Doctors know that cholesterol-busting statins and beta-blocker blood pressure medicines help prevent cardiovascular disease. Now, new research suggests they may also ward off the heart attacks that sometimes appear as the first sign of cardiovascular trouble.

Scientists studied 1,400 patients newly diagnosed with heart disease to try to pinpoint why some had a heart attack while others experienced chest pain known as exercise-induced angina, which is far less dangerous. Twice as many of the chest pain patients had filled prescriptions for a beta blocker or a statin during the previous five months, they found

Former President Clinton helped to announce an initiative to fight childhood obesity by promoting healthier food and more exercise in schools. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has committed eight million dollars to the health schools effort.

The program will initially work with 253 schools in Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin

The American Council on Exercise (ACE), recently announced exclusive research that determines the most effective gluteus exercises.

John Porcari, Ph.D. and Blake Ristvedt, M.A., from University of Wisconsin, La Crosse led the scientific study of gluts

Women suffering from urinary incontinence can benefit from specialized muscle training, commonly known as Kegel exercises.

Kegel exercises consist of regularly contracting and relaxing the muscles of the pelvic floor, which support the bladder

The American Heart Association notes that U.S. women still do not fully understand their high risk of heart disease.

Statistics released on Tuesday, in a Reuters report, show 483,800 American women died from heart disease and stroke in 2003