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MedicineNet Exercise and Fitness General
Title: Varicose Veins
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 12/31/1997
Last Editorial Review: 10/10/2008
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 12/31/1997
Last Editorial Review: 10/10/2008
MedicineNet Exercise and Fitness General
Title: Mental Barriers Block Obese Women From Exercise
Category: Health News
Created: 10/10/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 10/10/2008
Category: Health News
Created: 10/10/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 10/10/2008
MedicineNet Exercise and Fitness General
Title: Your 9-Point Health Bailout Package
Category: Health News
Created: 10/10/2008
Last Editorial Review: 10/10/2008
Category: Health News
Created: 10/10/2008
Last Editorial Review: 10/10/2008
MedicineNet Exercise and Fitness General
Title: Health Tip: Weight-Lifting Safety
Category: Health News
Created: 10/9/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 10/9/2008
Category: Health News
Created: 10/9/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 10/9/2008
MedicineNet Exercise and Fitness General
Title: Early Mobility Best for ICU Patients
Category: Health News
Created: 10/8/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 10/8/2008
Category: Health News
Created: 10/8/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 10/8/2008
MedicineNet Exercise and Fitness General
Title: Exercise Guidelines: Less Gym, More Fun
Category: Health News
Created: 10/8/2008
Last Editorial Review: 10/8/2008
Category: Health News
Created: 10/8/2008
Last Editorial Review: 10/8/2008
MedicineNet Exercise and Fitness General
Title: Colds: 10 Tips to Prevent The Common Cold
Category: Doctor's Views
Created: 9/21/2005
Last Editorial Review: 10/7/2008
Category: Doctor's Views
Created: 9/21/2005
Last Editorial Review: 10/7/2008
MedicineNet Exercise and Fitness General
Title: Health Tip: Biking Safely
Category: Health News
Created: 10/7/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 10/7/2008
Category: Health News
Created: 10/7/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 10/7/2008
MedicineNet Exercise and Fitness General
Title: Gradual Exercise Best After Joint Replacement
Category: Health News
Created: 10/4/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 10/6/2008
Category: Health News
Created: 10/4/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 10/6/2008
MedicineNet Exercise and Fitness General
Title: Obesity, Insulin Levels Impact Prostate Cancer Survival
Category: Health News
Created: 10/6/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 10/6/2008
Category: Health News
Created: 10/6/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 10/6/2008
MedicineNet Exercise and Fitness General
Title: Resistance Training Boosts Mobility in Knee Arthritis Patients
Category: Health News
Created: 10/3/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 10/3/2008
Category: Health News
Created: 10/3/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 10/3/2008
MedicineNet Exercise and Fitness General
Title: Body Fat, Muscle Distribution Linked to RA Disability
Category: Health News
Created: 10/3/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 10/3/2008
Category: Health News
Created: 10/3/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 10/3/2008
Sports Medicine / Fitness News From Medical News Today
Six organizations in Kentucky will be trained to offer the StrongWomen Program, which promotes strength training and nutrition as part of a long-term health plan for women 50 and older, the Kentucky Department for Public Health announced today. DPH and the Barren River District Health Department have partnered to launch the initiative, which will be offered at sites throughout Kentucky.
Sports Medicine / Fitness News From Medical News Today
The Hawai'i State Department of Health (DOH) Healthy Hawai'i Initiative (HHI) hosted a Physical Activity and Nutrition (PAN) Forum, "Good Health: Creating Active Living Communities." The forum was a follow-up to last year's Physical Activity and Nutrition (PAN) Summit, where professionals and community members gathered to learn about programs that promote physical activity and healthy nutrition in Hawai'i and throughout the nation.
Sports Medicine / Fitness News From Medical News Today
Joe Moore, President and CEO of the International Health Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA), announced IHRSA's commitment to promoting the first-ever government-issued 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans.
Sports Medicine / Fitness News From Medical News Today
Forty-five thousand runners will be pounding the pavement during the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon on October 12. Training for the 26.2-mile-run can put a tremendous amount of stress on the body, especially the knees. In fact, statistics show that about one-third of injured runners struggle with knee pain. But a new complimentary guide introduced by the Neurologic & Orthopedic Hospital (NOHC) of Chicago can help reduce the risk of knee injuries.
Sports Medicine / Fitness News From Medical News Today
Health professionals from across Australia will meet in Brisbane at a University of Queensland conference focused on prevention and treatment of childhood obesity and eating disorders. The two-day conference, Perspectives on Childhood Obesity and Eating Disorders: from Prevention to Treatment, is hosted by UQ's Children's Nutrition Research Centre.
Sports Medicine / Fitness News From Medical News Today
International researchers and academics with an interest in preventing childhood obesity will visit QUT later this month for a training course which will showcase some key technologies in measuring body composition, energy expenditure and physical activity. Professor Andrew Hills and his Energy Metabolism Group will host a week-long training course with around 20 attendees from a number of countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
Sports Medicine / Fitness News From Medical News Today
Today, experts at the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) welcomed a new set of guidelines on physical activity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Included in the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans is specific acknowledgment that regular activity lowers risk for colon, breast and other cancers.
Sports Medicine / Fitness News From Medical News Today
The more you do, the more benefits you gain. That's the message of the first comprehensive science-based guidelines the federal government has issued for Americans to improve their health and reduce their risk of chronic diseases. Many people know that regular physical activity over months and years can produce long-term health benefits.
Sports Medicine / Fitness News From Medical News Today
Sportline, the brand leader in personal fitness monitoring, has unveiled two new pedometers that directly challenge the notion that pedometers belong only on the hip. Meet Qlip (pronounced "clip") and TraQ (pronounced "track"), two digital pedometers that provide a fresh way for wearers to track and monitor their health and fitness progress.
Sports Medicine / Fitness News From Medical News Today
The US government's Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced its first ever guidelines for physical activity for Americans that say adults should have 2.5 hours of moderate physical aerobic exercise a week, and children should have an hour or more of physical activity a day. The new HHS publication is titled "2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans"; it covers all ages, and it can be downloaded from the HHS website.
Sports Medicine / Fitness News From Medical News Today
Adults gain substantial health benefits from two and a half hours a week of moderate aerobic physical activity, and children benefit from an hour or more of physical activity a day, according to the new Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. The comprehensive set of recommendations for people of all ages and physical conditions was released today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Sports Medicine / Fitness News From Medical News Today
Muscles are commonly assumed to have uniform activations across their bellies. Yet animal studies have shown that different regions across a muscle can vary in their architecture, fibre-type, activation levels and the transfer of forces to the bones and tendons. This study shows how variations in the magnitude and timing of activity occur across the gastrocnemius muscles in man and how these patterns of variation depend on the movement being performed.
Sports Medicine / Fitness News From Medical News Today
October is 'International walk to school month', so children, parents, teachers and community leaders lets all get together and walk to school and work and enjoy the healthy benefits of walking- remember it costs nothing! Walking allows you to: Get more active all y
Sports Medicine / Fitness News From Medical News Today
To support International Walk to School Month1, Environmental Protection UK have launched their brand new interactive online Travel Buster3 today - a colourful cartoon calculator aimed at encouraging 7 - 11year olds that walking, or cycling, to school is healthier for them and their local environment. The Travel Buster http://www.travelbuster.org.
Sports Medicine / Fitness News From Medical News Today
The Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) is proud to announce that its founder and chairman, Lance Armstrong, is the 2008 recipient of the American Association of Cancer Institutes' (AACI) Public Service and Advocacy Award. AACI will present the award to Armstrong on Mon., Oct. 6 in Chicago, IL, at its annual meeting. Armstrong is being honored for his efforts in support of cancer survivors and the nation's cancer centers.
Sports Medicine / Fitness News From Medical News Today
The Business Intelligence firm La Merie S.L. conducted an analysis of the R&D pipeline of human growth hormone (hGH, somatropin). The study revealed that Sandoz (the generic division of Novartis) sells the biogeneric somatropin as Omnitrope at a 25 % discount but only achieved 2007 sales of about US$ 8 mln representing a 0.3 % share of the worldwide hGH market in 2007 of US$ 2.7 bln (published data only).
Sports Medicine / Fitness News From Medical News Today
Statement by Kevin Coyle, Vice President for Education & Training National Wildlife Federation on Health and Human Services launch of National Physical Activity Guidelines "The hearts and health of Americans just got a boost from the Department of Health and Human Services with the release of its first-ever National Physical Activity Guidelines. The National Wildlife Federation commends the DHHS for launching this important and bold initiative to promote physical activity.
Sports Medicine / Fitness News From Medical News Today
A little exercise goes a long way toward helping severely obese individuals improve their quality of life and complete important daily tasks, according to researchers at the Duke Diet and Fitness Center. In a pre-program assessment where patients reported, on average, just under one hour of exercise per week, individuals who were more active reported better overall-quality of life.
Sports Medicine / Fitness News From Medical News Today
Many of us would like to firm up our tummies, a goal that seems more frustrating and elusive the older we get. Working on strengthening a variety of trunk muscles, collectively known as "the core," can help with that and much more, reports the October 2008 issue of Harvard Women's Health Watch. The core muscles the muscles in the abdomen, lower back, and pelvis lie roughly between the rib cage and the hips.
Sports Medicine / Fitness News From Medical News Today
German athlete Wojtek Czyz, running with a space-tech enhanced prosthetic leg, set a new world record at the Paralympics 2008 in Beijing, reaching an amazing 6.50 m and beating the previous world record by 27 cm. In spring 2004, ESA's Technology Transfer Programme (TTP) technology broker MST Aerospace met with Wojtek Czyz and his trainer to perform a pre-screening of the most crucial elements of the prosthesis used by Czyz.
Sports Medicine / Fitness News From Medical News Today
Zephyr Technology Ltd has announced the release of its BioHarness Team System. The system means that coaches and trainers can now monitor the physiology of up to 64 of their athletes in the field, in real-time, during training and games.
Sports Medicine / Fitness News From Medical News Today
Triathlete Shad Ireland is used to overcoming challenges. A dialysis patient since the age of 10, 36-year-old Ireland has fought his way back from near-certain death to become an elite athlete. In 2004, Ireland became the first dialysis patient to compete in and complete the Ironman Triathlon, which consists of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike race and a complete marathon (26.2 miles), all held consecutively.
Sports Medicine / Fitness News From Medical News Today
With childhood obesity expanding to epidemic proportions in the United States, educators, researchers and health practitioners are actively seeking to identify effective means of addressing this public-health crisis.
Sports Medicine / Fitness News From Medical News Today
Alternative energy is all the rage in major media headlines, but for the human brain, this is old news. According to a study by researchers from Denmark and The Netherlands published in the October 2008 print issue of The FASEB Journal, the brain, just like muscles, works harder during strenuous exercise and is fueled by lactate, rather than glucose.
Sports Medicine / Fitness News From Medical News Today
As the mother of a high performance swimmer, I read with great interest any study about pool environments and health. That's why the recent study about outdoor pools and asthma by Belgian researchers in the European Respiratory Journal caught my interest. The study claims a relationship between outdoor chlorinated swimming pool attendance and higher risks of asthma in teenagers.
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