Good Health is Your Greatest Wealth……Virgil
First Lt. William Cook, lead asset manager, Communications and Information Systems Division, emphasized that setting a goal to exercise each week is a more motivating way to stay fit during the holidays. Planning out a time to exercise before each day …
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Nineteen states have turned down the Obama administration's invitation to run the new health insurance markets that will begin serving millions of uninsured Americans less than a year from now. That puts a huge task on the feds, a defining challenge for President Barack Obama's second term.
| Middle-age men need to set realistic expectations and understand what the body and mind will experience with a new exercise plan, a U.S. researcher warns. "If you haven't been exercising for a while, you need to start slow and develop a fitness base," … See all stories on this topic » |
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You choose activities for different reasons: health, physical needs, and weight loss often play a part. No matter what your preferences are, there is an umbrella of exercise types known as low impact that can be recommended to everybody. Low-impact …
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The North American Aerospace Defense Command will be conducting exercise flights Thursday afternoon over Louisiana, off the coast of New Orleans, the department said in a release. NORAD, the bi-national Canadian and American command that …
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David Waters of Community Servings and Rebecca Haag of AIDS Action Committee address the role of nutrition in battling HIV/AIDS.
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(Reuters) – Eli Lilly and Co said it will stop one of three late-stage trials of its rheumatoid arthritis drug tabalumab after an analysis showed that the trial was unlikely to be successful. The trial was testing the drug in patients with moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis who were not responding adequately to methotrexate therapy, which is a standard rheumatoid arthritis treatment. The decision was not based on safety concerns, and patients currently enrolled in other tabalumab rheumatoid arthritis studies will continue treatment, Lilly said. …
Nearly everywhere around the world, people are living longer and fewer children are dying. But increasingly, people are grappling with the diseases and disabilities of modern life, according to the most expansive global look so far at life expectancy and the biggest health threats.
WASHINGTON, Dec 13 – The top Republican in Congress should yield to public opinion and permit an increase in tax rates on the wealthiest Americans, Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid said on Thursday. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner “can’t ignore the American people forever,” Reid told a Capitol Hill news conference. He cited polls showing that most Americans favor raising taxes on the rich while extending tax cuts for the middle class as part of a possible deal to avert “the fiscal cliff,” automatic tax hikes and budget cuts set to begin in 2013. …
Many of us are choosing a greener lifestyle, and that goes for medication too. Holistic therapist Sorrell Robbins explains "The idea of alternative medicine – namely herbs – is to help moderate and balance the individual alongside medical and/or …
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The physical benefits of regular exercise and remaining physically active, especially as we age, are well documented. However, it appears that it is not only the body which benefits from exercise, but the mind too. The evidence for this is published in a new review that focuses on the importance of physical activity in keeping and potentially improving cognitive function throughout life.
| In some areas of life, that may well be true. But, when it comes to exercise, too much is not always healthy. A new study quantified the amount of weekly exercise that promotes mental health and found that, while too little isn't healthy, neither is … See all stories on this topic » |
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