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- Researchers study whether yoga calms overactive hearts
Published: 04/19/09
- KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Can doing the downward-facing dog keep your
heart from racing out of control?

- Getting Michelle Obama's toned arms
Published: 04/12/09
- Move over, Madonna. Michelle Obama's got guns.
- Capers, beans, tomatoes help reshape chicken salad
Published: 04/12/09
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- Study raises alarm about energy drinks
Published: 04/12/09
- After downing three or four energy drinks every day for a couple
of weeks, Jason Moore started to get severe chest pain…

- Working out on the WaterLinwood woman looks forward to a fun summer spent rowing
Published: 04/12/09
- Trying to describe Kathleen Burton without rowing is like
describing a fish without water.
- Study: Triathlons deadlier than marathons
Published: 04/12/09
- When it comes to a higher body count, triathlons beat marathons.
Not that competitors are dropping like flies, but in a…

- Doctor: Robot can perform minimally-invasive surgery
Published: 04/12/09
- MIAMI - You wouldn't want to wake up in the middle of THIS
operation. Instead of doctors, you'd see a hulking, gray rob…
- Local Health and Fitness Events
Published: 04/12/09
- DIAL 2-1-1, NEW JERSEY'S HELPLINE, 24/7 to learn about
breast cancer. Find a local screening center and make an
…
- Take a whiff of inhalable chocolate
Published: 04/12/09
- It had to happen eventually. Someone - a Harvard professor and
Illinois Institute of Technology graduate - has develope…

- Star trainers bring routines to TV
Published: 04/12/09
- Two to four times a week, Holly Perkins works with "Entourage"
star Adrian Grenier, putting him through sets of lunges …
- Filmmaker has his eye on a new way of seeing
Published: 04/05/09
- Twenty-four years after losing his right eye in a shooting
accident, Cana-dian filmmaker Rob Spence is trying to create…
- Simple steps can lead to a fitter family
Published: 04/05/09
- Parents can improve their children's health and fitness greatly
by remembering just five basic steps, according to Babs…

- Soup helps weather seasonal transition
Published: 04/05/09
- For The Press

- Working fitness into your day
Published: 04/05/09
- When you can't get to the gym, exercise the way our ancestors
did: Move throughout the day.

- Doctors writing prescriptions to exercise more effective than talking about benefits
Published: 04/05/09
- ST. LOUIS - Dr. George Kichura looked at Marc Leeke and his
blood tests last fall and diagnosed him with metabolic
synd…

- Cardiac implant keeps weak heart pumping
Published: 04/05/09
- ST. LOUIS - When someone's heart is about to quit, they're
usually told to wait for a transplant or wait to die. Lately…
- Local Health and Fitness events
Published: 04/05/09
- DIAL 2-1-1, NEW JERSEY'S HELPLINE, 24/7 to learn about
breast cancer. Find a local screening center and make an
…
- Surgeon offers spine discussion
Published: 04/05/09
- Neurosurgeon Scott Strenger, medical director of the Shore
Memorial Neuroscience Center, will present "Relief from Lumb…
- Giving up milk? There are some other alternatives
Published: 04/05/09
- Dairy allergies, lactose intolerance and an interest in
healthier beverages have all sparked a proliferation of
alterna…
- Program aims to curb drinking
Published: 04/05/09
- The National Institutes of Health this month launched its
"Rethinking Drinking" program, which pairs a free booklet wit…
- British DVD program takes aim at autism
Published: 04/05/09
- Happy, worried, surprised, ashamed: Children with autism can
find it difficult to discern from facial expressions how a…

- Fasting plans lead to fitness success
Published: 03/29/09
- Dennis Brooks, 60, became interested in nutrition during the
last two years of his 20-year Army career. For years, he h…
- Running on EmptyNutrition professionals , researchers debate the pros and cons of fasting
Published: 03/29/09
- Something about the way Americans eat isn't working - and hasn't
been for a long time.
- The disconnect between doctors, terminal patients
Published: 03/29/09
- Once a patient becomes terminally ill, relationships among
patients, their caregivers and their primary doctors can cha…
- Studies link alcohol to breast cancer risk
Published: 03/29/09
- Women have been toasting red wine research for years, tossing
back their cabernets and pinot noirs with every finding t…
- Health briefs
Published: 03/29/09
- These days, computers are a vital part of everyday life. But all
that screen time puts strain on the eyes. The American…
- To work brain, work the body
Published: 03/29/09
- The problem: I lost my car keys. What kind of training will make
my brain work better?

- 3,000 years of medical history online
Published: 03/29/09
- Nineteenth-century phrenologists believed that the shape and
size of various parts of the brain, as reflected in a pers…

- Web sites can help you choose the best doctor
Published: 03/29/09
- Finding a good doctor is both harder and easier than ever
before.
- How much vitamin D do I need?
Published: 03/29/09
- Vitamin D - the so-called sunshine vitamin - is the wonder
nutrient of the moment. While the vitamin is best known for …
- Local Health and Fitness Events
Published: 03/29/09
- DIAL 2-1-1, NEW JERSEY'S HELPLINE, 24/7 to learn about
breast cancer. Find a local screening center and make an
…

- Adding layers of flavor with herbs
Published: 03/29/09
- For The Press
- Flexibility done right
Published: 03/29/09
- Stretching is an important, though often forgotten, part of any
workout routine. Here are some tips for safe, effective…
- Renovating a classic dessert while preserving its taste
Published: 03/22/09
- Got a few ripe bananas threatening to spoil the whole bunch?
- Losing money, Losing sleep
Published: 03/22/09
- Rob Anderson knows he's going to soon be out of a job. He's
trying not to lose any sleep worrying about it.
- Arthritis starting to affect younger people
Published: 03/22/09
- Arthritis affects almost 80 percent of Americans. And those
affected are getting younger, according to Dr. Barry Waldma…
- A tangy-sweet kick for chicken
Published: 03/22/09
- For The Press
- Local Health and Fitness Events
Published: 03/22/09
- DIAL 2-1-1, NEW JERSEY'S HELPLINE, 24/7 to learn about
breast cancer. Find a local screening center and make an
…
- DNA self-tests: Are they more hype than help?
Published: 03/22/09
- With a little spit and a few keyboard strokes, you can unlock
the secrets of your DNA.
- E-cigarette sparks attention as FDA crackdown looms
Published: 03/22/09
- SAN JOSE, Calif. - The young man in the tall swivel chair at the
mall seems lost in nicotine nirvana as he takes a deep…
- Slimmed-down gyms trim costs
Published: 03/22/09
- Exercise can help battle stress, but many consumers are
rethinking their gym memberships in hopes of trimming costs.
- Grown-ups need vaccinations, too
Published: 03/08/09
- Vaccines, it turns out, aren't just for children.
- Simple twists preserve dressing's taste
Published: 03/08/09
- Giving the typical salad dressing an oil change trims calories
and fat grams, but the rest of the recipe needs to be ti…
- Classic pairing yields healthy, flavorful dish
Published: 03/08/09
- For The Press
- A strenuous model workout
Published: 03/08/09
- FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - He has been the cover model for Men's
Health magazine a record 18 times. And his book, "Muscle …
- Study: Smoking, obesity have similar health risks
Published: 03/08/09
- Pop quiz for teenagers: Are you more likely to die from smoking
more than 10 cigarettes a day or from being obese? Acco…
- Local Health and Fitness Events
Published: 03/08/09
- DIAL 2-1-1, NEW JERSEY'S HELPLINE, 24/7 to learn about
breast cancer. Find a local screening center and make an
…
- All work and no play?
Published: 03/08/09
- Kids used to spend recess reaching for the sky on swings or
hanging off the jungle gym. But that has changed.
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