Month: November 2012
One in five smokers lights up while hospitalized
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The number of smokers lighting up on hospital grounds has fallen about seven percentage points since 1995, according to a new study. “It is encouraging that there has been improvement, but it’s discouraging that the nicotine replacement therapy has not been able to put more of a dent into this,” said the study’s lead author Susan Regan, an instructor of medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston. …
30 Dead in Meningitis Outbreak
Eating in restaurants tied to higher calorie intake
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In study findings that may not surprise many people, kids and teens ate more calories – including more fat and more sugar – on days when they had a meal from a fast-food or sit-down restaurant. “Parents (should) realize that restaurant consumption is not a straight-off substitute for eating at home. Restaurant consumption and fast-food consumption should not be the norm,” said lead researcher Lisa Powell from the University of Illinois at Chicago. …
Stem Cells From Strangers Repair Hearts
Supreme Court: abortion protester may deserve lawyer fees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Monday said anti-abortion protesters may be entitled to recover attorneys’ fees from a South Carolina sheriff’s office that had stopped them from displaying graphic signs showing aborted fetuses at demonstrations. In its first decision since the 2012-2013 term officially began last month, the court reversed a ruling by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals against Steven Lefemine and Columbia Christians for Life, which had sought to recover the fees. …
Illinois senator vows January return to Washington after stroke
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Republican Senator Mark Kirk, who suffered a stroke last year, hopes to return to Washington in January, his spokesman said on Monday. Kirk, 53, won President Barack Obama’s former seat in the U.S. Senate in 2010. He is not up for election this year. Kirk first made the comments on Sunday to a Chicago TV station at a fund-raiser for the clinic where he is receiving out-patient treatment. The event was Kirk’s first public appearance since he suffered a stroke last January. …
Desk that doubles as an exercise gives you a workout while you work
| CLEVELAND – If you've been struggling to find more time in your daily work schedule for exercise, the answer may be your furniture. You can keep moving all day with a new kind of work station, and lose weight without going anywhere. Dan Young is an … See all stories on this topic » |
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Talking About Exercise Makes Women Feel Better About Their Bodies
| They asked each woman how much she and her friend talked about weight loss, exercise, appearance, and food or eating habits. They also surveyed the subjects about their own level of body satisfaction, and, interestingly, how satisfied they thought … See all stories on this topic » |
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Strenuous exercise may help to repair damage from heart failure
Following a heart attack, the patient typically takes bed rest and makes sure they don't necessarily the heart muscles. Now – researchers in the United Kingdom say that strenuous daily exercise could help to repair the heart of someone who has just …
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Study: Vitamins don’t lower heart risks in men
Multivitamins might help lower the risk for cancer in healthy older men but do not affect their chances of developing heart disease, new research suggests.
Weekly challenge: Get mentally prepared before embarking on a weight loss plan
Before starting on the long road to weight loss, the women in the plan-ahead group learned real-world skills like paying attention to their hunger signals, appropriate portion size, and how much they were eating without having to write everything down …
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