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Researchers say wearable activity trackers may not increase physical activity enough to benefit health.

The study - a year-long randomized trial involving 800 full-time workers that was conducted by Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore - is published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.

Pedometers and activity trackers, such as Fitbit, Garmin, Jawbone, and others are rising in popularity.

In a study of adults with asthma, active individuals had slightly less lung function decline than inactive individuals.

The study included 1329 adults in Norway who were followed for an average of 11.6 years. On average, active asthmatic adults had 1.5 to 2.1 percent less decline in the FEV1/FVC ratio (forced expiratory volume 1/forced vital capacity) and 44 to 88 mL less decline in peak expiratory flow during follow-up.

If confirmed in other studies, the findings would contribute to the understanding of modifiable lifestyle factors, other than smoking cessation, for protecting the lungs of people with asthma.

Mouse study shows particles may reduce inflammation, stop destruction of cartilage.

Osteoarthritis is a debilitating condition that affects at least 27 million people in the United States, and at least 12 percent of osteoarthritis cases stem from earlier injuries. Over-the-counter painkillers, such as anti-inflammatory drugs, help reduce pain but do not stop unrelenting cartilage destruction. Consequently, pain related to the condition only gets worse.

Now, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown in mice that they can inject nanoparticles into an injured joint and suppress inflammation immediately following an injury, reducing the destruction of cartilage.

Although rare, sudden cardiac death in young athletes raises serious concerns, especially because most victims report no warning symptoms. Pre-participation screening aims to identify children, adolescents, and young adults at risk, but there is not yet consensus regarding the best way to accomplish this. A report in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology sheds light on this controversial topic by describing a new screening protocol that offers advantages over American Heart Association (AHA) recommendations and shows that the electrocardiogram (ECG) is the best single screening method.

Cardiologists from the University of British Columbia Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver, BC, Canada, compared their own innovative screening protocol to that recommended by the AHA.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Amjevita (adalimumab-atto) as a biosimilar to Humira (adalimumab) for multiple inflammatory diseases.

Amjevita is approved for the following indications in adult patients:

• moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis;
• active psoriatic arthritis;
• active ankylosing spondylitis (an arthritis that affects the spine);
• moderately to severely active Crohn's disease;
• moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis; and
• moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

Amjevita is also indicated for moderately to severely active polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis in patients four years of age and older.

Here's what you should know.

1. Dr. Smith is a board certified orthopedic surgeon who is trained in sports medicine and arthroscopy.

2. He earned his degree from the Medical College of Georgia, before he had an internship and a residency at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine, in Chattanooga. He then had a fellowship in sports medicine and arthroscopy at Orthopaedic Research of Virginia.

3. Dr. Smith is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Here's what you should know.

1. Dr. Zapf is a primary care sports medicine physician. She specializes in the treatment of concussions and other neurological and musculoskeletal conditions. She also provides diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.

2. Dr. Zapf earned his medical degree from Eastern Virginia Medical School. After graduation she completed an internship in internal medicine at the Portsmouth Naval Hospital, in Virginia. She had a residency at the Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital at the University of Chicago, before she completed a fellowship in primary care sports medicine at the University of Florida.