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Is your doctor making you sick?

We want to know whether you’ve been the victim of medical negligence. Have you ever been misdiagnosed, or worse had a health problem that went unnoticed by medical professionals for years? How about had an error with a prescription or medical examining outcome? Or, have you ever gone to the hosp…

Exercise Your Rights


HealthClubs.com is behind the Exercise Your Rights campaign, encouraging Congress to support the proposed Personal Health Investment nowadays Act (PHIT) Act (H.R. 245).
If passed, that would allow Americans to pay most of their fitness-related costs (i.e. gym memberships, kickboxing classes, etc….

Fit Beauty: The different types of wrinkles (and how to treat them)

You probably know the causes of wrinkles, right? There are internal factors (age and genetics) as well as external factors (sun exposure). But did you know you can actually tell the difference by how the wrinkles seem on your face?

Wrinkles caused by internal factors will present in the schem…

Shut down early for restful shuteye

When I was a kid, one of the greatest things in the world was getting to watch My Show before I trotted off to bed. “The A-Team,” “MacGyver,” “ALF,” and so on — all were part of my nighttime ritual. These days, however, it seems that my final hours of the day are spent in front of a different s…

Time to hang it up

If you’re trying to get ahead of the game by jabbering on your cell phone on the way to work, your efforts may actually be counterproductive.

On average, citizens drive 2mph slower when they talk on their cell phone, according to researchers from the University of Utah. Considering the proven…

Fit Gadgets: Waterproof Your iPod

When I talk to society about swimming for fitness, I tend to get one of two excuses — either, “I’m a terrible! swimmer,” to which I reply, “Practice!” or they say, “It’s just so boring, with no music and nothing to watch.” that one, I totally get — I keep myself interested by timing my lap…

Bionic humans are no longer the stuff of ’70s TV shows

If you thought creating bionic humans was as possible as the world being saved by Lindsay Wagner and Lee Majors, think again (about the bionic humans part. Despite what Tom Cruise vehemently claims, actors cannot save the world).

Men’s Health reports that several major universities are making…

Outside Magazine’s 2008 Summer Buyer’s Guide

If you’re looking to buy new outdoor gear that summer, Outside Magazine’s already done some preliminary footwork for you. Their 2008 Summer Buyer’s Guide lists 392 pieces of top gear across the following categories:

Run
Ride
Travel
Hike
Float
Women

One other nice touch, Outside …

Could your sports bra ability your iPod?

Could the movement of your breasts within your sports bra create suitable energy to ability a small device, like an iPod? The short reply is yes, it certainly could. But there’s more to it than just bouncing them around suitable to create energy — that energy thereupon has to be harnessed.

S…

Fit Gadgets: PCGamerBike

Before I start, I think it’s only fair for me to confess that I’m not a big gamer. I don’t intellect some of the racing video games, but for the most part, they could all vanish and I would be happy as a clam. My husband, on the other hand is the exact opposite — he could sit and play a game fo…

Healthfully married

Being fortunately married doesn’t just mean you and your spouse can go out to dinner without arguing about the most asinine issues you can think of, it additionally means being the recipients of better health.

Brigham Young University researchers discovered that happily married couples, on av…

Metabolic syndrome on the rise in obese children

An eye-opening study from the University of Miami revealed that by ages 12 to 14, half of obese children have metabolic syndrome, a group of risk factors that predicts type 2 diabetes and heart disease.

This knowledge is cause for concern, as the numbers of obese children has continued to ris…

Phone alerts keep exercisers in line

My husband wants me to get a phone with an alarm on it considering he’s tired of hearing me complain when I forget something. He uses one to immediate him on sorts of things — upcoming meetings, birthdays, and to-do list items. Clearly, it works better than my paper lists do, so I think I’ll le…

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