Fitness experts say there are simple ways to check whether your exercise regimen is working to improve your strength and aerobic fitness. If you run or walk, try for a mile run in about 13 minutes or a brisk walk at 17 minutes for older people. Test lung function by breathing in a full breath and trying to exhale slowly over 30 seconds.
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COLUMBUS- The Ohio Department of Natural Resources wants to help Ohioans "Get Fit Naturally" as they work toward the familiar New Year's Resolution to improve physical fitness.
When Ohio rings in 2009, individuals and families statewide will pledge to make physical health a top priority. Scrapping a sedentary lifestyle and committing to regular physical activity, such as walking, running and biking, is known to have substantial health benefits. Read the rest of this entry »

RISMEDIA, January 5, 2009-For many Americans, the New Year means a clean slate and a chance to right the wrongs of the previous year. Unfortunately, each year millions of us make some type of fitness related New Year’s resolution
, but only about 20% of those resolutions are actually kept. Smooth Fitness, an online retailer of home fitness equipment, provides some advice to help everyone reach their fitness goals for 2009.
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In a survey of 34 South Florida companies by Fort Lauderdale's Seitlin Benefits, 41 percent said they would change benefit levels to keep increases in their medical plans to a minimum. Does that mean skimpier coverage? Some experts say it could, but employers say they're offering choices that turn workers into better health consumers.
Nationally, health premiums are rising by 5 percent, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. In South Florida, Read the rest of this entry »

SEATTLE, Nov 18, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
Seattle Children's Hospital has selected DatStat, the industry leader in
research management systems and enterprise feedback management (EFM), as
its platform to provide hospital staff members with tools that improve
enterprise research and solicit feedback from patients, patient family
members and employees. Specifically, DatStat will provide researchers at
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Michelle Jehenson ("Residents should help Cole with medical bills," letters, Sept. 30) asks if we as a community can come together to help Sara Cole with her medical bills. Does Ms. Jehenson not understand that this is precisely what the lawsuit filed against the town accomplishes?
I was honored to meet and greet Sara Cole at the Los Gatos Little League opening ceremonies last fall. I was grateful for her remarkable recovery, and my heart went out Read the rest of this entry »

PEOPLE in Devon are being helped to stop smoking through confidential, one-to-one clinics run by Devon Primary Care Trust (PCT).
The clinics, run by specialist stop smoking advisors, are held throughout Devon and are open to everyone.
Greg Price, health improvement specialist for Devon PCT, said: "With the new year upon us there is no better time than now to quit smoking.
"We get good feedback from people attending our clinics. The support is Read the rest of this entry »

10:55 a.m. — A medical study group needs volunteers to help find the genetic causes of diabetes and kidney disease.
The National Institute of Health and the Micronesian Institute of Prevention and Research hope to test 70,000 Pacific Islanders and Filipinos in the next two years.
Research Coordinator Tanisha Franquez said the study is intended to better understand why the conditions are so prevalent in the Pacific.
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The same team also recently reported that vitamin C and E supplements weren't helpful in protecting users against heart disease.
"At least in the context of two very common outcomes -- cardioprotection and chemoprevention -- we see no compelling evidence to take vitamin E or C supplements," said one of the study's authors, Dr. Howard Sesso, an assistant professor of medicine in the division of preventive medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital Read the rest of this entry »