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| A new Mayo Clinic study shows that a brief, at-home exercise was enough to reduce cancer patients' fatigue and increase mobility. The study, published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, looked at something called the Rapid, Easy, Strength … See all stories on this topic » |
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According to the Mayo Clinic, exercise has a wide array of benefits including weight control, combating health problems and disease, improved mood, greater energy, better sleep, better sex and more fun. When you take the mind-body connection one step …
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CHICAGO (Reuters) – Jesse Jackson, Jr., a U.S. Congressman from Illinois, will remain under the care of physicians to manage and treat his depression, according to a statement on Wednesday from the Mayo Clinic. Jackson, who is reportedly under investigation for possible misuse of campaign funds, left the clinic in Rochester, Minnesota on Tuesday, according to Nicholas Hanson, a Mayo spokesman. "He and his family remain grateful for support and prayers offered and received on his behalf," Hanson said in the statement. …
| Dr. Michael Joyner, a professor of anesthesiology at Mayo Clinic, argues that if doctors "medicalized" physical inactivity, exercise could be the prescription of choice for high blood pressure, heart disease, some cancers and other health ills. In the … See all stories on this topic » |
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Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) continues to thrive as numerous physicians and very credible institutions — including the Mayo Clinic — embrace many of the therapies. A surprisingly large number of Americans, estimated as high as 70 …
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Registered Respiratory Therapist Ashley Strickland monitors blood pressure as Tim Jannik, 56, of North Augusta, undergoes a cardio-pulmonary stress test. Doctors Hospital is working with the Mayo Clinic on a more sophisticated lung screening that could …
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The study: People who are normal weight but have a lot of belly fat could be at higher risk of dying, even compared to people who are obese. A study from the Mayo Clinic, presented recently at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Munich, compared death rates among 12,785 people who were divided into body mass index categories of normal weight, overweight or obese, and into two groups of waist-to-hip ratio: normal and high.
"There was a real sense of 'What I do every day, that's my exercise,'" study researcher Dr. Andrea Cheville, M.D., of the Mayo Clinic, said in a statement. "Most were not aware that inactivity can contribute to weakening of the body and greater …
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Doctors need to prescribe exercise to patients who don't get enough exercise, a Mayo Clinic expert says. Doctors need to prescribe exercise to patients who don't get enough exercise, a. iStockphoto.com. Doctors need to prescribe exercise to patients …
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But what if lack of exercise itself were treated as a medical condition? Mayo Clinic physiologist Michael Joyner, M.D. (http://mayoresearch.mayo.edu/mayo/research/staff/joyner_mj.cfm), argues that it should be. His commentary is published this month in …
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| When you're not at your desk, you need to be doing some moderate exercise, like hiking or tennis. That was the conclusion of Mayo Clinic researchers who took a look at the relative cognitive health of subjects between the ages of 70 and 93. See all stories on this topic » |
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Combining mentally stimulating activities, such as using a computer, with moderate exercise decreases your odds of having memory loss more than computer use or exercise alone, a Mayo Clinic study shows. Previous studies have shown that exercising your …
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