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 Exercise Information - November 22, 2008
| Federal officials practiced what they would do if there were a flu pandemic. About 20 Cabinet secretaries and government officials were part of the four-hour test. Their conclusion is that local communities are going to have to step up to help save lives and contain the economic damage. They also said more vaccines and medications have to be made. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Treasury Secretary John Snow, Federal Reserve Chairman-designate Ben Bernanke, who is currently head of the White House Council of Economic Advisors, and more than a dozen cabinet officers and military generals participated in today's exercise, which focused on the federal government's response to a potential outbreak | | Doctors treating overweight or obese patients usually prescribe exercise as part of a regimen to help patients shed the pounds. However, a new study indicates that some people's ability to exercise may be hampered by a variety of gastrointestinal problems that frequently affect individuals who are overweight. Researchers studying nearly 1,000 men and women in weight-loss programs in Minnesota found ties between gastrointestinal symptoms, diet and exercise may have repercussions for health professionals treating both obesity and gastrointestinal problems | | A new study says youngsters may be more likely to exercise if the intention is to have fun rather than lose weight | | The scientists say Fructose may trick you into thinking you are hungrier than you should be, and animal studies have revealed its role in a biochemical chain reaction that triggers weight gain and other features of metabolic syndrome - the main precursor to type 2 diabetes | | For migraine sufferers, the holiday season can become a painful experience. WNBC-TV Migraine sufferers' headaches are triggered by specific factors. During the holiday season, those factors tend to pile-up | |
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