Archive for February, 2008

Hendrick Health Club exercise fundraiser to benefit children (Abilene Reporter-News)

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Donnie Baisden says he just wants to do himself one better, competing in 15 exercise classes of the Children’s Miracle Network to beat the 14 he recorded last year.

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Games, exercise will meet in Wii Fit (Orlando Sentinel)

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Nintendo announced last week that the highly anticipated Wii Fit would debut in North America on May 19. Wii Fit, Nintendo’s attempt to close the gap between video games and exercise, will feature about 40 activities — including yoga — that users will participate in while standing on a balance board that measures weight and center of gravity. Wii Fit’s designer Shigeru Miyamoto has been …

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Study: A little exercise lessens fatigue (UPI)

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Exercise may help tired coach potatoes boost energy 20 percent, a study by the University of Georgia found.

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Gallagher tight-lipped on health funding deal (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)

Friday, February 29th, 2008

ACT Health Minister Katy Gallagher says she is pleased with the outcome of yesterday’s meeting with her federal and state counterparts, despite reaching no agreement on funding.

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Flax Provides New Benefits (KX TV North Dakota)

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Researchers are discovering that adding one crop to feed rations can really pay off. Sarah Gustin tells us how flax could improve your livestock’s health. More and more cattle could soon be eating a different type of diet. (Eric Scholljegerdes / Animal

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Health minister under fire over transfer (Bangkok Post)

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Rural doctors and patients are putting more pressure on the public health minister by petitioning His Majesty the King over the abrupt transfer of the Food and Drug Administration secretary-general and the revision of compulsory licensing on cancer drugs.

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Feeling tired? Exercise a little (Straits Times)

Friday, February 29th, 2008

WASHINGTON - COUCH potatoes who complain they are tired all the time have an easy solution - a little light exercise. Regular, low-intensity workouts such as a leisurely stroll can boost energy levels by 20 per cent and decrease fatigue by 65 per cent, a team at the University of Georgia found.

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Health board member steps down after political endorsement (CBC Calgary)

Friday, February 29th, 2008

A member of a southern Alberta health board has resigned from her government-appointed position after coming under fire for taking out a newspaper ad endorsing a Conservative candidate in Monday’s election.

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Obama criticizes health care mandate; Patrick lukewarm also (Boston Globe)

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Barack Obama is no fan of the individual mandate that has been central to the successful launch of the Massachusetts universal health care law. He likes to cite its foibles as he criticizes his Democratic presidential rival, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, for including a similar mandate in her national health care plan.

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Low-intensity exercise can boost energy, curb fatigue: study (CBC)

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Low-intensity aerobic exercise is most effective in ramping up energy levels and decreasing fatigue, finds a new study.

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