This Washington Post article reviews a recent study in which depressed patients were randomized to either rest quietly for 30 minutes or to walk on a treadmill for 30 minutes at 60 to 70 percent of their maximum heart rate. The people who exercised reported higher scores of well-being afterwards.
This post-exercise sense of accomplishment and vigor is familiar to anyone who does c...
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The Worst of the Flu Season May Be Over In California
The California Department of Health Services monitors influenza (flu) activity in the state. By all measures, the peak of activity in California was two or three weeks ago. Click here for their weekly report.
There are still new cases, and the season is by no means over, but each week has seen fewer new cases than the week before. The national Centers for Disease Control (CDC) still r...
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Hernia Repair May Be Optional
This Reuters UK article cites a study published in today's Journal of the American Medical Association which has interesting implications about the management of men with hernias that are causing only minimal symptoms. The standard of care until now has been to repair hernias as soon as they a...
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