Saturday, February 27, 2010

No time to exercise? No problem. Intense interval training could slash hours off your workout

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"People who complain they have no time to exercise may soon need another excuse. Some experts say intense exercise sessions could help...

Slimming sixties not a myth (UK)

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"Despite fewer visits to gyms and a love of high-fat foods, people in the 1960s were slimmer simply because they were more active, the ...

Cardiac Rehab sponsors mall walk (USA)

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"Nearly 200 walkers gathered recently at Marion Centre (Ohio) in recognition and celebration of National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week an...

Exploiting the body's ability to fight a heart attack

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"Scientists trying to find a way to better help patients protect themselves against harm from a heart attack are taking their cues from...

Simple, cheap procedure can limit size of heart attack: Researchers (Canada)

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"Simply blowing up a blood pressure cuff around a person's arm when they're having a heart attack can reduce the amount of per...
Wednesday, February 24, 2010

CMAJ - 23 February 2010

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The Canadian Medical Association Journal - 23 February 2010, Volume 182, Issue 3 , is now available online

Heart Rate Monitors for Exercise by Rick Stene

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Being regularly moderately physically active has been shown to help prevent a number of health problems. (Heart Disease, Type 2 Diabetes, Hy...

Senate report: Avandia maker knew of cardiac risks (USA)

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"A Senate report said Saturday that drug maker GlaxoSmithKline knew of possible heart attack risks tied to Avandia , its diabetes medic...

A Population-Based Policy and Systems Change Approach to Prevent and Control Hypertension (USA)

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" Hypertension , also known as high blood pressure, is one of the nation's leading causes of death, responsible for roughly one in ...
Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Exercise helps anxiety in chronic illnesses

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"People who are living with chronic illnesses and who are experiencing anxiety would do well to get some exercise , according to a new...

Why I love CARG - by Sylvia Power

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This month will mark 25 years that Doug and I have been in this program. We began after I had a heart attack in December 1984 and we started...
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Monday, February 22, 2010

CARG Newsletter - March 2010

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The CARG Newsletter - March 2010 is now available for download or for reading below:
Saturday, February 20, 2010

Tiny molecular 'trash' may tell big story about cardiovascular disease risk

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"Tiny bits of molecular "trash" found in circulating blood appear to be good predictors of cardiovascular disease and untime...
Friday, February 19, 2010

CARG Volunteers of the Year 2010

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The CARG Volunteers of the Year awards for 2010 were presented on February 17, 2010 at the pancake breakfast. Cathy Matlock stated: "Re...

Volunteer needed for CARG walking-fee collection (Field House)

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Curt Weberbauer, Collection Coordinator writes: The CARG organization is looking for a support volunteer to oversee the collection of our m...