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Lack of strength training is most common U.S. health vice
Have you lifted weights today? Odds are, the answer is no. A new report on Americans’ health vices says failure to do strength-training exercises is far more common than the more obvious bad behaviors of smoking, heavy drinking, being a couch potato...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Weight, Overweight, Social Issues
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Xbox One: Microsoft focuses on managing content, not gaming
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesPERSPECTIVE At this morning's Xbox One reveal in Redmond, Wash., the new “Call of Duty” game received an extended preview […]... -
Mexico: Hands-on kitchen and spa, for $300
If you look — and feel — like you need a massage and a day at the spa, Rancho La Puerta has a deal for you. The Baja resort, an hour’s drive south of San Diego, is offering Saturdays at the Ranch, a one-day visit that includes...
Tags: Mexico, Personal Service
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Penguins' march from wings to fins saved energy
The march of the penguins seems to mock evolution. If Emperor penguins just got up and flew 40 miles, they could get to their mates in no time flat. Why would evolution abide a tedious waddle across the ice? It turns out there’s method in the...
Tags: Science, Diving, Environmental Issues, Energy Saving, Research
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Workout clothes that work outside the gym too
Special to the Los Angeles TimesTracy Anderson Given all the buzz last month around the opening of fitness guru Tracy Anderson's flagship super-studio in Brentwood — a partnership with Gwyneth Paltrow, who is Exhibit A for Anderson's handiwork — it comes as no surprise...Tags: Lady Gaga, Kanye West, Fashion Trends, Gwyneth Paltrow, New Products
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Travis Stork of 'The Doctors'
As more people get their health information from TV and the Internet, it becomes crucial to have experts on the small screen who can provide accurate information. That's where Travis Stork, co-host of the TV show "The Doctors," comes in. Stork, an...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Sexual Dysfunction, Biology, Weight, General Practitioners
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Serviceman killed in SEALs training accident at Fort Knox
A U.S. sailor was killed and seven people were injured in a training exercise for SEAL forces in Fort Knox, Ky., officials said Friday. The accident took place Wednesday night during a training exercise that involved a Humvee vehicle that overturned,...Tags: Armed Forces
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Letters: Abercrombie and the rest of us
Re "Abercrombie's pitiful pitch," Perspective, May 14 Robin Abcarian is right that Abercrombie & Fitch's refusal to make clothes for women who aren't skinny smacks of elitism. However, should we embrace the figures — 5 feet 4 inches and 162...
Tags: Politics, Weight, Overweight, Freedom of the Press
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A hair-loss solution that goes beyond wigs and toupees
Special to the Los Angeles TimesIt almost goes without saying that hair is huge business in Hollywood. Healthy, beautifully coiffed and colored locks are a key calling card for those in the spotlight. Exhibit A: Jennifer Aniston's headline-generating honey-blond shag, hyped year after...Tags: Black Eyed Peas (music group), Fergie (singer), Alopecia, Chemotherapy, Hair Loss
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Doctoring in a family way
Jennifer was one of my first patients as a new doctor, and she came to see me about an unintended pregnancy. A single mom to a rambunctious 5-year-old girl, Jennifer was struggling economically and battling depression. We talked about the options...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Social Sciences, Health Insurance Cost, General Practitioners
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Lawmakers test Brown's no-tax resolve with calls to hike levies
SACRAMENTO — Releasing his latest budget plan this week, Gov. Jerry Brown repeated his assurance that the tax hikes voters agreed to last fall were enough, that he won't ask them to dig deeper into their pockets any time soon. "We just got a...
Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Parties and Movements, Politics, Bars and Clubs, Weight
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A Bay Area beer comes to L.A. - but watch out, it doesn't travel well
Trumer Pils, a traditional take on the classic German Pilsner style lager made in the Bay Area, launches in Southern California next week with special events around town, but you might want to exercise some caution when trying the beer for the first time....
Tags: Germany, Bars and Clubs, Czech Republic, Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking
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