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A Debilitating Disease That Is Often Unknown (The Gadsden Times)
Sun Oct 12 03:10:16 PDT 2008
Mimi Winsberg, a triathlete who once sustained herself with energy bars and pasta, found she had celiac disease, which can only be treated with a gluten-free diet.
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Romance sparks athletes' training (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Wed Oct 08 13:37:25 PDT 2008
In late 2006, Kevin Moats and Laura Sophiea were being honored on the same podium for their athletic feats, but the Atlanta Ironman and Detroit Ironwoman also had to honor a first spark they felt toward each other. They had each won their age groups in the 70.3-mile Ironman competition in Clearwa...
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Former Marlin Jeff Conine to get ultimate test at Ironman triathlon (Miami Herald)
Fri Oct 10 11:57:26 PDT 2008
Former Marlin Jeff Conine never has endured a physical challenge as draining, demanding or difficult as the one that awaits. Playing 2,024 games in 17 major-league seasons tested him, but not like the Ford Ironman World Championship will in Kona, Hawaii, on Saturday.
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Exercise Rejuvenates Heart Muscle (ThirdAge)
Tue Oct 07 00:54:35 PDT 2008
ST. LOUIS -- Absence may make the heart grow fonder, but exercise may do something even better: It seems to make the heart younger. At least, that's what Washington University researchers here found when they asked a dozen older folks to participate in endurance exercise training.
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Discovery Of Protein Which Plays A Key Role In Normal Development Of Nervous System Has Potential To Treat Spinal ... (Medical News Today)
Wed Oct 08 05:08:31 PDT 2008
A protein that enables nerve cells to communicate with each other plays a key role in controlling the developing nervous system. Research into how that protein helps precise connections to form among nerve cells may provide a basis for eventual treatments for patients who suffer injuries to their...
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Whatever Rows Your Boat (Washington Post)
Tue Oct 07 12:23:18 PDT 2008
"A youthful mind in a youthful body."
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Health Calendar (The Lincoln-Way Sun)
Wed Oct 08 02:29:00 PDT 2008
Infant massage: Noon to 2 p.m. Oct. 25, Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center, 333 N. Madison St., Joliet. Class is designed for expectant and new parents to explore the techniques and benefits of infant massage. Bring your newborn to receive the calming effects of a massage.
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Combo training helpful for heart failure patients (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Tue Sep 30 12:33:42 PDT 2008
For people with chronic heart failure, combined endurance and resistance training leads to better exercise capacity, muscle strength, and quality of life than endurance training alone, a study shows.
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Can rock music make you run faster? (Independent)
Mon Oct 06 23:42:07 PDT 2008
It's my first half-marathon, and I'm willing to buy into anything that might get me round those 13.1 miles. OK, not the Borat mankini costumes some of my fellow runners were sporting, but I was open to pretty much anything else that would speed the pace and dull the pain.
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How 10-minute high-intensity workouts can work for you (Dallas Morning News)
Mon Oct 06 13:44:25 PDT 2008
You've probably heard that the American College of Sports Medicine says that exercising in 10-minute bouts throughout the day can be just as effective as working out for 30 minutes straight.
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