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Today's Fresh Blogs...| John Edwards, Lance Armstong bike across Iowa |
| Published: July 29, 2007, 6:00 am |
| Tags: Armstrong, Bike, Breast, Cancer, Candidate, Democratic, Edwards, Elizabeth, Exercise, Iowa, John, Lance, Presidential, Ragbrai, Recurrence, Survivor, Wife |
| under: Politics, Exercise, Celebrity news, Cancer SurvivorsIt was all about the bike for Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards this past Wednesday. Decked out in spandex bike shorts, he pedaled with champion cyclist and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong on the Register's Annual Great Bike Race Across Iowa (RAGBRAI). Riding at an easy |
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| Caffeine and exercise can fight skin cancer |
| Published: July 30, 2007, 10:50 am |
| Tags: Caffeine, Exercise, Skin Cancer, Skincancer |
| that the combination of exercise and caffeine in mice increased apoptosis, a cell's self-destruction, in precancerous cells that were damaged by the sun's ultraviolet-B radiation.According to Dr. Allan H. Conney, there is a protective effect observed from either exercise or caffeine, but combined, this protection is even more than the sum of |
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| Better let kids play in the sun |
| Published: July 27, 2007, 10:47 am |
| Tags: Nerves, Exercise, Children, Cancer |
| When I was a kid, my mother used to say hey, the sun is shining, go out and play! I am not sure if many mothers today still send their kids out into the sun as readily as my mother did. In the last couple of years, we all have been told time and again that sun causes skin cancer. All those campaigns have done their work, but they may have done |
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| Another Reason to Exercise (and Drink Coffee) |
| Published: July 30, 2007, 5:30 pm |
| Tags: Caffeine, Coffee, Exercise, Prevention, Skin Cancer |
| learned that caffeine and exercise alone could kill off damaged skin cells, so it makes perfect sense that they work even better when used together. How or why this happens? They're still not sure. So don't ditch your sunscreen anytime soon, since one thing they are sure of is that protecting yourself from the sun is currently the only proven |
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| Sucker Magnet: Body Energizer Vibrating Exercise Machine Shrinks Something, But Not Your Butt |
| Published: July 31, 2007, 11:40 am |
| Tags: Body Energizer Vibrating Exercise Machine, Massagers, Snake Oil, Sucker Magnet, Weight Loss |
| Body Energizer Vibrating Exercise Machine claims to improve your muscle strength and bone density, using some magic high-frequency vibration. Doesn't this remind you of those worthless butt-shaking machines that were so popular back in the '60s? This one's makers also boast about how it could actually speed weight loss. They even drop the |
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| Exercise and Caffeine Fight Skin Cancer; Have a Venti after your run |
| Published: July 30, 2007, 11:29 pm |
| Tags: Health Diet And Exercise, Health, Research, Briefly Noted |
| is important to get regular exercise and while it's a little more controversial, that there are certain health benefits from the consumption of caffeinated tea and coffee. But researchers at Rutgers University believe that the combination of exercise and caffeine can increase destruction of precancerous cells that had been damaged by the sun's |
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| Review of 700 Studies Concludes That Echinacea Does Help With Colds |
| Published: July 27, 2007, 12:10 pm |
| Tags: Health Diet And Exercise, Health, Research, Briefly Noted |
| Despite a few studies showing otherwise, a comprehensive review of over 700 scientific studies has concluded that "echinacea has a substantial effect in preventing colds and in limiting their duration." The paper, published in the July issue of The Lancet Infectious Diseases, used statistical techniques to combine the results of existing studies |
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| Think You Know A Lot About Cancer Risks? Study Says You Probably Don't |
| Published: July 26, 2007, 2:25 pm |
| Tags: Health Diet And Exercise, Health, Research, Feature |
| A new study that looks at people's beliefs about cancer risk factors found that the more someone thought they knew, the more inaccurate beliefs they held. According to the American Cancer Society: ... people who rated themselves as "very informed" about cancer were more likely than those who were "somewhat informed" to believe that underwire bras |
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| Mayo Clinic asks if male menopause (aka "andropause") is real? |
| Published: July 31, 2007, 10:39 pm |
| Tags: Health Diet Exercise, Aging, Health, Men, Menopause, Middle Age, Research, Feature |
| Is "male menopause" real? Absolutely says the Mayo Clinic but the term is somewhat misleading because it is quite unlike the more dramatic female counterpart. In men, the hormone changes occur gradually, over a period of many years and the effects are subtle--often not noticed until later in life. For this reason, many prefer the term |
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| You Asked: Mood Swings and Exercise, What Gives? |
| Published: August 1, 2007, 7:00 am |
| Tags: Endorphins, Exercise Depression, Moody, You Asked |
| or biking. In other words, exercise makes you feel and look good, it's scientifically proven. This is why some people can get 'addicted' to exercise or feel a 'runners high'. Just like any addiction, withdrawal symptoms are normal, so don't worry. Get back on the horse treadmill as soon as you can and you're sure to be feeling great all over |
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| Lower insulin levels cut breast cancer recurrence |
| Published: August 1, 2007, 5:00 am |
| Tags: Activity, Bloodstream, Boston, Breast, Cancer, Dana, Death, Exercise, Farber, Hormone, Institute, Insulin, Lean, Obese, Physical, Recurrence, Risk, Sedentary |
| Institute in Boston say exercise helps combat breast cancer. Not the first time we've heard this fact. But these same researchers have something new to say -- about the reason physical activity lowers the risk of breast cancer recurrence.Jennifer Ligibel, MD, of Dana-Farber, reports that exercise lowers levels of the hormone insulin in the |
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| Caffeine is good for your skin |
| Published: August 1, 2007, 6:00 am |
| Tags: Apotosis, Caffeine, Coffee, Damaged Cells, Exercise |
| that a combination of exercise and caffeinated water can reduce the damaging effects of sun on the skin. Of course, we already knew that exercise can help the skin in general (it's amazing the effect exercise has on our body, and not just weight-wise), but the new research seems to show that caffeine can help with apotosis, when the body |
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| Once synonymous with health and supermodels, bottled water now associated with waste |
| Published: August 1, 2007, 11:14 am |
| Tags: Health Diet Exercise, Health, Personal Finance, Briefly Noted |
| What could be wrong with bottled water you ask? A lot according to environmentalists, municipalities and consumer activists. The fears about the safety of public water supplies have driven sales up fifteen-fold over the past decade globally topping $46 billion. It's also very profitable as consumers readily pay between costs 250 to 10,000 times |
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| 5 Essentials for Any New Exercise Program |
| Published: August 1, 2007, 2:45 pm |
| Tags: 5 Things, Buddy, New Exercise Program, Open Mind, Reward |
| to start a new exercise program? Maybe you're an avid couch potato looking to change your life? Or maybe you're an avid exerciser looking to switch up the routine? Either way, here are five essential things for anyone wanting to start a new exercise program: A plan of action. A partner in crime. Goals and rewards. An open, patient mind. A |
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