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Study Examines Effects Of Exercise On Quality Of Life In Postmenopausal Women (Science Daily)
Exercise appears to improve quality of life in postmenopausal women regardless of whether they lose weight, according to a new report.
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State Policies Can Help Increase Opportunities For Physical Activity, Prevent Childhood Obesity Within Communities (Medical News Today)
State and local policies, if accompanied by adequate funding, can help build healthy schools and communities that offer sidewalks, open space and ample opportunity for physical activity, according to research published recently in a special issue of the Journal of Public Health Policy.
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New text book for physical education being delivered to high schools around the province (The Yarmouth County Vanguard)
Nova Scotia students hold centre court in a new physical education textbook being distributed to high schools across the province. Active Healthy Living: Physical Education in Nova Scotia is the province’s first resource developed to directly support physical education, which was made mandatory in high schools this year. The 250-page hardcover book for Grade 10 students addresses a range of …
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Heart Score: New Treatment for Heart Failure
Breast cancer diagnosis gets a boost with gammagrams
(4 stars)First Brain Study Reveals Benefits Of Exercise On Quitting Smoking (Science Daily)
Research reveals for the first time, that changes in brain activity, triggered by physical exercise, may help reduce cigarette cravings. The study shows how exercise changes the way the brain processes information among smokers, thereby reducing their cravings for nicotine. For the first time, researchers used functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging to investigate how the brain processes images of …
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Exercise lowers risk of colon cancer (News-Medical-Net)
An ambitious new study has added considerable weight to the claim that exercise can lower the risk for colon cancer.
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CCMS students get physical (Lebanon Daily News)
Cedar Crest Middle School students are getting plenty of exercise in gym class thanks to new equipment that makes a class look more like training in a commercial fitness center.
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Breakthrough for MS?
Exercise Boosts Quality of Life in Postmenopausal Women (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
FRIDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) — Even if it doesn’t help them lose weight, exercise can improve postmenopausal women’s quality of life, a U.S. study shows.
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Scientists Confirm Lower Risk Of Colon Cancer Linked To Exercise (Medical News Today)
By pooling the results of over 50 studies, researchers in the US confirmed and brought up to date the evidence of a strong link between physical exercise and colon cancer whereby men and women who exercise more have a lower risk of developing the disease, and they also firmed up the estimates of the size of risk.
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