Archive for April, 2010

Research dispels myths about rural fitness

April 21st, 2010 by Greg | No Comments | Filed in General Health

From hiking and biking to skiing and shoveling snow, staying physically active in rural northern New England might sound like a cinch. But researchers exploring how to promote healthy living in rural communities are digging beneath that scenic surface.

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April 21st, 2010 by Greg | No Comments | Filed in General Health

American Idol winner sparks smoking debate (AP)

April 21st, 2010 by Greg | No Comments | Filed in General Health

AP – Just a few miles after passing a towering Marlboro Man ad, a second billboard off the highway promotes cigarettes with a new American face: Kelly Clarkson.

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Report says school food making kids unfit to serve (AP)

April 21st, 2010 by Greg | No Comments | Filed in General Health

AP – Too fat to fight? Many American children are so overweight from being fed french fries, pizza and other unhealthy foods at school lunchrooms that they cannot handle the physical rigors of being in the military, a group of retired officers say in a new report.

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Wash. day care stayed open after E. coli found (AP)

April 11th, 2010 by Greg | No Comments | Filed in General Health

AP – County health officials didn’t close a Washington state day care for several days after children were hospitalized with a deadly strain of E. coli — because of concerns the infection would spread farther if parents took their children elsewhere.

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Shyness May Be Rooted in Brain Processing (HealthDay)

April 11th, 2010 by Greg | No Comments | Filed in General Health

HealthDay – SATURDAY, April 10 (HealthDay News) — Because their brains
process the world around them in a different way, introverted or shy
people respond differently to physical and emotional stimuli than other
people, according to a new study.

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Hour of exercise? Yeah, right, many women say

April 1st, 2010 by Greg | No Comments | Filed in General Health

March 23: A new study suggests that without making changes to their diet, women need exercise just to keep their weight stable--but exercise alone won't lead to weight loss. NBC Chief Science Correspondent Robert Bazell reports.  (Nightly News)Healthy middle-aged women in America will be hard pressed to get in the full hour of moderate exercise it will take to avoid gaining weight as they age, and it may be too challenging for some.


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For women, fighting flab requires an hour a day

April 1st, 2010 by Greg | No Comments | Filed in General Health

Janet Katzin, 61, of Jericho, N.Y., uses a chest press to exercise at X-Sport gym at the Roosevelt Field Mall in Garden City, N.Y.Rev up the treadmill: Sobering new research spells out just how much exercise women need to keep the flab off as they age — and it’s a lot.




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Prostate drug cuts cancer risk: study (AFP)

April 1st, 2010 by Greg | No Comments | Filed in General Health

AFP – A drug commonly used to shrink enlarged prostates in men has been found to also cut the risk of developing cancer in the same glands, a new study said.

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Brazil Siamese twins surgically separated, but still at risk (AFP)

April 1st, 2010 by Greg | No Comments | Filed in General Health

AFP – Brazilian Siamese twins joined at the abdomen and hip were successfully separated Wednesday after a 14-hour operation, but the chief doctor warned post-surgery issues kept the baby girls’ lives at risk.

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