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Exercise
Exercise is physical activity that is planned, structured, and repetitive for the purpose of conditioning any part of the body.Exercise is used to improve health, maintain fitness and is important as a means of physical rehabilitation. Exercise is useful in preventing or treating coronary heart disease, osteoporosis, weakness, diabetes, obesity, and depression. Range of motion is one aspect of exercise important for increasing or maintaining joint function. Strengthening exercises provide appropriate resistance to the muscles to increase endurance and strength.
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A nutritious diet and regular exercise habits is a tried and true recipe for successful weight loss, but many overweight ...Written By: Kara Marker
DEC 14, 2016
Cardiology
The pulmonary vasculature are the first blood vessels to encounter polluted air that is breathed in, and a dual-action s
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 09, 2016
Cardiology
A daily dose of yoga could help prevent high blood pressure, a new study finds. Based on their research, scientists are
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 07, 2016
Neuroscience
For amputees, in addition to dealing with the trauma of their injury and lost limb, as many as 80% of patients who have
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 06, 2016
Cardiology
In a new study on the health of football players, scientists aren’t looking at brain injuries like many concerned
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 02, 2016
Videos
Parents are notorious for telling their children to "Sit up straight!" or "Don't slouch!" It turns out there are several
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
DEC 01, 2016
Videos
When the world famous Mayo Clinic recently rated the top 5 health risks facing patients today, at the top of the list wa
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 28, 2016
Cardiology
One of the last existing populations of hunter-gatherers on Earth provide the rawest example of how vital exercise is fo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 27, 2016
Space & Astronomy
What ever will us Earthlings do when an asteroid is set on a crash course with the Earth? For most, this kind of emergen
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 22, 2016
Cardiology
Some people inherit genes that increase their risk for heart disease. Can a traditional “healthy” lifestyle
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 15, 2016
Cardiology
Cardiac rehabilitation following heart surgery is reasonably linked with a reduced risk of death, but this connection is
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 14, 2016
Space & Astronomy
When astronauts go into space for long periods of time to study on the International Space Station, mankind learns a lot
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 09, 2016
Cardiology
Maternal nutrition is vital for the develop of the fetus before birth and for the baby after birth. A new study shows th
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 07, 2016
Cardiology
Sucrose is a form of sugar that naturally occurs in fruits and vegetables, but the majority of the average American&rsqu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 07, 2016
Videos
It's no secret that we quickly lose our cardiovascular endurance after an extended break from regular exercise. However,
...
NOV 02, 2016
Cardiology
Severe obesity by itself leaves a person at significantly higher risk for heart failure, whether or not that person also
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
OCT 27, 2016
Neuroscience
Is this year’s presidential election stressing you out? If so, the American Psychological Association (APA) says y
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 25, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers have known for some time that the myriad bacteria that reside in our gut - our microbiome - can communicate
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 18, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Around the country, people who feel that telltale sign of sluggishness are opting for a quick fix at the clinic. The pro
...
OCT 17, 2016
Cardiology
For reasons not completely understood by scientists, our own heart muscle cells, called cardiomyocytes, secrete a protei
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 12, 2016
Cardiology
Calcium supplements may increase the risk of heart damage and plaque buildup in arteries, even though a diet high in cal
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
OCT 05, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
FitBits and the likes seem to play well into the notion of health and fitness. But a new study shows that tracking fitne
...
OCT 01, 2016
Videos
Ever since men and women understood how to have children, they've also been trying to understand how to prevent this pro
...
SEP 29, 2016
Cardiology
Statin drugs are approved by the FDA to lower LDL cholesterol, so-called “bad cholesterol,” as a treatment f
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 24, 2016
Cardiology
A nutritious diet and regular exercise habits is a tried and true recipe for successful weight loss, but many overweight
...
Written By:
Kara Marker