Good Health is Your Greatest Wealth……Virgil
We all know that exercise is good for our bodies. It tones muscles, deters weight gain, lowers blood pressure and keeps our hearts in tiptop shape. Yet we often overlook the fact that it's equally good for our moods. A 2008 study published in the …
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And some neighborhood women are responding to the call of the wild by yelping animal noises, crouching like tigers and crawling like spiders — all as part of an exercise method that's gaining in popularity. "Stoked Primal," offered at Reebok Sports …
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If you invest in exercise equipment, it's important you have it inspected annually to ensure it's safe, operates as it should and to help prolong its life. Treadmills, for example, require regular upkeep to operate their best. Comstock charges $110 for …
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Coleman said she walked this week for her exercise component of the program. “I haven't noticed any changes yet, but I'm hoping to,” she said. Margie Bates, of Jacksonville, said she was more conscious of what she was eating. “I didn't really exercise …
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| If you're anything like me, January 11th isn't just the day the renowned beer-brewers John Molson and Carl Jacobsen died—it's also the time when your willpower begins to crumble, like the perfectly baked shortbread you've been dreaming of, and your … See all stories on this topic » |
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Hospital emergency departments all over New York City are swamped with patients complaining of influenza-like illnesses and flu symptoms, according to New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley. Farley told a press conference Thursday that influenza was at epidemic levels in all five boroughs of the city, CBS 2 reports. "It's a bad year," said the commissioner. The flu season began Oct. 1 and runs until May. New York state and City report health data separately. The current influenza reports for both are for Week 1 of 2013, ending Jan. 5.
January 11, 2013. THE BRAIN BENEFITS OF EXERCISE fade after a period of inactivity. “This is analogous to what happens to muscle bulk or heart rate following exercise withdrawal.” Posted by Glenn Reynolds at 7:37 am. Tweet …
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Forty-two states are reporting widespread incidence of influenza . Oklahoma is one of them as are each of the states bordering it. In Thursday’s influenza update, the Oklahoma State Department of Health reported eight deaths have resulted from the flu. John Hick, an emergency physician at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, told USAToday.com , “My general sense is that we have not peaked. We’ve probably got a few weeks to go on this.”
After decades of qualms about lung cancer screening, the American Cancer Society says there now is enough evidence to recommend it, but only for current and former heavy smokers ages 55 to 74 and after a frank talk about risks and benefits.
(Reuters) – An experimental colorectal cancer drug being developed by ArQule Inc and Japan’s Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd failed to improve patient survival without the cancer worsening, in a mid-stage trial, sending ArQule’s shares down 18 percent. ArQule shares were down 15 percent at $2.48 on the Nasdaq on Friday morning. They touched a low of $2.39 earlier in the session. The trial, which enrolled 122 patients with refractory or relapsed colorectal cancer, also failed to meet the secondary goal of showing improved response to the drug tivantinib. …
