British City to Reward Residents for Good Diet, Exercise (Fox News)
The English city of Manchester has come up with a simple formula it hopes will help keep its citizens trim: eat right, get stuff. Exercise, get more stuff.
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Heart failure patients should exercise: study (The West Australian)
Heart failure patients, once told to take it easy to avoid stressing weakened hearts, can safely exercise, according to the largest study on the topic. The research found exercising for 30 minutes th
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Heart-Failure Patients Should Exercise, Study Finds (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Nov. 11 (Bloomberg) — Heart failure patients, once told to take it easy to avoid stressing weakened hearts, can safely exercise, according to the largest study on the topic.
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Heart Patients Should Exercise, Says Study Defying Status Quo (Bloomberg)
Nov. 11 (Bloomberg) — Heart failure patients, once told to take it easy to avoid stressing weakened hearts, can safely exercise, according to the largest study on the topic.
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Previous abortions and exercise: Do they affect pregnancy? (EurekAlert!)
( Norwegian Institute of Public Health ) Women who have had two or more induced abortions have a reduced risk of pre-eclampsia by 60 percent. 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 that use data from the Norwegian …
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Exercise is good for you, but a government report shows there’s more to it than that (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
By KATHERINE HOBSON The government’s overall recommendations for physical activity announced in October aren’t terribly earth-shattering: Exercise moderately for 150 minutes a week and strength-train twice a week for substantial health benefits. But the new report is comprehensive, and the details include tidbits you might have missed. 1. The government endorses tree-climbing for kids. Kids …
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Exercise may improve function in dementia patients (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Organized exercise designed to increase strength, flexibility, mobility and coordination may improve overall physical function among nursing home patients with Alzheimer’s disease, researchers report.
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Canadian study to look at exercise and physical activity (News-Medical-Net)
We all know physical activity is good for you. But why exactly is it good for you? What effect does exercise have on the cells and tissues of the body?
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Aerobic Exercise Combined With Resistance Training Improves Glucose Control In Diabetics, Study Shows (Science Daily)
Patients with diabetes who participate in a program combining aerobic and high-force eccentric resistance exercise demonstrate improvements in glucose control, physical performance, and body fat composition, according to a new study in Physical Therapy.
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