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Pranashama Yoga Institute to begin teacher training in Ubud, Bali

Pranashama Yoga Institute, Dashama's Yoga School, will lead their first yoga teacher training in Ubud, Bali, the same city Julia Roberts filmed the movie Eat, Pray, Love. In addition to immersing themselves in the culture of Bali, Indonesia, the participants will be practicing yoga and learning how to be yoga teachers as well.

25 Apr 2011

Cornell University professor comments on interventions identified by new Alzheimer's guidelines

Paul Eshelman, professor of Design and Environmental Analysis at Cornell University, comments on intervention strategies for earlier stages of Alzheimer's Disease identified by the Alzheimer's Association's new guidelines for diagnosis.

25 Apr 2011

NCOA to provide online Chronic Disease Self Management Program for employees

The National Council on Aging today announced it will offer Better Choices, Better Health, the online version of the internationally recognized Chronic Disease Self Management Program, as a benefit to all of its full-time staff and their families.

25 Apr 2011

New England Revolution and UnitedHealthcare partner to raise awareness about benefits of healthy living

The New England Revolution and UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group company, are partnering to raise awareness about the benefits of healthy living and prevent chronic diseases, especially childhood obesity and diabetes.

22 Apr 2011

Cybex first quarter net sales increase 19% to $31.0 million

Cybex International, Inc., a leading manufacturer of premium exercise equipment, today reported results for its first quarter ended March 26, 2011. Net sales for the first quarter of 2011 increased by 19% to $31.0 million compared to $26.1 million for the corresponding 2010 period.

22 Apr 2011

Loyola to honor its nurses for their commitment in clinical care, research and education

Loyola University Health System will celebrate Nurses Week from May 2 - 6. This event takes place each year just prior to May 12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. The theme for the week, "Nurses Trusted to Care," reflects the confidence patients place in the hands of nurses.

22 Apr 2011

Study finds link between musical activity and high cognitive aging

A study conducted by Brenda Hanna-Pladdy, PhD, a clinical neuropsychologist in Emory's Department of Neurology, and cognitive psychologist Alicia MacKay, PhD, found that older individuals who spent a significant amount of time throughout life playing a musical instrument perform better on some cognitive tests than individuals who did not play an instrument.

22 Apr 2011

Cardiologist pioneers new test to detect sudden death syndrome in young athletes

When a high school athlete drops dead, the rare but fatal condition called "sudden death syndrome" dominates the headlines. For reasons that remain a mystery to scientists, some young athletes - especially young males - begin to experience an unusual heart arrhythmia. With over-exertion, their hearts stop pumping, leading to sudden death.

22 Apr 2011

University of Greenwich's lecture on resistance training and health to be held on April 27

The University of Greenwich's School of Science is holding a free public lecture on resistance training and health, at 6.30pm on Wednesday, April 27 at the Medway campus.

22 Apr 2011

JEWEL-OSCO announces free educational tours on diabetes management

At a time when nearly 26 million Americans have diabetes and an estimated 79 million have pre-diabetes, JEWEL-OSCO, part of the nationwide SUPERVALU INC. family of grocery stores, is announcing its "Eating Healthy with my Diabetes" in-store tours for 2011.

22 Apr 2011

Using dietary supplements may lead to health-risk behaviors

Do you belong to the one-half of the population that frequently uses dietary supplements with the hope that it might be good for you?

22 Apr 2011

Life Time Fitness first quarter revenue increases 9.5% to $240.6 million

Life Time Fitness, Inc., The Healthy Way of Life Company, today reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011.

21 Apr 2011

Toddlers having insecure emotional relationship with mothers at increased risk for obesity

Toddlers who do not have a secure emotional relationship with their parents, and particularly their mothers, could be at increased risk for obesity by age 4 ½, according to new research.

21 Apr 2011

Study finds ACE inhibitors linked to increased risk of recurrence in women who have had breast cancer

ACE inhibitors, commonly used to control high blood pressure and heart failure in women, may be associated with an increased risk of recurrence in women who have had breast cancer, according to a study by researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.

21 Apr 2011

Military personnel with TBI should receive adequate protein and calories immediately after trauma

To help alleviate the effects of severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), the U.S. Department of Defense should ensure that all military personnel with this type of injury receive adequate protein and calories immediately after the trauma and through the first two weeks of treatment, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine.

21 Apr 2011

Early musical study may provide cognitive benefits as we age

Those childhood music lessons could pay off decades later - even for those who no longer play an instrument - by keeping the mind sharper as people age, according to a preliminary study published by the American Psychological Association.

21 Apr 2011

Viewpoints: Would Ryan plan save or 'assault' Medicare?; Controversial Kansas abortion law

Congressional Budget Office chief Doug Elmendorf dropped a bombshell on his Director's Blog this morning: federal spending on all health care programs will exceed $1 trillion this year. But when he turned to spelling out options for trimming that figure in the years ahead, he offered a limited and not very satisfying menu of choices, all of which involved doing less or charging people more.

21 Apr 2011

Furiex acquires full rights to JNJ-Q2, a novel broad-spectrum fluoroquinolone antibiotic

Furiex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that it has acquired full exclusive license rights to develop and commercialize the compound JNJ-Q2 under its existing development and license agreement with Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.. Furiex acquired these rights as a result of Janssen's decision not to exercise its option under the agreement that gave Janssen the opportunity to continue development of JNJ-Q2.

20 Apr 2011

Cognitive behavior therapy eases depressive symptoms, improves cardiovascular health in diabetics

Frequently, depression and diabetes go hand in hand. And depression can be a major obstacle for people living with diabetes, making it less likely they'll stick to a medicine schedule or exercise regimen.

20 Apr 2011

Sustained participation of older people can prevent falls in care home and hospital settings

New research has indicated that more should be done to involve older people with interventions to prevent falls in care home and hospital settings.

20 Apr 2011

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Latest Exercise News and Research

Pranashama Yoga Institute to begin teacher training in Ubud, Bali

Cornell University professor comments on interventions identified by new Alzheimer's guidelines

NCOA to provide online Chronic Disease Self Management Program for employees

New England Revolution and UnitedHealthcare partner to raise awareness about benefits of healthy living

Cybex first quarter net sales increase 19% to $31.0 million

Loyola to honor its nurses for their commitment in clinical care, research and education

Study finds link between musical activity and high cognitive aging

Cardiologist pioneers new test to detect sudden death syndrome in young athletes

University of Greenwich's lecture on resistance training and health to be held on April 27

JEWEL-OSCO announces free educational tours on diabetes management

Using dietary supplements may lead to health-risk behaviors

Life Time Fitness first quarter revenue increases 9.5% to $240.6 million

Toddlers having insecure emotional relationship with mothers at increased risk for obesity

Study finds ACE inhibitors linked to increased risk of recurrence in women who have had breast cancer

Military personnel with TBI should receive adequate protein and calories immediately after trauma

Early musical study may provide cognitive benefits as we age

Viewpoints: Would Ryan plan save or 'assault' Medicare?; Controversial Kansas abortion law

Furiex acquires full rights to JNJ-Q2, a novel broad-spectrum fluoroquinolone antibiotic

Cognitive behavior therapy eases depressive symptoms, improves cardiovascular health in diabetics

Sustained participation of older people can prevent falls in care home and hospital settings

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