Firefighters face heart (Exercise treadmill) risks in a blaze

Firefighters face heart risks in a blaze
Firefighters face a far greater risk of dying of heart problems while battling a blaze than was thought, suggests a large U.S. study that offers more evidence of their need to stay in shape. The risk of a heart-related death while putting out a fire was up to 100 times higher than the risk during down time, Harvard researchers found, even though fighting fires accounts for only a small ...
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The Real Deal: Calories burned
When you hit the gym, the idea is to burn calories and lose weight. But how accurate are the calorie counters on the machines you use? ABC7s Whistleblower put them to the test to find out if the readout you get is the Real Deal.
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Try a 100-percent fad-free diet
At age 21, Kelli Morris is a diet veteran. While still a teenager, she tried the cabbage diet and weight-loss supplements. After high school, she enlisted with the Air Force and went on a liquid diet to shed 30 pounds from her 5-foot frame.
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Students present scientific research at Pace University
BRIARCLIFF MANOR - Having stuttered since she was 5 years old, Rebecca Glass noticed that her struggles with words eased when she joined the Yorktown High School track team as a freshman.
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Year after heart attack, man plans to tackle triathlon
HILLSBOROUGH -- Gary Lawrence is scheduled to participate this morning in the second annual Triangle SportsPlex Super Sprint Triathlon. It's the first triathlon for the 52-year-old Lawrence. But that's not what's most significant for him.
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MAC Closed, Jocks Hit House Gyms
Before Monday, when Closed For Construction signs appeared on the doors of the Malkin Athletic Center (MAC), Carolyn C. Buckley 09 worked out there three to six times a week.
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Children's Hospital Boston presents at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions
Is prenatal cardiac intervention safe? Treating congenital heart defects in babies still in the womb is a high-risk procedure, but one that can improve babies outcomes after birth.
Source: www.eurekalert.org

Tuning in while toning up
Y ou started the year out with the best of intentions and the latest in aerobic home exercise equipment, be it rowing machine, exercise bicycle or treadmill.
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14-year-old's death magnifies new fears in Norfolk neighborhood
Norfolk's Coleman Place is still reeling from the fatal attack last month in which Dennis R. Johnson was beaten, kicked and stomped. Four teens were charged but released after a witness failed to identify . . .
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