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Shopping for a Treadmill Online

Published on Jan 22 2012 // Health and Fitness
Shopping for a Treadmill Online
Cyber Shopping for a Treadmill The Internet has dramatically changed peoples shopping habits. From CDs to Lear Jets, buyers are taking advantage of the convenience of making their purchases at home or in the office. Purchasing fitness equipment online has grown substantially over the last several years....

Fertility-Infertility Treatment

Published on Jan 14 2012 // Health and Fitness
Fertility-Infertility Treatment
LONDON (AP) — A new study of fertility treatment found that women who get three or more embryos have no better odds of having a baby than those who get just two embryos. They also have a greater chance of risky multiple births. "Women who have gone through infertility treatment want the best...

Risk of Heart Incidents found in Marathoners

Published on Jan 14 2012 // Health and Fitness
Risk of Heart Incidents found in Marathoners
NEW YORK (AP) — It's dramatic news when a marathon runner collapses with no pulse. Now a big study finds such calamities are rare and usually due to a pre-existing heart problem. The study also found such incidents are increasing as more runners try to go the distance. "You hear about...

Gov’t Defends Health Care Overhaul

Published on Jan 07 2012 // Economy and Finance, Health and Fitness
Gov’t Defends Health Care Overhaul
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defending President Barack Obama's signature health care overhaul, the administration is urging the Supreme Court to uphold the contentious heart of the law, the requirement that individuals buy insurance or pay a penalty. The administration filed a written submission with...

Seniors Get Cheaper Prescription Drugs

Published on Nov 08 2011 // Health and Fitness
Seniors Get Cheaper Prescription Drugs
So far this year, more than 2.2 million people with Medicare have saved more than $1.2 billion on their prescriptions, for an average of $550 per person, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced today.   And more than 22.6 million seniors and people with disabilities have taken...

Obese Less Able to Stop Food Cravings

Published on Oct 06 2011 // Health and Fitness
Obese Less Able to Stop Food Cravings
CHICAGO — Thin people may be able to summon more mental defenses to resist tempting, high-calorie foods than obese people, researchers said on Monday. Brain scans of thin people who looked at pictures of high-calorie foods showed increased activity in a region of the brain used for impulse control,...