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Watching too much TV not heart smart: Study

Being a couch potato — even if it's only a part-time position subsidized with exercise — can seriously increase risk of heart disease and premature death, suggests a study released Monday.

Hearing Loss

If it sounds like teen spirit, it may also mean hearing loss

At the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto on a Sunday night, some in the crowd stand inches away from a wall of speakers twice their height. As the thumps of the drum machine from New York dream-pop trio Blonde Redhead blast through the speakers, two iPhone snappers are visibly jolted as the sonic boom hits them. After another song and a half, the two give in and leave.

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Brain changes explain why teens have no fear

The brain undergoes changes in adolescence that suppress fearful experiences learned in childhood, said a study released Monday that could explain why teenagers act so brashly at times.

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Women's Health

Let’s get started: Choosing the right personal trainer

Personal trainers aren’t just for celebrities anymore. The right personal trainer can help you identify realistic fitness goals, create a training program that works with your lifestyle, and help you achieve the body shape you crave.

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Health Club

Start smart: Realistic goal-setting will help you achieve the healthy life you want

Get fired up: Take the first step toward a healthy lifestyle

Women's Health

Taking care of your body

Gill Deacon has published a great guide for those who want to reduce exposure to harmful chemicals commonly found in shampoo, lotions, makeup and toothpaste.

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Pill Scare

Doctors fear 'pill scare' arising from birth control class-action

Eating lots of red meat ups women's stroke risk

Men's Health

A boy cries while being circumcised at Kouba Hospital in Algiers, Algeria in this file photo.

Circumcision helps stop wart virus, study finds

Researchers have documented yet another health benefit for circumcision, which can protect men against the AIDS virus, saying it can protect their wives and girlfriends from a virus that causes cervical cancer.

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Baldness

Male pattern baldness: What causes it?

Staying positive while coping with MS

Seniors

Watch grandpa's gait for longevity clues: Study

If you want to know how long grandpa is going to live, check his pace of walking. A report appearing in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association found a strong correlation between walking speed and expected survival rates for persons over 65.

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Alzheimer's disease

One-fourth of boomers can't name early sign of Alzheimer's

Bodily and mental awareness was her path to good health

Children

German asthma warning for swimming babies

Germany's Federal Environment Agency (UBA) on Monday advised parents of babies in families with a history of allergies not to take them to indoor swimming...

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Asthma

Can diet protect against asthma?

Concussions a growing concern in minor hockey

Health & Fitness blog

Chris Zdeb blogs The Journal Health club and all things health and fitness related.

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Health trends for 2011

Jazzercise, step aerobics, and the idea that fat makes us fat have all come and gone, though Jane Fonda, now 73, is back with updated DVD versions of ...

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Surf’s up on North Saskatchewan River

Warren Currie is an early adopter of board sports in Edmonton. The first plywood Burton Backhill model snowboard he ordered in 1979 still hangs above ...

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Video: Stand Up Paddle

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At Home fitness drive kicks off

Mark Sunday, Jan. 16 on your calendar and make a date to become a fitter, healthier, happier you this year. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., anyone 25 years or...

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Health trends for 2011

Jazzercise, step aerobics, and the idea that fat makes us fat have all come and gone, though Jane Fonda, now 73, is back with updated DVD versions of ...

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Surf’s up on North Saskatchewan River

Warren Currie is an early adopter of board sports in Edmonton. The first plywood Burton Backhill model snowboard he ordered in 1979 still hangs above ...

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Video: Stand Up Paddle

IVF

Odds of an IVF baby? There's an app for that

Want to know your chance of having a baby through in-vitro fertilization? There's an app for that.

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Hundreds pregnant in UK despite contraceptive implant

More than 500 women in Britain have become pregnant despite using a contraceptive implant fitted in their arms, new figures showed Wednesday.

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New kind of HIV drug stalls infection in trial

A new kind of experimental HIV medicine can halt one of the earliest stages of HIV infection and may lead in future to a novel class of drugs to fight...

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