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exercise
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Mobility study suggests exercise interventions can be integrated into senior centers
Immobility in old age can decrease independence and quality of life, as well as increase the risk of falls and…
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Young women falling short of exercise recommendations
Many young women in recent weeks have walked across a stage in cap and gown to accept their hard-earned high…
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Active aging tip sheet highlights benefits of proactive wellness efforts
There’s aging, and then there’s active aging. The former happens to a person. The latter allows the person to take…
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What Pokémon Go could mean for health care
The story angles for Pokémon Go appear to be almost as limitless as the game’s sudden and phenomenal popularity. Pokémon…
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Rise in obesity among older adults will increase burden on health system
Obesity in older adults is a very real and growing challenge. Since 1991, there’s been a steady increase in obesity…
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Aging brains benefit from higher intensity physical exercise, study indicates
More confirmation on the benefits of exercise for older adults. In a recent study, those who reported doing little to…
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Study indicates that frailty differs by region, income, race
Geography, race and income matter when it comes to frailty, according to a new study from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School…
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Experts stress lifestyle changes as prevention, treatment for diabetes #ahcj13
Diabetes is prevalent in the United States, and the numbers continue to balloon. In a Health Journalism 2013 session focusing…
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New findings on frailty challenge assumptions
We often accept frailty, with its depleted energy and general wearing down of the body, as an inevitable part of…
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Health series tries to reach those often left out
Kate Dailey of Newsweek has teamed up with Public Radio International for a 10-part series, “DIY Checkup: Taking Control of…