is all the rage in major media headlines, but for the human brain, this is old news. According to a study by researchers from Denmark and The Netherlands published in the October 2008 print issue of The FASEB Journal, the brain, just like muscles, works harder during strenuous exercise and is fueled by lactate, rather than glucose.

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As the mother of a high performance swimmer, I read with great interest any study about pool environments and health. That’s why the recent study about outdoor pools and asthma by Belgian researchers in the European Respiratory Journal caught my interest. The study claims a relationship between outdoor chlorinated swimming pool attendance and higher risks of asthma in teenagers.

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To mark the beginning of International Walk to School month [1 - 31 October 2008], BMA Scotland has today (Wednesday 1 October) published a briefing paper highlighting the health and social benefits of encouraging children to have an active lifestyle.

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