Year: 2013

At Oak Grove School in Brattleboro, half a dozen first-graders bounce around Laura Haskins' classroom on big red exercise balls. The kids call them hippity hops. As they hop, they count, by fives, threes, then fours. Across the room, another group …
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Feb. 11, 2013 — In a study to be presented on February 15 between 1:15 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. PST, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting ™, in San Francisco, researchers will report findings that suggest that …
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IF YOU WANT to prevent dementia, hit the gym. That is the message from a large medical study published last week in the prestigious Annals of Internal Medicine. Exercise, especially in middle age, appears to be key in keeping all your marbles — at …
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11 (HealthDay News) — Among white men, exercise may cut the risk of developing prostate cancer, and it may also lower the odds of aggressive disease in those who already have the cancer, a new study indicates. However, those benefits were not seen in …
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There was a time when a Little League baseball team could spend a couple afternoons washing cars and they'd raise enough money for new jerseys. Heck, with a donation from the local bagel shop, they could even have some new equipment, too. That was …
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Exercise is a lifestyle with many options available tailored to specific needs such as chair exercises, Tai Chi, working with weights, a walking program, dancing as a part of social activities, peer-led gardening, cooking classes for fine motor skills …
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Dr. David C. Nieman, a professor of health sciences at Appalachian State University, North Carolina Research Campus, said research shows that regular, moderate aerobic exercise strengthens the immune system, and that people who exercise report fewer …
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Want your child to stay fit or trim down? Join the local YMCA or other local gym. You even can make it family time. Patch recently spoke with the YMCA to get some tips on how kids can stay healthy. Patch: How much exercise should youngsters get?
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MassDOT advises motorists to exercise caution, avoid all distractions and to allow extra time during the Monday morning commute. -Before leaving home be sure to remove all snow and ice from your vehicles, falling snow and ice poses a …
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