Month: February 2012
EU agency says weight-loss drugs risk acceptable (Reuters)
Reuters – The European Medicines Agency has decided that the benefits of orlistat-containing weight loss drugs, including GlaxoSmithKline’s Alli and Roche’s Xenical, outweigh the risk of very rare liver-related side effects.
Swapping Soda For Water Helps Obese To Shed Weight: Study
If you're trying to lose pounds to get to a healthy weight, a new study shows those liquid calories matter, too. The study, conducted by researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, showed that overweight and obese people who …
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What is the Daniel (diet) Plan?
| Biblically-inspired weight loss plan emphasizes fresh, organic and unprocessed foods and is light on the meat. By Clint WilliamsThu, Feb 16 2012 at 4:52 PM EST DIETING GURU: Pastor Rick Warren, developer of the Daniel Plan, in 2009. See all stories on this topic » |
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Remote-controlled chip implant delivers bone drug (AP)
Parkinson's Disease and Exercise: How Much is Beneficial?
For most of the past 10, he has focused on the effects of exercise. "It became obvious several years ago that exercise really was good for people with Parkinson's disease," said Corcos, who is professor of kinesiology and nutrition at the University of …
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From Peyote to Contraceptives: Free Exercise & the Political Process (by Bryan …
Eventually, the case went to the United States Supreme Court and influenced the interpretation of Free Exercise jurisprudence. One of the influential claims that came out of the Oregon v. Smith process was that an individual could not be excused from …
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Can A Diet Clean Out Toxins In The Body?
| Between lingering New Year's resolutions and impending Lenten restraint, it's the season when many people are inspired to get healthy by refusing foods they normally delight in. Increasingly, we're seeing elimination diets that promise weight loss and … See all stories on this topic » |
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Perfect day of weight loss
Print Email Share Comments Recommend Tweet Find out the best times to exercise and eat to maximize weight loss results. You'll boost metabolism, burn calories, and torch belly fat for 24 hours with these healthy eating tips and workout advice.
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Top 9 Tips for Exercising Outdoors in Cold Weather
| Should you exercise outside? The answer is: it depends. Generally, it's safe to take your workout outdoors. However, experts recommend keeping fitness routines to less than 40 minutes on cold days. And some health conditions, such as asthma, … See all stories on this topic » |
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The president's budget Another doomed exercise
BACK in 2009 Barack Obama's first budget called for repealing his predecessor's tax cuts on the rich, eliminating tax breaks for multinationals and boosting the tax rate on capital gains. A year later Mr Obama repeated those proposals, and added new …
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Various exercises can strengthen heart
Regular exercise is one of the basic ingredients for maintaining a healthy heart, but in this day and age where everything is drive-through, Web-accessible or technology-enabled, the need for human movement has diminished.
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