Are fitness, activity, and fatness associated with health-related quality of life and mood in older persons?
Even in the absence of regular exercise and a weight-loss diet, relatively small amounts of routine physical activity within a normal lifestyle, slight increases in fitness, and less body fatness are associated with a better health-related quality of life and mood.
Inhibition of the COX-2 isoform of cyclooxygenase with NS-398 inhibited macrophage PGE2 production, restored ANC, and improved survival during burn infection. NS-398, therefore, has potential therapeutic benefits in septic patients who have developed neutropenia.