Fitness
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01/10/2010 - Are compulsory ECGs for athletes necessary?
Athletes should undergo mandatory screening for “silent” heart problems before competing, it has been claimed. More
29/09/2010 - Cancer risk lowered if women exercise
Women who exercise and keep active are less likely to develop womb cancer than couch potatoes, researchers said today. More
28/09/2010 - How unhealthy lifestyle damages work
Workers with unhealthy lifestyles give reduced productivity - only partly because of high rates of sick leave, researchers warn today. More
21/09/2010 - Family plea to child obesity workers
Efforts to tackle childhood obesity by running programmes in schools will have limited benefits without backing from families, British experts have warned. More
16/09/2010 - How low spirits can harm heart
People with heart disease who suffer from depression face a massively increased risk of dying, British researchers warn today. More
13/09/2010 - Alarm as child fitness declines
The fitness levels of Britain's children caused fresh alarm today as a new study highlighted declining rates. More
10/09/2010 - Leg-balancing shows elderly health
People who can perform physical acts such as rising from a chair and balancing on one leg are more likely to live longer than those who cannot, British researchers reveal today. More
09/09/2010 - How fitness defies temptation
Keeping fit does not just help you burn calories - it helps you resist temptation, British researchers have revealed. More
07/09/2010 - Long hours need fitness
Men who work long hours need to keep physically fit to prevent their risk of fatal heart disease soaring, researchers warned today. More
03/09/2010 - Compost risk revealed
Potting compost may carry a serious hazard for gardeners - Legionnaire's disease, a British doctor revealed today. More
02/09/2010 - Mental fitness has mixed benefits
Mental exercises have been touted as a way of preventing dementia - but new findings suggest their benefits may be mixed. More
01/09/2010 - Nurse booster for heart patients
A simple programme of regular visits to nurses may successfully help heart patients avoid future problems, researchers have reported. More
06/08/2010 - Weight gain in pregnancy leads to high birth weight babies
Mothers-to-be who gain too much weight in pregnancy are likely to give birth to heavy babies who are themselves at risk of obesity in later life, researchers warned yesterday. More
02/08/2010 - Drug combination found to reduce body weight
A combination of two drugs may be an effective treatment for obesity, researchers have reported. More
28/07/2010 - Eat for one, pregnant women told
Pregnant women in Britain are being urged to stop "eating for two" as part of a drive, launched today, to reduce obesity among mothers and their children. More
28/07/2010 - Women urged to seek healthy lifestyles
Many female deaths could be prevented by lifestyle changes, a new study suggests. More
26/07/2010 - Asthma beliefs preventing activity needlessly
Children with asthma are missing out on vital exercise, experts have warned. More
21/07/2010 - Midwives challenged on obesity
Midwives may not be able to solve the problems caused by growing numbers of overweight women having babies, an expert warned today. More
13/07/2010 - Target under-fives against obesity - world expert
Efforts to stop childhood obesity should concentrate on pre-school infants, an expert said yesterday. More
13/07/2010 - Health shop supplements rapped
Health food shop supplements to cut weight loss have no benefits, a major international conference was told yesterday. More
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