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Studies reveal lifelong gender difference in physical activity
Jan 06, 2009 |
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Females of all ages are less active than their male peers. Two studies, presented today (Tuesday 6 January) at a major academic conference, reveal the gender difference in activity levels among school children and the over ...
Previous abortions and exercise: Do they affect pregnancy?
Nov 11, 2008 |
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Women who have had two or more induced abortions have a reduced risk of pre-eclampsia by 60 %. It is not currently understood to what degree physical activity during pregnancy protects against pre-eclampsia, compared to previous ...
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Physical activity more likely to prevent breast cancer in certain groups
May 13, 2008 |
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Physically active women are 25 per cent less likely to get breast cancer, but certain groups are more likely to see these benefits than others, finds a review of research published online ahead of print in the British Jo ...
Staying active and drinking moderately is the key to a long life
Jan 09, 2008 |
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People who drink moderate amounts of alcohol and are physically active have a lower risk of death from heart disease and other causes than people who don’t drink at all, according to new research. People who neither drink ...
US immigrant children less physically active than US-born children
Aug 04, 2008 |
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Immigrant children in the United States appear to be less physically active and less likely to participate in sports than U.S.–born children, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Me ...
Physically active have reduced risk of prostate cancer
Oct 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Lifetime physically active men have a lower risk of developing prostate cancer, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. The effect was observable in those who had been sitting for less ...
Active older adults live longer, have better functional status
Sep 14, 2009 |
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Older adults who continue or begin to do any amount of exercise appear to live longer and have a lower risk of disability, according to a report in the September 14 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/A ...
Study: Aerobic activity may keep the brain young
Jun 29, 2009 |
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New research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine finds that aerobic activity may keep the brain young.
'Use it or lose it'
Nov 28, 2007 |
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Researchers from the Peninsula Medical School in Exeter, UK, have concluded a study that proves a direct link between levels of physical activity in middle age and physical ability later in life – regardless of body weight.
Study: When it comes to physical activity, one size does not fit all
Feb 13, 2008 |
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A landmark University of Alberta study, analyzing a sample of over 275,000 individuals, has found that when it comes to participation in physical activity, one size does not fit all.
Girls, young women can cut risk of early breast cancer through regular exercise
May 14, 2008 |
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Mothers, here’s another reason to encourage your daughters to be physically active: Girls and young women who exercise regularly between the ages of 12 and 35 have a substantially lower risk of breast cancer before menopause ...
The key to a healthy lifestyle is in the mind
Jan 16, 2009 |
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The main factors influencing the amount of physical exercise people carry out are their self-perceived ability and the extent of their desire to exercise. A study of 5167 Canadians, reported in the open access journal BMC Pu ...
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