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Exercise may protect seniors from memory loss – Holy Kaw!

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Even a small amount of physical exercise can significantly protect older adults from long-term memory loss that can occur suddenly following infection, illness, or injury. In a new study, researchers show that aging rats that ran just …
Holy Kaw!

Arthritis and the Exercise Gap – NYTimes.com

08/12/2011 majac Exercise

Exercise is specifically recommended for osteoarthritis because it can reduce pain and improve mobility, but most patients aren't getting enough.
Well

New York City schools to make sex education mandatory (Reuters)

08/12/2011 majac Your Health Matters

Reuters – New York City public schools will teach mandatory sex education classes to all middle- and high school students, part of a citywide initiative to help reduce teenage pregnancies, officials said on Wednesday.

New York City

Gene Study Identifies Non-Hereditary Links to Schizophrenia (HealthDay)

08/12/2011 majac Your Health Matters

HealthDay – SUNDAY, Aug. 7 (HealthDay News) — More than half the cases of
non-hereditary — or sporadic — schizophrenia are caused by “new”
protein-altering gene mutations, researchers have found.

Insomnia, fatigue common in people with cancer (Reuters)

08/12/2011 majac Your Health Matters

Reuters – More than half of cancer patients may suffer symptoms of insomnia during treatment, and for some, sleep problems can persist for months afterward, according to a new study.

Daily Hot Dog May Feed Diabetes Risk: Study (HealthDay)

08/12/2011 majac Your Health Matters

HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10 (HealthDay News) — Eating red meat —
especially processed products such as hot dogs — increases your risk of
type 2 diabetes, a new study warns.

Household Mold During Infancy May Trigger Asthma (HealthDay)

08/12/2011 majac Your Health Matters

HealthDay – FRIDAY, Aug. 5 (HealthDay News) — Exposure to household mold in
infancy greatly increases a child’s risk of developing asthma, a new study
says.

The Health Nut: More Than Just Herbal Supplements and Diet Pills

08/12/2011 majac Your Health Matters

Fast food doesn't have a whole lot of nutrition, so they want to get at least some nutrition from their multivitamin. Patch: Do you have any latest craze products? Reza: The HCG [Diet] was on the TV, and Dr. Oz talked about it for weight loss. …
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A Little Exercise Prevents Heavy Memory Loss

08/12/2011 majac Exercise

According to reports, elderly peoples can prevent long-term memory loss that often comes with an illness by doing a small amount of exercise. Also, the study by the scientists from the University of Colorado Boulder revealed that aging rats infected …
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News Tonight

Multinational Exercise PANAMAX 2011 begins next week

08/12/2011 majac Exercise

PANAMA CITY, Panama – More than 3500 civil and military personnel from 17 countries will participate in PANAMAX 2011, a 12-day multinational exercise focused in ensuring the security of the Panama Canal, beginning Aug. 16. PANAMAX 2011 is one of the …
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Panama Canal, PANAMAX

Atterbury, Muscatuck taking part in disaster exercise

08/12/2011 majac Exercise

Army North announced this week that Vibrant Response 11.2 training exercise will be be held Aug. 16 to 28 at the bases and surrounding areas. other events. Joint Task Force – Civil Support, based at Fort Eustis, Va., and members of the Chemical, …
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Fort Eustis, Vibrant Response

UN says cholera epidemic in Somalia (AP)

08/12/2011 majac Your Health Matters

AP – World Health Organization officials said Friday that famine-hit Somalia faces a cholera epidemic as dirty water and poor sanitation are leading to an increase in outbreaks of the disease.

Somalia, UN

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