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Editorials Respond To HHS Provider ‘Conscience’ Rule
Several newspapers published editorials in response to the recent HHS ”conscience” rule. The rule, which will take effect Jan. 18, significantly expands the ability of health care professionals who receive federal grants to refuse to provide medical information and services they object to on moral or religious grounds. Summaries of the editorials appear below.~

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Goal-Setting Drills Make For More Active Coworkers
Workplace programs that encourage employees to set exercise goals pay off, finds a new study that looked at physical activity levels of Home Depot employees who participated in the ”Move to Improve” program. The program increased the proportion of employees who regularly participated in either moderate or vigorous physical activity from about 30 percent at the start of the study to about 50 percent during the last six weeks, said lead author Rod Dishman, Ph.D.

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Popular New Year’s Resolutions Also Promote Urologic/Sexual Health
Already having a hard time sticking to your New Year’s resolutions? The American Urological Association (AUA) can provide some much-needed motivation: many popular New Year’s resolutions can actually improve your urologic or sexual health. Resolution #1: Lose Weight Losing weight may help resolve erectile dysfunction in obese men, according to research presented at the 2008 Annual Scientific Meeting of the AUA.

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Workout of the Week - Timesaver Circuit Workout
Christmas is over, but we still have one holiday to go and we also still have a chance to squeeze in some workouts before the end of the year. …

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Fatigue Alters In Vivo Function Within And Between Limb Muscles During Locomotion
Muscle fatigue is ubiquitous among moving animals, including humans. Despite over 100 years of research, in vivo changes in muscle dynamics during exercise are not well understood. Here we show that whole-body fatigue in helmeted guinea fowl (resulting from running on an inclined treadmill) causes gastrocnemius muscle force to become highly variable. This likely represents a key mechanism underlying decreased stability commonly associated with fatigue.

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Grape Seed Extract Kills Leukemia Cells in Lab (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Dec. 31 (HealthDay News) — More than three-quarters of laboratory leukemia cells exposed to an extract from grape seeds died within 24 hours, effectively killing themselves while leaving other cells unharmed, a new study shows.

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Protein Sports Drinks Proven To Give Best Performance
Sports drinks containing protein are better at improving athletes’ performance. Research published in BioMed Central’s open access Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition has shown that drinks containing a mix of carbohydrate and protein are superior to carbohydrate-only drinks in improving cyclists’ recovery from exercise.

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Many Teens Don’t Keep Virginity Pledges (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, Dec. 29 (HealthDay News) — Teens who take virginity pledges are just as likely to have sex as teens who don’t make such promises — and they’re less likely to practice safe sex to prevent disease or pregnancy, a new study finds.

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Horseback Riding: Impact On Sexual Dysfunction And Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms In Men And Women
Does Persistent Perineal Impact Increase Likelihood of LUTS and Sexual Dysfunction? UroToday.com - Bicycle riding has been reported to be related to male sexual dysfunction. Dr. Shaheen Alanee and colleagues from Minneapolis hypothesized that similar force impacts might be seen in equestrian sports. They sought to evaluate the effect of horseback riding on urinary symptoms and sexual dysfunction in men and women. Swimmers were used as a control group.

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Health Tip: Why You May Have Erectile Dysfunction (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Erectile dysfunction occurs when a man can’t achieve or maintain an erection during sex.

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