Month: January 2012
Statins May Boost Diabetes Risk in Older Women (HealthDay)
Is Your Personality Making You Put on Pounds?
asks Renée Stephens, a San Francisco weight–loss coach and author of a new book, "Full-Filled." "What's important is identifying what's going on in our heads and what we're using the food for." Otherwise, any diet is bound to fail, she says. …
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FDA: Novartis recall may also affect painkillers (AP)
AP – The Food and Drug Administration is warning patients about a potential mix-up between powerful prescription pain drugs and common over-the-counter medications made at a Novartis manufacturing plant.
Jennifer Hudson's weight–loss success story
She offers a look at her years on the weight–loss roller coaster in her new book, 'I Got This: How I Changed My Ways and Lost What Weighed Me Down.' Hudson says she grew up in a family that ate hearty meals, fried food, fast food, homemade pound cake …
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New York anti-obesity ads pair soda, leg amputations (Reuters)
Reuters – A diabetic man with a penchant for sugary drinks who lost his legs to amputation is the latest posterboy in the city health department’s hard-hitting anti-obesity campaign.
Strength-Focused, Community Based Exercise Programs Are Safe and Effective for …
Newswise — SEATTLE – A study of community-based exercise for cancer survivors that focused on strength training found such exercise is both safe and effective in terms of physical and psychosocial benefit. The findings are published online in the …
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Exercise may help your grades
That's what Dutch scientists are saying after looking at more than a dozen research reports that tried to find a link between exercise and your report card. The 14 studies included kids from ages 6 to 18 and, according to the scientists, indicated that …
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Exercises suited for the shape you're in offered at Munster site
Supplied photo Whether you just want to shed those extra post-holiday pounds, try a new exercise routine or get RIPPED, Community Healthcare System's Fitness Pointe in Munster has three new programs debuting in 2012 that could help you fulfill at least …
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Health Aware: Exercise helps cancer patient get back on track
Naperville resident Nathan Wibbeler takes part in Back on Track, an exercise class designed for cancer patients. | Submitted “Physically fit” and “athletic” are words that Naperville resident Nathan Wibbeler uses to describe himself before he had seven …
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Alzheimer's Gene Carriers May Cut Their Risk With Exercise, Study Shows
People who are genetically susceptible to developing Alzheimer's disease may be able to reduce their risk with exercise, a study found. Carriers of the Alzheimer's gene APOE-4 who regularly exercised over a decade were five to 10 times less likely to …
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Exercise during pregnancy? Yes even some extreme sports
| Exercise at least 30 minutes a day. “You'll have a nicer delivery, and you'll just feel better,” says Laura Riley, director of labor and delivery at Boston's Massachusetts General Hospital. Don't worry. Riley repeats the fears: “Oh, I was scared. … See all stories on this topic » |
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