Archive for July, 2008

Exercise Pill Could Become Reality (9:43 pm) (CBS 6 Richmond)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

NEW YORK (AP) - Here’s a couch potato’s dream: What if a drug could help you gain some of the benefits of exercise without working up a sweat? Scientists reported Thursday that there is such a drug - if you happen to be a mouse.

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Commission OKs health clinic for county workers (The Palm Beach Post)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

St. Lucie County commissioners gave their blessings Thursday to the idea of opening a health clinic for employees and their families after hearing it could save the county $7 million during the first three years.

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Exercise In A Pill: Researchers Identify Drugs That Enhance Exercise Endurance (Science Daily)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Trying to reap the health benefits of exercise? Forget treadmills and spin classes, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies may have found a way around the sweat and pain. They identified two signaling pathways that are activated in response to exercise and converge to dramatically increase endurance.

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Mental health killings ‘falling’ (BBC News)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

The number of killings by people with mental health problems in England and Wales is at an historic low, a study finds.

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Scientists developing an exercise pill to boost fitness without the sweat (BBC News)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Scientists are moving closer to developing an “exercise pill” which will help you to get fit, even if you don’t move a muscle

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Scientists developing an ‘exercise pill’ to boost fitness (BBC News)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Scientists are moving closer to developing an “exercise pill” which will help you to get fit, even if you don’t move a muscle

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Exercise pills ‘increase stamina’ (BBC News)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Scientists are moving closer to a pill which can enhance stamina and burn fat - even to those not inclined to exercise.

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Scientists eye couch potato exercise, weight-loss pill (Newsday)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Scientists have discovered what could be the ultimate workout for couch potatoes: exercise in a pill.

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My Turn: Why I Finally Gave Up Diet Soda (Newsweek)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Diet soda was the last and seemingly the least harmful addiction I had to conquer. But giving it up, and recognizing the havoc it was wreaking on my body, was harder than I thought.

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Could a Pill Replace Exercise? [News] (Scientific American)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Good news for couch potatoes. There may be a pill that lets them watch their TV and get their exercise, too–without moving a muscle. Scientists have found a drug that mimics the effects of a workout by, among other things, increasing the body’s ability to burn fat. [More]

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