Archive for January, 2007

Matsushita Fire-Massage Chair Not Working out as Planned

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

Gizmodo.com - Budapest,Hungary Panasonic-owned company, Matsushita, is recalling thousands of massage chairs because they can ignite on fire. The incidents are supposedly extremely rare …

Too much emphasis on fitness in elite bowls says retiring Brassey

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

Radio New Zealand - Wellington,New Zealand One of New Zealand’s most successful international lawn bowlers believes there’s now too much emphasis on fitness in the sport at the top. …

Drug development: Drift off quickly

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

Nature.com (subscription) - London,England,UK Orexins promote wakefulness, and people with narcolepsy — a condition causing daytime sleepiness and sudden loss of muscle tone — have low orexin levels. …

Exercise Neither Causes Nor Prevents Knee Osteoarthritis

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

MedPage Today - Little Falls,NJ,USA BOSTON, Jan 31 — Insofar as pain-free knees are concerned, recreational exercise is orthopedically irrelevant to middle-age and older persons, …

Nutritional Wellness Center to open with style Wednesday

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

Ithaca Journal - Ithaca,NY,USA Tara Lambert, owner and chief nutritional consultant, incorporates several healing techniques at her center, including muscle testing, personalized food …

Matsuzaka Workout Postponed Because Of Rain

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

CBS4Boston - Boston,USA Matsuzaka was scheduled to workout for the media in California Wednesday afternoon, but it was called off because of wet field conditions. …

Health Highlights: Jan. 31, 2007

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA Drug maker Merck & Co. is helping finance campaigns to get states to pass legislation that would make it mandatory for girls as young as 11 or 12 to receive …

Nash to open fitness centre

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

Ottawa Citizen (subscription) - Ottawa,Ontario,Canada “And I think we’re becoming so much more educated on the impact fitness has on overall health and wellness. I love fitness, just the health and well-being, …

Exercise Has No Impact on Knee Osteoarthritis

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

Forbes - NY,USA 31 (HealthDay News) — Even for the overweight, regular moderate exercise does not hasten or delay the onset of osteoarthritis of the knee in older …

Williams re-elected as bodybuilding president

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

AntiguaSun - St' John's,Antigua and Barbuda Former bodybuilder, Errol Williams, has been re-elected as the president of the Antigua & Barbuda Bodybuilding & Weightlifting Federation. …