The more frequently you log on, the more weight you can keep off, study finds

The more people used an interactive weight management website, the more weight loss they maintained, according to a new study.
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Adherence to recommended exercise improves physical function, reduces pain for osteoarthritis patients

Patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee or hip who adhere to the recommended home physical therapy exercises and physically active lifestyle experience more improvement in pain, physical function, and self-perceived effect according to a study from researchers in The Netherlands. Research also shows that maintenance of exercise behavior and physically active lifestyle after discharge [...]

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The Warm Up – Why It’s Important and Good Ones You Can Try

Do you take the time to warm-up properly before starting your workouts? Surprisingly, even when I ask friends of mine who exercise often if they warm-up beforehand, they mention that they sometimes forget or that they should do it more often. When I workout with P90X, there is always a warm-up before the actual workout [...]

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Can a mother’s affection prevent anxiety in adulthood?

Babies whose mothers are attentive and caring tend to grow into happy, well-adjusted children. But the psychological benefits of having a doting mother may extend well beyond childhood, a new study suggests.
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Shopping smart for groceries

If you load your shopping cart with the same foods every time you visit the grocery store, it’s time to shake things up.
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Skeleton Key: Bone Cells May Play a Part in Regulating the Body’s Metabolism

Insulin , the well-known blood sugar hormone, may have a newly discovered function in the body that will rattle your bones–regulating skeletal growth and breakdown.
Two new studies published online July 22 in Cell show that insulin stimulates both bone building and breakdown in mice through the hormone’s effects on two [...]

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The Willpower Paradox

Willingness is a core concept of addiction recovery programs–and a paradoxical one. Twelve-step programs emphasize that addicts cannot will themselves into healthy sobriety–indeed, that ego and self-reliance are often a root cause of their problem. Yet recovering addicts must be willing. That is, they must be open to the possibility that the group and its [...]

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Success fueled by discrimination

When asked what the Americans with Disabilities Act means to him on its 20th anniversary, Gary Talbot pauses and says it’s tough to put in words.
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20 years later, ADA debate rages

When President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act on July 26, 1990, he addressed concerns the sweeping civil rights law would be ”too vague or costly, or may lead endlessly to litigation.”
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Oil’s invisible toll: Divorce, abuse, suicide

Tom Steber’s friend was the first to take his own life as a second disaster looms in the Gulf. The emotional toll of the massive oil slick will linger long after the skimmers and cleanup crews leave. FULL STORY | VIDEO| FULL COVERAGE
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