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Pool exercise may build strength, reduce falls
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who did a high-intensity aquatic workout for six months increased their strength and suffered fewer falls, in a new study that suggests bone- and muscle-building resistance can be achieved with the right kinds of water...Tags: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Vitamin D, Calcium, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Drugs and Medicines
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Athletes only too happy to be 'lab rats'
After discovering that a promising new drug caused multiple types of cancer in lab animals, the pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline stopped developing the compound. But the failed experimental drug, called GW501516, is making a comeback in another...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Sports, World Anti-Doping Agency, Steroids, Science and Technology
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How to determine what medical screening is necessary
There has been a lot of news about medical tests lately. Physicians are coming out against unnecessary testing and screenings to save patients time, money and health risks. As a senior, how do you know which tests or screenings you should have done, and...
Tags: Mammogram, Internal Medicine, Medical Procedures and Tests, Medical Specialization, Alzheimer's Association
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Different forms of calcium supplements for bone strength
Dear Pharmacist: I'm concerned about my bone density because I was told I have osteopenia. Are all calcium supplements the same? Do you have other recommendations? — A.F., New York Dear A.F.: Osteopenia, or lower-than-normal bone density, is...
Tags: Vitamin D, Calcium, Dietary Supplements, Menopause, Chromium (dietary supplement)
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Hires and promotions at Lehigh Valley companies
Jeramy Albert has been promoted from the flat sheet sales division to the position of PRO Eastern regional sales representative at Palram Americas. Albert will be working with distributors and manufacturers in the agricultural and metal building...Tags: Allentown, Diabetes, Hospitals and Clinics, Kutztown, Science and Technology
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Community invited to Knox health fair
South Bend TribuneKNOX — Indiana University Health Starke Hospital and Community Services of Starke County invite Starke County residents to the Community Health Fair from 2 to 7 p.m. Friday at Knox Community Center, 55 E. Lake St. The following screenings will be...Tags: Colon Cancer
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Howard County Briefs
WomenFest The Howard County Department of Citizen Services' Office on Aging hosts its annual wellness event for women at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 27, at Gary J. Arthur Community Center, 2400 Route 97, Cooksville. WomenFest focuses on health, wellness,...Tags: Arts, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Boy Scouts of America, Electronics, Science and Technology
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Fitness after 65 is no one-size-fits-all endeavor
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - America's ageing population is posing special challenges, fitness experts say, because it is difficult to design effective workout routines for people with such a wide range of abilities. For one 70-year-old, the goal may be to run a...Tags: Diabetes, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Geriatrics, High Blood Pressure, University of Utah
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Medical advertising hurts health care
You do not have to look far to understand why U.S. health care is so expensive and uneven in quality. A recurrent offender advertises walk-in ultrasound testing of blood vessels and whatever other asymptomatic part you may choose to pay for. Worried older...Tags: Aneurysm, Health Insurance Cost, Johns Hopkins University, Medical Procedures and Tests, High Blood Pressure
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Older women, don't take vitamin D for bones: Panel
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older women shouldn't take vitamin D and calcium supplements to prevent broken bones, and there's not enough evidence to say whether it would help anyone else either, says a U.S. government-backed panel. Based on two reviews...Tags: Allentown, Vitamin D, Calcium, Internal Medicine, Health and Medical Professionals
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Howard County datebook Datebook
Sunday, April 7 Remembrance service The Holocaust Remembrance Committee of the Jewish Federation of Howard County and the Howard County Board of Rabbis will host a service at 6 p.m. at Beth Shalom Congregation, 8070 Harriet Tubman Lane in Columbia....Tags: Music, Anglicanism, Entertainment, Ellicott City, Howard Community College
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Does Congress have the heart to avert disability crisis?
Bonnie Lee worked for 12 years as a health technician for Kaiser Permanente in Southern California, started her own Web services company, and raised two kids as a single mother in Ontario. Then Bonnie, 51, moved back East to rural Pennsylvania and...
Tags: Social Security, Entertainment, Bankruptcy, The Boston Globe, Radio
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