Texas students are out of shape – and the older they get, the flabbier they get, according to the first statewide physical fitness assessments of public schoolchildren.
Based on evaluations of nearly 2.6 million students in grades three through 12, the testing found that fitness levels drop with each passing grade – Health Topics and elementary-age [...]
While Bogard’s physical exploits are greater than the adventures of many his age, he has a lot of company among 43- to 61-year-old baby boomers — the fastest-growing segment of the health-conscious crowd. Fitness experts say more boomers are realizing they need a regimen of cardio, strength, flexibility and balance training to enjoy a long, [...]
Three cheers for the news that nearly one in three secondary schools are now running sexual health clinics for pupils - some as young as 11 - offering condoms, pregnancy tests and the morning-after pill.
This figure is revealed in a new report from the Sex Education Forum. And I think it makes encouraging reading.
I’m wholly [...]
Health was on everyone’s mind Saturday as thousands gathered in Orlando for the annual 100 Black Men of America conference.
Held at Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Resorts, the five-day conference that ends today was focusing on health issues affecting the black community.
It included a Community Empowerment Project at Jones High School that featured free health [...]
Boston It was probably not wise for the 64-year-old Brit Hume to describe the 71-year-old John McCain as having a “senior moment.” Health And Beauty A blip would have been better. Or a gaffe. Or even a dent in the candidate’s “experience” armor.
But when the traveling senator confused Shiites and Sunnis, when he conflated [...]
Women with lower urinary tract symptoms, or LUTS, are more likely to have sexual problems than women without LUTS,Health Topics researchers reported here at the annual meeting of the European Association of Urology.
Dr. Con Kelleher, at Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospital Trusts in London, and colleagues examined the impact of LUTS on women’s sexual functioning [...]
Last Wednesday morning, Kansas University health educators stood in front of a classroom of Lawrence High School students answering questions about sexually transmitted infections.
But the real education came after their presentation when the students Health Topics — unabashedly — answered questions posed to them about the prevalence of STIs.
Yes, they said, students talk about [...]
OSHA announced in yesterday’s Federal Register (available here) that it is seeking applications for Susan Harwood Training Grants.
The grants are awarded to nonprofit organizations, including community- and faith-based organizations that are not state or local government agencies, to provide training and education programs for employers and employees on safety and health topics selected by OSHA.
Approximately [...]
When it comes to ways to keep track of our health, a daily peek in the toilet bowl is probably not what first comes to mind. But one gastroenterologist says that your bowel movements can be an important clue to the state of your digestive health.
Dr. Anish Sheth — otherwise known as Dr. Stool — [...]
If you’re a busy woman looking for rejuvenation, come to the Avera Professional Office Pavilion and Education Center from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 18, for a fun and informative night out with the girls.
Avera Sacred Heart Hospital is hosting a special women’s health topics event featuring Deb Soholt, RN, Director of Women’s Services at Avera [...]
