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Exercise could be a useful tool in helping pregnant women to give up smoking, according to new research. Despite the warnings, 17% of women in the UK and 20% of women in the US still admit to smoking during pregnancy. This often leads to lower birth weight, higher infant mortality, and is linked to learning difficulties, problem behavior and asthma in childhood.
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Physical exertion may help pregnant women stop smoking, researchers said on Tuesday, after two small studies showed a quarter of women who exercised regularly while expecting a baby quit smoking.
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Lance Armstrong Foundation teams with the YMCA, the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to infuse exercise into recovery.
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Weekly bouts of moderate aerobic exercise on a bike or treadmill, or a brisk walk, combined with some weightlifting, may cut down levels of fat in the liver by up to 40 percent in people with type 2 diabetes, a study by physical fitness experts at Johns Hopkins shows. According to researchers, who will present their findings on Sept.
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Weekly bouts of moderate aerobic exercise on a bike or treadmill, or a brisk walk, combined with some weightlifting, may cut down levels of fat in the liver by up to 40 percent in people with type 2 diabetes, a study by physical fitness experts at Johns Hopkins shows.
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Regular moderate exercise helps people with diabetes to reduce fat in their livers, in turn potentially preventing liver failure and heart disease, U.S. researchers said on Friday.
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KINGMAN – A planned exercise next month at the Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport will give first responders practice in the event of a crashed airplane.
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Woman at high risk of developing diabetes can help themselves through exercise, according to a new study.
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Sept. 17, 2008 ? A study using inactive overweight older people has found that those in an exercise program for four months became more fit and burned off more fat than those who only relied on a diet.
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