{"id":612,"date":"2009-03-12T17:32:19","date_gmt":"2009-03-12T16:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stg-blogs.bmj.com\/bmj\/?p=612"},"modified":"2010-09-09T14:08:54","modified_gmt":"2010-09-09T13:08:54","slug":"juliet-walker-bmj-in-the-news-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stg-blogs.bmj.com\/bmj\/2009\/03\/12\/juliet-walker-bmj-in-the-news-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Juliet Walker: BMJ in the news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bmj.com\/site\/blog\/icons\/julietwalker.jpg\" alt=\"Juliet Walker\" width=\"160\" height=\"110\" align=\"left\" \/>There is some good news this week for men in their fifties who have not exercised much in the past. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmj.com\/cgi\/content\/full\/338\/mar05_2\/b688\">A BMJ study<\/a> published last week shows that taking up exercise between 50 to 60 years old is just as effective as exercising frequently by middle age. This means that it is never to late to take up an exercise regime.<!--more--><\/p>\n<div><strong><br \/>\nBMJ in the news:<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/newsvote.bbc.co.uk\/1\/hi\/health\/7924615.stm\">Middle age &#8216;key for exercising&#8217;<\/a> &#8211; BBC Online, UK<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/lifeandstyle\/2009\/mar\/06\/men-excercise-health-wellbeing\">Men in their 50s can add two years to their life with exercise regime<\/a> &#8211; The Guardian, UK<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/uk.reuters.com\/article\/healthNewsMolt\/idUKTRE52501X20090306\">It&#8217;s never too late to start exercise<\/a> \u2013 Reuters<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/articles\/2009\/03\/07\/1235842719187.html\">Exercise boost for over-50s<\/a> &#8211; Sydney Morning Herald, Australia<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/03\/04\/health\/04obesity.html?_r=2&amp;hp\">Study Highlights Teen Obesity Risks<\/a> &#8211; New York Times, United States<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/health\/healthnews\/4932032\/GPs-are-medicalising-healthy-elderly-people-professor-warns.html\">GPs are medicalising healthy elderly people, professor warns<\/a> &#8211; Daily Telegraph, UK<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mailonsunday.co.uk\/news\/article-1159031\/Millions-elderly-patients-prescribed-unnecessary-pills-tick-box-culture-says-expert.html\">Millions of elderly patients prescribed unnecessary pills because of &#8216;tick-box culture&#8217;<\/a> &#8211; Daily Mail, UK<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nursinginpractice.com\/default.asp?title=UKblackwomenhavedoubletheriskofpregnancycomplications&amp;page=article.display&amp;article.id=15878\">UK black women have double the risk of pregnancy complications<\/a> &#8211; Nursing in Practice, UK<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/articles\/society\/health\/gps+target+could+harm+diabetics\/3016157\">GPs&#8217; target &#8216;could harm diabetics&#8217;<\/a> &#8211; Channel 4 News, UK<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/lifeandstyle\/besttreatments\/2009\/mar\/06\/safety-concerns-over-drugs-for-early-labour\">Safety concerns over drugs for early labour<\/a> \u2013 The Guardian, UK<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>BMJ in blogs:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.diet-blog.com\/archives\/2009\/03\/10\/exercise_in_middle_age_to_live_longer.php\">Exercise In Middle Age To Live Longer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/silverscorpio.com\/middle-age-activeness-boosts-mens-longevity\/\">Middle age activeness boosts men\u2019s longevity | Silver Scorpio &#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.javno.com\/en-lifestyle\/its-never-too-late-to-start-exercise_240246\">It`s Never Too Late To Start Exercise &#8211; Lifestyle &#8211; Javno<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthexperiment.com\/2009\/03\/06\/starting-physical-exercise-after-50-beneficial-study.html\">Starting physical exercise after 50 beneficial: study | Health News US<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.onmedica.com\/BlogView.aspx?blogid=89a34ca0-5ecb-4362-af6a-c96875cb4537&amp;postid=4fe55e9e-2b5d-49f1-a8c0-b6fd812b6f9e\">OnMedica &#8211; Blogs: Portfolio politics &#8230; Is breast cancer &#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/healthinfoispower.wordpress.com\/2009\/03\/01\/fertility-treatments-unlikely-to-raise-ovarian-cancer-risk\/\">Fertility Treatments Unlikely to Raise Ovarian Cancer Risk \u00ab Libby .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.denmark.net\/blogs\/teri\/fertility-drugs-don%E2%80%99t-greatly-affect-ovaries-266940.html\">Fertility Drugs Don\u2019t Greatly Affect Ovaries | Denmark.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/healthwise-everythinghealth.blogspot.com\/2009\/03\/fertility-drugs-do-not-cause-ovarian.html\">EverythingHealth: Fertility Drugs Do Not Cause Ovarian Cancer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Most read on bmj.com:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmj.com\/cgi\/content\/extract\/338\/feb24_2\/a2066\">Perils of criticising Israel<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmj.com\/cgi\/content\/full\/312\/7023\/71\">Evidence based medicine: what it is and what it isn&#8217;t<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmj.com\/cgi\/content\/abstract\/338\/mar05_2\/b688\">Total mortality after changes in leisure time physical activity in 50 year old men: 35 year follow-up of population based cohort<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmj.com\/cgi\/content\/extract\/338\/mar03_2\/b873\">Let\u2019s not turn elderly people into patients<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmj.com\/cgi\/content\/extract\/338\/mar05_2\/b800\">Tight control of blood glucose in long standing type 2 diabetes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Most commented on bmj.com:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmj.com\/cgi\/content\/extract\/338\/mar03_2\/b873\">Let\u2019s not turn elderly people into patients<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmj.com\/cgi\/content\/extract\/338\/jan27_2\/b86\">Breast screening: the facts\u2014or maybe not<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmj.com\/cgi\/content\/extract\/338\/feb24_2\/b722\">My surprise at fallout over dispatches from Israel<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmj.com\/cgi\/content\/extract\/338\/feb24_2\/b500\">What to do about orchestrated email campaigns<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmj.com\/cgi\/content\/extract\/338\/feb24_2\/a2066\">Perils of criticising Israel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Juliet Walker is the Editorial Intern, BMJ<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is some good news this week for men in their fifties who have not exercised much in the past. 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