Good Health is Your Greatest Wealth……Virgil
Nearly everywhere around the world, people are living longer and fewer children are dying. But increasingly, people are grappling with the diseases and disabilities of modern life, according to the most expansive global look so far at life expectancy and the biggest health threats.
| In some areas of life, that may well be true. But, when it comes to exercise, too much is not always healthy. A new study quantified the amount of weekly exercise that promotes mental health and found that, while too little isn't healthy, neither is … See all stories on this topic » |
 Brain Blogger (blog) |
LONDON (Reuters) – The world has made huge progress fighting killer infectious diseases, but as a result we now lead longer and sicker lives, with health problems that cause us years of pain, disability and mental distress. This "devastating irony", as researchers describe it, is the main conclusion of a five-year study that forms the most comprehensive assessment of global health in the history of medicine, according to the journal publishing the research. …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Only 15 U.S. states plan to operate health insurance exchanges under President Barack Obama’s reform law, leaving Washington with the daunting prospect of creating and operating the new online marketplaces in at least two-thirds of the country. …
Whether we were looking for ways to feel better about our bodies on our summer vacations or trying to reap the health benefits of a strength-training component to a well-rounded exercise routine, here's what American fitness fiends were searching for …
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| Does exercise influence the body's internal clock? Few of us may be conscious of it, but our bodies, and in turn our health, are ruled by rhythms. “The heart, the liver, the brain — all are controlled by an endogenous circadian rhythm,” says … See all stories on this topic » |
 New York Times (blog) |
| A team led by Bonnie Spring, a psychologist specializing in behavioral medicine, observed a group of 70 exercising adults over one year. All 70 had access to a health and nutrition information class that was held a few times during the year, and all 70 … See all stories on this topic » |
 MIT Technology Review |
( CLIFF GRASSMICK ). For the last week or so, CEO Challenges Ted Kennedy said his Facebook newsfeed has been filled with comments and critiques of a new Heart medical journal editorial that says too much extreme exercise is unhealthy for your heart.
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If you're determined to lose weight this year, health and nutrition expert Joy Bauer gave some fantastic advice on staying motivated when she joined me on Mondays With Marlo. Joy explained that you don't want exercise to be torturous, because then you …
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Sitting at a desk all day can be hazardous to your health. Health and nutrition expert Joy Bauer stressed the importance of getting up and moving around every hour when she visited me on Mondays With Marlo.
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Your medical plan is facing an unexpected expense, so you probably are, too. It's a new, $63-per-head fee to cushion the cost of covering people with pre-existing conditions under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
The answer, for at least one-third of Americans in recent years, has been a turn toward alternative medicine. Since much of it is disregarded by insurers as bogus in the first place, there is less of a question among health consumers as to whether it …
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