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Sat, 17 May 2008 18:50:00 GMT

Lung Cancer Patients Can Tolerate Post-surgery Exercise, And Can Benefit From It

? Patients who have undergone surgical procedures for the removal of lung cancer can tolerate and benefit from exercise regimens started just a month after surgery, according to a new study led by researchers at the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Sat, 17 May 2008 18:50:00 GMT

Fitness is a Big Deal

STAFF at leisure centres in north Warwickshire have launched a Shape Up For Summer campaign. Throughout June and July, a special promotion includes unlimited use of the fitness suites, aerobics classes and Atherstone pool. The offer is available at anyof
Sat, 17 May 2008 17:22:00 GMT

Group Donates Exercise Equipment to Pct. 1

May 17--For the past few months, Norma Zavala has been getting a workout and has lost a few pounds. The 28-year-old Brownsville woman has joined other women in rural Cameron County for morning exercise workouts at the Cameron County Social Services
Sat, 17 May 2008 17:20:00 GMT

">The J. M. Smucker Company Acquires Knott's Berry Farm(R)...

-The J.M. Smucker Company today announced that it has acquired the Knott's Berry Farm food brand from ConAgra Foods, Inc. Knott's Berry Farm produces and markets high quality jams, jellies and preserves in the retail, gift boxes, and foodservice
Sat, 17 May 2008 13:15:00 GMT

">Coca-Cola Seeks More Acquisitions to Grow Business

Tokyo, May 13 - Coca-Cola Co, the world's biggest drinks maker, is seeking more acquisition opportunities in the fast-growing soft drinks market to expand its revenue sources, the company's CEO-in-waiting said on Tuesday. Daily News Alerts Sales of
Sat, 17 May 2008 13:15:00 GMT

Rice Prices Rising Despite Record World Crop

Milan, May 12 - World rice production will hit a record high this year but increasing demand and restrictions on exports will keep prices high, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation said on Monday. Daily News Alerts Global prices of
Sat, 17 May 2008 13:15:00 GMT

Dr Pepper Snapple Group: A Strong Company Facing Headwinds...

- The Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS), the former beverage business of Cadbury Schweppes that formally separated from it on May 7, enjoys many strengths but it faces an exceptionally tricky competitive environment. Daily News Alerts DPS has some definite
Sat, 17 May 2008 13:15:00 GMT

The 2008 MF 25

Meet our picks for the fittest guys in America || They're running for president, chasing Olympic gold, and cavorting with lions. They're acting, dropping rhymes, and cooking up healthy dishes. They're ballers, badasses, and one of them is even Bond.
Sat, 17 May 2008 08:57:00 GMT

UCF Workout II

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Sat, 17 May 2008 08:56:00 GMT

Get Ray Allen's Stamina

ngth and conditioning coaches, Walter Norton Jr. and Bryan Doo, worked overtime to get Ray Allen ready for 2007-'08 after he underwent double ankle surgery during the off-season. 'We were concerned about getting his joints to move well again,' says
Sat, 17 May 2008 08:57:00 GMT

Lung cancer patients benefit from post-surgery exercise

- Patients who have had lung cancer surgery can tolerate and benefit from exercise regimens started just a month after surgery, according to a new study.
Sat, 17 May 2008 08:17:00 GMT

Exercise 'first defence' against early breast cancer

Girls and young women can 'substantially' lower their risk of breast cancer by exercising regularly, scientists have claimed. An American study says regular but not intense exercise can reduce the likelihood of pre-menopausal breast cancer by 23 per cent
Sat, 17 May 2008 07:03:00 GMT

Lung cancer patients tolerate exercise

DURHAM, N.C., May 16 (UPI) -- Patients who undergo surgical procedures for the removal of lung cancer can tolerate and benefit from exercise one month after surgery, U.S. researchers say. Researchers at the Duke University Comprehensive Cancer Center in
Sat, 17 May 2008 05:26:00 GMT

VICTOR DOING THE OLYMPIA?

Victor Martinez plans to compete at the 2008 Olympia FLEXONLINE.COM Despite several reports to the contrary, all signs are pointing to Victor Martinez competing in the 2008 Mr. Olympia on September 27-28 at the Orleans Arena. Martinez tore his left
Sat, 17 May 2008 04:09:00 GMT

Fitness DVDs: Which ones work?

Fitness DVDs are big business this year! Overall sales are up by 75%, with Natalie Cassidy's new Then and Workout the fastest-selling fitness DVD in the UK. If you want to look great and follow in Natalie's footsteps but don't fancy the gym, you've
Sat, 17 May 2008 03:55:00 GMT

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Source: Lifeway Foods, Inc. Morton Grove, Illinois, May 16 - Lifeway Foods, Inc., makers of the nutritious, probiotic dairy beverage called kefir, announced today all of its production facilities remain open and fully operational. The only product line
Sat, 17 May 2008 02:52:00 GMT

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- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today directed Hope Food Supply Inc., a Pasadena, Texas, food processing company, to shut down and immediately recall all products manufactured from its Texas facility since 2007. The company, under a different
Sat, 17 May 2008 02:52:00 GMT

Zumba: The New Fitness Craze

You feel it in the pit of your stomach first: a thumping Latin beat that makes your insides shake and your heel start tapping. But by the end of the hour, you feel Zumba everywhere: your heaving lungs, your pulsing stomach muscles, your swinging
Sat, 17 May 2008 02:27:00 GMT

AP Interview: Dwyane Wade hoping that grueling workouts pave his way back to top of NBA

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Sat, 17 May 2008 01:49:00 GMT

Behind the scenes of Wade's offseason workout regimen

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Sat, 17 May 2008 01:49:00 GMT

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Brussels, May 16 - The European Commission has extended its competition review of plans by Associated British Foods to buy some assets and subsidiaries of GB Ingredients BV of the Netherlands, the EU executive said on Friday.
Sat, 17 May 2008 01:01:00 GMT

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Washington, May 15 - Activist investor Nelson Peltz on Thursday disclosed that his Trian Partners fund had increased its stake in restaurant chain Cheesecake Factory Inc to 3.2 million shares. Trian reported its portfolio holdings as of March 31 in a
Sat, 17 May 2008 01:02:00 GMT

Dairy Farmers Says Parmalat Seeks Bid Clearance

Melbourne, May 16 - Australian dairy producer Dairy Farmers said on Friday that Italy's Parmalat A spokesman for Parmalat earlier told Reuters it had lodged the request with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
Sat, 17 May 2008 01:02:00 GMT

Arca Expands Its Participation in Argentina

Source: Embotelladoras Arca, S.A.B. de C.V. Monterrey, N.L., Mexico, May 16, 2008â?? Embotelladoras Arca, S.A.B. de C.V. (â??Arcaâ? or â??the Companyâ?), the second-largest Coca-Cola bottler in Mexico and Latin America, announced
Sat, 17 May 2008 01:01:00 GMT

Metro CEO Says to Keep Real, No Word on Kaufhof Sale

Düsseldorf, May 16 - Metro AG, Germany's biggest retailer, has no plan to sell its restructuring Real hypermarket chain and has not yet entered concrete talks to divest its Galeria Kaufhof department stores. Chief Executive Eckhard Cordes, who joined in
Sat, 17 May 2008 01:01:00 GMT

Exercises for flexibility will help protect your knees

Most of us know that a good way to protect our knees is to strengthen the muscle above the knees with simple quad exercises. But, for added support, it's also important to keep your hips and hamstrings flexible. Here's a side-lying stretch that targets
Sat, 17 May 2008 00:42:00 GMT

Fitness: Shop till you drop

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Sat, 17 May 2008 00:26:00 GMT

Diet, exercise tied to cancer survivor well-being

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Just 5 percent of U.S. cancer survivors are meeting experts' recommendations on diet, physical activity and cigarette smoking, a new survey shows. But the more recommendations a cancer survivor did meet, the better his or her
Fri, 16 May 2008 23:33:00 GMT

Diet, exercise tied to cancer survivor well-being

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Just 5 percent of U.S. cancer survivors are meeting experts' recommendations on diet, physical activity and cigarette smoking, a new survey shows. But the more recommendations a cancer survivor did meet, the better his or her
Fri, 16 May 2008 22:42:00 GMT

Diet, exercise tied to cancer survivor well-being

(Reuters Health) - Just 5 percent of U.S. cancer survivors are meeting experts' recommendations on diet, physical activity and cigarette smoking, a new survey shows. But the more recommendations a cancer survivor did meet, the better his or her
Fri, 16 May 2008 21:36:00 GMT