Healthy Difference on ‘Today’s THV at 5’: Sleep, Exercise and Cancer (KTHV Little Rock)
Exercise is good for more than just your waistline. A new study suggests that physical activity can reduce a woman’s cancer risk by as much as 20 percent.
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Physical activity after bariatric surgery improves weight loss, quality of life (EurekAlert!)
A new study suggests increased physical activity after bariatric surgery can yield better postoperative outcomes.
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Sheffield Hallam University (UK) Explores Exercise Intervention For Multiple Sclerosis Sufferers (Medical News Today)
Sheffield Hallam University has been awarded a new £200,000 research grant to investigate the effects of exercise intervention on sufferers of multiple sclerosis (MS). The MS Society has awarded the grant to the University’s Centre for Sport and Exercise Science, which will study the effects of exercise therapy on physical activity and health outcomes in people living with MS.
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HEELS ON WHEELS: How To Keep in Shape While on the Road (The Auto Channel)
Being constantly on the road is no excuse to pass up your daily dose of exercise – but it certainly is good one. There are numerous ways to cruise past the government-recommend 30 minutes of moderate physical activity five days a week.
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Exercise Improves Quality Of Life For Heart Failure Patients (Science Daily)
Heart failure patients who regularly exercise fare better and feel better about their lives than do similar patients who do not work out on a regular basis, say researchers.
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Public efforts to promote exercise work (UPI)
ATLANTA, Nov. 14 (UPI) — Community-based physical activities to promote more active lifestyles among adults are cost-effective in reducing chronic illnesses, U.S. officials said.
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Elderly fare well in open-heart surgery, study finds
Governor’s Advisory Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Awards Presented by Health (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
Schools, individuals and groups that have developed innovative ways to engage people in exercise received awards today from the Governor’s Advisory Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Physical Activity, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
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Regularly exercise good for heart failure patients (News-Medical-Net)
Heart failure patients who regularly exercise fare better and feel better about their lives than do similar patients who do not work out on a regular basis, say researchers at Duke University Medical Center.
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Is Pregnancy Affected By Previous Abortions And Exercise? (Medical News Today)
Women who have had two or more induced abortions have a reduced risk of pre-eclampsia by 60 %. It is not currently understood to what degree physical activity during pregnancy protects against pre-eclampsia, compared to previous studies. This is shown in two new studies from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) that use data from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa).
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Exercise improves quality of life for heart failure patients (EurekAlert!)
Heart failure patients who regularly exercise fare better and feel better about their lives than do similar patients who do not work out on a regular basis, say researchers at Duke University Medical Center.
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