Health Tip: Help Prevent a Pulled Muscle

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Health Tip: Help Prevent a Pulled Muscle

Health Tip: Help Prevent a Pulled Muscle

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 10:44 PM PDT


Make sure you stretch before exercise (HealthDay News) — A pulled muscle, especially involving the thigh, is a common injury among runners and people who play basketball, hockey or football. And while the injury can’t always be prevented, there are factors that increase your risk. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons says you’re more likely...

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Health Tip: Eat Less

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 10:41 PM PDT


For starters, avoid large portions (HealthDay News) — Your parents may have appreciated when you took a lot of food and left a clean plate, but experts say that’s no way to maintain a healthy weight. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics offers these suggestions to help prevent overeating: Use small plates and glasses. Take...

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Could the Childhood Obesity ‘Epidemic’ Be Ebbing?

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 10:32 PM PDT


Massachusetts study finds significant decline in rates for kids under 6 By Serena Gordon TUESDAY, April 24 (HealthDay News) — After two decades of steadily increasing rates of childhood obesity, at least one state may finally be turning things around. The rates of obesity in children under the age of 6 in eastern Massachusetts declined...

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Study Explores Fish Oil’s Healthy Effect on Heart

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 10:26 PM PDT


Researchers rule out one possible explanation TUESDAY, April 24 (HealthDay News) — A small new study may rule out one possible mechanism behind omega-3 fatty acids’ healthy effects on the heart. It’s been established that omega-3 fatty acids, found in foods such as fish oil, help prevent cardiovascular disease (conditions of the heart and blood...

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Quality Nursing May Protect Very Low Birth Weight Babies

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 10:14 PM PDT


Improved results seen in hospitals nationally recognized for nursing excellence, study finds TUESDAY, April 24 (HealthDay News) — Infants with very low birth weights — less than 3.3 pounds — do better if they’re born at hospitals that have been officially recognized for nursing excellence, a new study finds. The “RNE” designation, recognition for nursing...

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