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PE requirement isn't enough to fight obesity (AP)

PE requirement isn't enough to fight obesity

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- The gym at Eberhart Elementary School is bright and spacious - with high ceilings, several basketball hoops, even a large, colorful climbing wall.





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Walking back to happiness

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A unique exercise programme which has been proven to help women living with depression has been unveiled by researchers from The University of Nottingham.


Gym class may boost girls' grades

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 06, 2008 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

A U.S. study suggests a link between the amount of time girls spend in physical education class and their academic achievement.


Can we have our cake and eat it — then go to the gym?

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 27, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

There is compelling evidence that both obesity and a sedentary lifestyle are strong independent risk factors for premature death — but is it healthier to be obese and physically active or a healthy weight and sedentary? ...


If you do good, you look good

Other Sciences / Economics

created Jun 11, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In today's economy, it's increasingly difficult to elicit donations for charitable causes — but new research from Dr. Anat Bracha of the Eitan Berglas School of Economics at Tel Aviv University can provide fundraising organizations ...


The paradox of temptation

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 30, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Does the mere availability of something tempting weaken the will to resist? The answer is of more than theoretical interest to public health experts, and the problem goes far beyond serious addictive disorders. Just think ...


Heavy drinkers exercise to burn off alcohol: British study

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

More than a quarter of drinkers in England who exercise regularly do so in an attempt to make up for bingeing on alcohol, according to a survey published Thursday.


Excavation unravels mysteries of men's gymnasium's demise during 1906 earthquake

Excavation unravels mysteries of men's gymnasium's demise during 1906 earthquake

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

More than a year into an excavation project of the men's gymnasium that was destroyed by the 1906 earthquake, Stanford university archaeologist Laura Jones' team has unearthed evidence suggesting why the newly ...


Eating, drinking and lifestyle changes can boost immunity to ward off seasonal flu

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

College students looking to stay healthy during flu and exam season need to focus on three very important factors, says a nutritionist at Washington University in St. Louis.


Exercise more, not less, to ease aching back

Exercise more, not less, to ease aching back

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 02, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 1

People with lower back pain are better off exercising more, not less.


Safe exercise for migraine sufferers

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created Apr 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Many patients who suffer from migraines avoid taking aerobic exercise because they are afraid that the physical activity may bring on a serious migraine attack. Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, ...



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