NEW YORK, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 02/14/08 -- Today, millions of Americans are living with some form of heart disease: coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. Affecting generations across the board, cardiovascular risk factors can appear as early as age 7.
A team-based approach involving physicians, other health care professionals, and patients is working to improve the treatment of diabetes in the U.S. It's an initiative from the nation's largest specialty organization, the American College of Physicians (ACP) (www.acponline.org) and its Foundation (ACPF), called "Closing the Gap." The program seeks to make changes, or close the gap, between clinical "best practices" and the care actually provided in a physician's office. The diabetes initiative works by training teams that usually involve an internist, a nurse, and a staff assistant to improve the quality of care for patients with diabetes.
In this segment, Terra Wellington talks about a new trend in "Exergaming," combining video games with exercise to get your children off the couch and moving around. Dance Dance Revolution is one example of this hot new trend that helps reduce TWO of the 6 risk factors for heart disease: physical inactivity and obesity. Products like this can be found online by the following companies, Exergame Fitness & Motion Kids
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