A group of Chinese scientists has discovered the main biochemical pathways in drug addiction, according to a piece in The Economist.It is just a matter of time before they really crack the code on food addiction and diet suppression. Unless the paradigm is revisited, there's going to ...
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According to one yoga specialist that spoke with Commercial Fitness Today, "it’s not actually yoga instruction… It’s a product review of the Nintendo Wii’s new WiiFit and balance board. The guy has actually never done yoga before and does not pronounce the words correctly."Nevertheless, it is getting ...
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Our buddies over at Pharma have cooked up a pill. Guaranteed to be on the late-night talk shows. We would say that it's unbelievable, but clearly it is not.Yo, Pfizer, find a CURE FOR CANCER. Ip-skay the utts-may. -- Ed.
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Needless to say, they think they have found something new. Why is it that everyone thinks they're the only media source out there? Read it here.
It's the kind of article you want to post on your bulletin board and/or hand out to everyone walking in the door for the next two weeks as they begin to fall off the New Year's Resolution Bandwagon. It's by Amanda Carlson, the nutrition columnist for coreperformance.com
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An at-home, unsupervised exercise program can improve fitness and well being, Japanese researchers report. Adults instructed to walk aerobically for at least 20 minutes at least twice a week and to increase the total number of steps they walked daily showed significant gains in stamina, vitality and mental health after ...
The concept of having a "chief experience officer" is starting to catch on in healthcare organizations (HCOs), witness the organizations such as the Cleveland Clinic that have adopted the idea. These “CEOs” do not usually sit at the same table or work in the same “C-Suite” as the chief ...
This new fitness and weight management program will be monitored by a specialized team of health care professionals; including exercise physiologists, dietitians, physicians, and counselors. Physician referral is required. It will focus on exercise and exercise education, nutrition and diet education, physical assessments, behavior modification and fun....
The home has always been a competitor, especially in the video age. Now there is yoga instruction downloadable, in real time, right on your computer screen. Which means that people can do it at the office, in their hotel rooms, at the airport -- anywhere but with you. Scroll to ...
"Making the Rounds With Robo Doc" in the Washington Post says that "A study in last month's Archives of Surgery found that robo docs 'matched the performance' of the flesh-and-blood variety with 270 urology patients. Compared to traditional bedside checkups, robot rounds didn't increase complications after surgery, lengthen ...