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Health News

  • Chicago protests on eve of NATO summit raucous, peaceful

    Protester takes part in demonstration ahead of NATO meeting in ChicagoCHICAGO (Reuters) - Hundreds of demonstrators staged raucous protests against Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's budget cuts and other economic issues on the eve of the NATO summit, but police said there were few arrests and only minor clashes. The crowds were in the hundreds on Saturday, down from an estimated 2,500 people on Friday at Daley Plaza, named for longtime Mayor Richard J. Daley, who headed the city during bloody clashes between police and anti-Vietnam War protesters at the 1968 Democratic convention. ...


  • Keeping Your Family Safe From Dog Bites SATURDAY, May 19 (HealthDay News) -- More than 4.7 million Americans are bitten by dogs each year, and more than half of those victims are younger than age 14, experts say.
  • Females, Young Athletes Take Longer to Get Over Concussions FRIDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) -- Female athletes take longer to recover from concussions, a new study says.
  • Georgia woman with flesh-eating disease in "critical" condition (Reuters) - A Georgia woman fighting a flesh-eating bacterial infection was in critical condition at Augusta Hospital on Saturday, a hospital spokeswoman said. The spokeswoman said she could not comment on whether Aimee Copeland had undergone surgery to remove her hands and right foot, amputations that Copeland's father had said were pending on Friday. Surgeons had amputated the 24-year-old's left leg at the hip. "All I can say is Aimee is still in critical condition," hospital spokeswoman Barclay Bishop said. ...
  • CDC Recommends Baby Boomers Get Tested for Hepatitis C The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention proposed new recommendations regarding testing for hepatitis C. The recommendations were released in advance of the CDC's first "Hepatitis Testing Day" today.
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Health and Exercise

  • 5 Weeks to Your Best Body Ever: The Workout
  • Tame Every Bulge With These Animal-Inspired Moves
  • 31 Ways to Energize Your Workout
  • The CarbLovers Workout Good news: You don’t have to pump iron or run marathons to succeed on The CarbLovers Diet. But exercise will help you lose weight more quickly (and keep it off), and you’ll feel great doing it too.

    Order the CarbLovers Diet now!

    That’s because a diet rich in Resistant Starch and other carbs fuels your muscles, speeds your metabolism, and makes your energy soar, so even former couch potatoes may want to hit the gym!

    This easy, full-body routine takes less than 30 minutes a day, and you can do it at home or at the gym. It combines strength training and cardio, plus a quick belly-blasting routine—you’ll burn nearly 900 extra calories a week, plus trim about 3 inches a month from your belly, hips, and thighs!

    Do these moves with dumbbells, a sturdy bench or step, a mat, and a stability ball. Here's a sample schedule, but it’s fine to skip a day or two.
    DayWorkout
    MondayInterval cardio (see plans below)
    TuesdayTone Up All Over strength routine
    WednesdayInterval cardio
    ThursdayFirm Your Belly ab routine
    FridayInterval cardio
    SaturdayTone Up All Over strength routine
    SundayInterval cardio

    Blast fat and calories! Your cardio plans
    To burn off all the fat covering those gorgeous muscles you're sculpting, do 4–5 of these 35-minute interval workouts per week. Why intervals? Because they're the fastest way to burn maximum calories in minimum time.

    The intensity levels below are based on a scale of 1–10, where 1 is kicking back on the couch and 10 is pushing as hard as you can. After each workout, cool down at a slow pace for 5 minutes.

    Outdoor walking workout
    1.Walk at a moderate pace (an intensity of 3–4) for 5 minutes to warm up.
    2.Pick up your pace for 3 minutes so you're working at a 6–7.
    3.Crank your pace up to an 8 for 2 minutes. Take shorter, faster steps, drive your bent elbows back, and let your hips move from side to side.
    4.Repeat steps 2 and 3 five more times.

    Treadmill workout
    1.Walk at a moderate pace with no incline (an intensity of 3–4) for 5 minutes to warm up.
    2.Pick up your speed to a 6–7 for 3 minutes.
    3.Rev up your pace to an 8, and increase the incline by 2%–3% for 2 minutes.
    4.Repeat steps 2 and 3 five more times.

    Elliptical workout
    1.Use light resistance with a medium ramp (for an intensity of 3–4) for 5 minutes to warm up.
    2.Keeping light resistance, raise ramp to high for 3 minutes, aiming for an intensity of 6–7.
    3.Lower ramp and increase resistance; work at a challenging pace (about an 8) for 2 minutes.
    4.Repeat steps 2 and 3 five more times.

    Bike workout (outdoor or indoor)
    1.Pedal at medium speed/resistance (an intensity of 3–4) for 5 minutes to warm up.
    2.Increase your speed and/or resistance to moderate intensity (a 6–7) for 3 minutes.
    3.Up your intensity to an 8 for 2 minutes.
    4.Repeat steps 2 and 3 five more times.
  • A More Flexible You in 5 Minutes
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Health and Disease Prevention

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