Month: July 2009
Higher Intensity Physical Exercise Can Reduce The Likelihood Of Death From Cancer (Medical News Today)
People who are more active and exercise harder are less likely to develop cancer and die, suggests research published ahead of print in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. A higher use of oxygen consumption during physical activity is linked to a reduction in the level of illness in a person and their likelihood of dying from cancer.
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Arthritis sufferers enjoy physical, social therapy in Riverside aqua class (The Press-Enterprise)
Doctors and physical therapists have long known the benefits of warm-water exercise in treating arthritis patients. But for the women enrolled in the Arthritis Foundation Aqua Program at the Riverside YWCA, the camaraderie they enjoy with their classmates is every bit as important as the physical benefits.
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Health Benefits Of Physical Activity More Pronounced In Women (redOrbit)
Many experimental studies have found that physical exercise can improve cholesterol levels and subsequently decrease the risks of cardiovascular disease; however, few of these studies have included enough participant diversity to provide ethnic breakdowns.
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Health Benefits Of Physical Activity More Pronounced In Women (Science Daily)
A long-term study of over 8,700 middle-aged men and women provides some of the first race- and gender- specific data on the cholesterol effects of physical activity, with the interesting result that women, particularly African-American women, experience greater benefits in their cholesterol levels as a result of exercise than men.
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Health benefits of physical activity more pronounced in women (EurekAlert!)
( American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ) A long-term study of over 8,700 middle-aged men and women provides some of the first race- and gender- specific data on the cholesterol effects of physical activity, with the interesting result that women, particularly African-American women, experience greater benefits in their cholesterol levels as a result of exercise than men.
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Schools need exercise — and I should know (Crikey)
“Physical fitness programs in schools should be mandatory and taken very, very seriously,” says one Crikey reader today. In other topics Crikey readers are feisty about: health reform, Gen Y and philanthropy.
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Secret Flu Fighting Ingredients: What Foods Have It?
Cancer risk is reduced by intense exercise (Belfast Telegraph)
People who exercise at high intensity are less likely to develop cancer and die, research out yesterday suggests. Related Stories Airlines take precautions against people with swine flu virus
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Intense exercise may cut risk of cancer death: study (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Men who regularly do heart-pounding exercise are less likely to develop cancer, according to a study released Tuesday.
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Most Older Long-term Cancer Survivors Have Poor Health Habits (Science Daily)
A new study finds that most older long-term cancer survivors who are interested in diet and exercise actually have poor health habits, and that those survivors who do exercise and watch their diet have improved physical health and quality of life.
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Most Older Long-term Cancer Survivors Have Poor Health Habits (redOrbit)
A new study finds that most older long-term cancer survivors who are interested in diet and exercise actually have poor health habits. The study also reveals that those survivors who do exercise and watch their diet have improved physical health and quality of life.
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