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Science Daily - Study provides new formula for women to calculate their max HR

New York Times Health - Study finds that women who consume protein immediately after exercise showed no recovery benefit

Science Daily - Study shows that women who drank milk as opposed to a sugar-based sports drink after weight training, gained more muscle and lost more fat

Science Daily - Researchers find arrested cellular death in marathoners

CNN Health - Coffee studies suggest that moderate coffee consumption can have lots of health benefits

Science Daily - Study finds that drinking cherry juice after running a marathon speeds recovery

New York Times Health - Weight training: Studies show that women lifting heavier weights with fewer reps lost more weight and body fat

WebMD Health & Fitness News - Study: Avoid weight gain with one hour of moderate exercise daily

msnbc Health & Fitness - Congress approves health care bill; goes to Obama for signing

Science Daily - Canadian study shows that high-intensity interval training is as effective as more conventional exercise in improving fitness but is much less time-consuming

Science Daily - Study shows association between students' physical fitness and academic achievement

CBS News Health - U Of NC study: Junk food snacks make up 27% of US kids' daily caloric intake

Science Daily - Study finds that people with chronic illness who exercise regularly have a 20% reduction in anxiety

CNN Health - Running barefoot debate

L.A. Times - Ways to lower your blood pressure

CNN Health - Study: Mediterranean diet may help in prevention of dementia

L.A. Times - First Lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" program aims to conquer childhood obesity

Time Health & Science - Studies confirm that exercise may prevent onset of chronic diseases such as osteoarthritis, heart disease, and dementia

CBS News Health - Mayo Clinic research: 30 million normal-weight Americans have high body fat percentage that puts them at risk for health problems

Science Daily - Researchers say antioxidants can sometimes impair muscle function

Reuters - Research says fish oil is beneficial for heart patients

WebMD - Obesity rates in U.S. leveling off

Science Daily - The only reliable way to lose weight

U.S. News - Research: How exercise protects against diseases of aging

Science Daily - After just three months of aerobic exercise, 15% - 20% reduction in arterial stiffness in older adults with type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol

Time - Research shows there is no connection between vigorous exercise such as running and arthritis, and could be protective later on

CNN Opinion - David Frum: Unhealthy habits are why Americans get sick more than other countries

CBS News - Study finds that those who get all sessions of Medicare-covered cardiac rehab are less likely to die or have a heart attack in the next few years

Science Daily - Hunger makes you active

New York Times - Senate Democrats: Agreement reached on health care overhaul

msn health & fitness - AHA: Treatment for cardiovascular disease is better but 59% of Americans don't get enough exercise for prevention

Science Daily - Study shows that obese patients who lost a moderate amount of weight with diet and exercise improved their cardiovascular health

msn health & fitness - Study requiring less TV finds people burn an average of 120 more calories a day

Science Daily - Study: Aerobically fit teenage boys score higher on intelligence tests and acquire higher education and income later in life

CBS News Health - General Mills plans to reduce sugar in cereals marketed to children

Science Daily - Study finds exercise lowers the death rate of men with prostate cancer

msn health & fitness - Report says annual cancer cases and deaths in U.S. continue to decline

Reuters - Study: BMI and waist circumference can help predict risk of heart disease

Science Daily - Study: Higher IQ scores for young adults who exercise

Science Daily - Research finds that exercise PT is most effective for knee pain

New York Times Health - Does exercise help you sleep?

New York Times Money & Policy - Health care savings by making better food choices

msn health & fitness - Study: Exercise guards white blood cells against aging

USA Today - Cancer screenings - more not always better

New York Times Health - How much stretching is necessary?

New York Times Health - Studies say adding vinegar to a meal may reduce blood sugar level

CNN Health - The effectiveness of hand sanitizers

CNN Health - Cost of treating diabetes to triple by 2034, study says

Reuters - Exercise's effects on weight loss

WebMD.com - Ginkgo biloba doesn't prevent heart attack or stroke

LA Times Health - Yoga moves for balanced flexibility

CNN Health - Facts about cholesterol

WebMD.com - New mammography guidelines and the medical field

King5.com - Tips for lowering your blood pressure

CNN.com - House passes health care reform bill

New York Times Health - Can meditation curb heart attacks?

Science Daily - Exercises to reduce neck/shoulder pain of office workers

Swine flu update from CDC

Free Press - Read Reid's health care reform bill

Science Daily - Can playing active video games equal moderate intensity exercise?

MSN Health & Fitness - Anti-cancer superfoods

The White House - Health Care

Science Daily - AHA: Many obese people misperceive body size as normal

New York Times Health - Why exercise makes you less anxious

CNN.com - Children, obesity, and heart disease

USAToday.com - Obesity linked to specific cancers

New York Times - Human body is built for distance

Voice of America News - Obama: Swine flu is a 'National Emergency'

Monterey Bay Aquarium Report - The State of Seafood

Reuters - Doctors on new web site answer flu questions

CNN.com - Medical marijuana policy

Science Daily - Back pain: More--not less--exercise