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WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2007
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Risk of Diabetes for Growth Hormone Users |
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Use of growth hormone to boost athletic performance can lead to diabetes, reports a study published ahead of print in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
The study reports the case of a 36 year old professional body-builder who required emergency care for chest pain.
He had lost 40 kg in 12 months, during which he had also experienced excessive urination, thirst, and appetite.
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WEDNESDAY, 21 FEBRUARY 2007
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Golf Fitness Vacations Update |
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Naples, Florida (PRWEB) - Golf vacation packages available from Body Balance for Performance combine resort getaways with professional golf instruction from top-rated schools like Aviara Golf Fitness Academy. Body Balance for Performance, a leading golf fitness company, offers three-day Golf Fitness Vacations in San Diego, Hawaii, and Naples.
Body Balance for Performance has partnered wit
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WEDNESDAY, 14 FEBRUARY 2007
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Health Club Offers a Chance to Catch the Gym Bug |
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A health club in Basingstoke has become one of the first in the country to use specially-developed fitness equipment to help children take exercise whilst their parents use treadmills and rowing machines of their own.
Beechdown Health Club runs two classes weekly for the 5-7 year old and for the 8-10 age groups using Gymkids equipment, which includes miniature treadmills, airwalkers, rowing
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TUESDAY, 13 FEBRUARY 2007
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Video Games May Offer Health Benefits, Experts Say |
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A recent investigation into the health effects of playing video games, conducted by the International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA), a teaching institution and certification agency for fitness trainers, resulted in some unexpected findings.
Video games have often been blamed as a contributing factor to the nation's epidemic of obesity, high blood pressure, Type II diabetes and other li
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MONDAY, 12 FEBRUARY 2007
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Folate and B12 May Influence Cognition in Seniors |
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Boston - Folate and vitamin B12, two important nutrients for the development of healthy nerves and blood cells, may work together to protect cognitive function among seniors, reports a new epidemiological study from the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University (USDA HNRCA). According to Martha Savaria Morris, PhD, epidemiologist at the USDA HNRCA, "we found
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