As January comes to a close, will your New Year’s resolution end with it? If you find yourself struggling to keep your resolution, you’re not alone, says William Manard, M.D., Saint Louis University assistant professor of family and community medicine.

Adding 30 minutes of daily physical activity should top your list of New Year’s resolutions for a healthier 2010, says Peter Brubaker, professor of health and exercise science at Wake Forest University. Regular daily exercise is the most important step toward a healthier lifestyle, Brubaker says.

Viterbi School biomedical engineer and cardiologist Tzung John Hsiai hopes to develop a new tool to help clinicians distinguish cardiac emergencies requiring immediate surgery from chronic problems manageable with drugs and lifestyle change.

According to a new study by Hospital for Special Surgery investigators presented at the American College of Rheumatology meeting on October 21 in Philadelphia, most lupus patients are not aware that their condition puts them at a higher risk for cardiovascular disease and a counseling program is a valuable way to promote education and lifestyle [...]

Solace Therapeutics, Inc., a medical device company focused on the development of non-surgical bladder control therapies announced that it has received European CE mark approval for the Solace Intravesical System, and ISO 13485:2003 certification for the company’s Framingham facility. The company is introducing its first product, an office-based therapy for Female Stress Urinary Incontinence at [...]