Weekly challenge: 5 steps for sticking to your new year’s resolution to exercise
Regular gym members know to expect the flood of new arrivals in January, with longer waits for the cross trainers and overfilled gym classes ...
Yale doctors: ‘Bystander effect’ in medicine hinders patient care
In a perspective piece in the New England Journal of Medicine this week, two Yale doctors recount a case in which they observed “the bystand ...
Blogiversary: Get Moving by the numbers
Happy blogiversary post number two! This is our second post to mark the one-year anniversary of the Get Moving blog (in case you missed it,...
Get out of your chair and 'StandApp'
StandApp is really straightforward: If you have a desk job, download this free app and tell it at which specific interval you would like to be reminded to get up....
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WORK IT OUT, BOSTON | VIDEO
The mother of all workouts
New moms finding it hard to fit in a workout and get back to their pre-baby body have a new option in Boston: Bring the baby to class and use them as weight.
- Get Moving blog Read more about the mommy bootcamp class
- 5 diet changes | Study: A few extra pounds may extend your life
- Using apps to shed pounds | Signs you need to change your routine
- Practical tips for a healthier 2013 | Common resolutions
- Get Moving blog 13 things our fitness blogger wants to do in 2013
- The 10-minute workout | Health/fitness apps | How do you stay fit?
- 10 steps to getting started with fitness | 12 gym etiquette no-no's
- Simple exercises: No equipment needed | Reader weight loss photos
New app lets you track down who gave you flu
A new Facebook app trolls through friends’ profiles looking for keywords such as ‘sneezing,’ ‘coughing,’ and ‘vomiting’ as well as check-ins to find the culprit who may have passed on the virus.
HEALTH ANSWERS
What are gallstones?
Many people who develop gallstones have no symptoms, and the stones can pass out of the body on their own.
Study: Kind children happier, accepted by peers
Elementary school children who perform acts of kindness are happier and more likely to be accepted by their peers, a new study says.
REFLECTIONS FROM RESIDENCY
The importance of listening to a patient’s history
Contrary to what she learned in medical school, as a resident our writer quickly realized that in the hospital setting, a patient’s history is almost never taken in logical or linear fashion.
Ameridose closure extended
A Westborough drug company with the same owners as the Framingham specialty pharmacy at the center of the national fungal meningitis outbreak will remain closed until at least February 22, public health regulators said Thursday.
CDC: Women getting unneeded Paps
Many women don’t need to be screened for cervical cancer after a hysterectomy, but a new study says most get the test anyway.
Trial set to begin in Boston over pregnancy drug
The FDA told doctors to stop prescribing DES to pregnant women in 1971 after a study found that the drug appeared to increase the risk of their daughters developing a rare vaginal cancer.
Special section
Drug lab scandal cost soars
The state's public defender agency may need up to $332 million to represent thousands prosecuted with evidence potentially tainted at a now-closed state drug lab. (Globe)
Nutrition
PICTURES
Craft fresh juice at home
Drinking fresh juices loaded with fruits and vegetables has come back into vogue, prompting many folks to try their hand at making juice at home. But where should you start?
- When should you throw out food? | Nutrition Is Organic always best? | Video
- Why breakfast is important | 7 superfoods that are good for your health | Pictures Recipes for eating healthy
- Pictures Eat it, Tweet it | Nutrition and you What's growing in your lunch bag?
In news
Assisted suicide measure
narrowly defeated
A divisive ballot initiative that would allow terminally ill patients to end their lives with medication prescribed by physicians was narrowly defeated. The Death with Dignity Campaign conceded.
- Assisted death plan to test voters' ethics | GRAPHIC Ballot Question 2 | 4/29 Dying wishes | Survey
- Health Stew: The stages of health reform | Blog Please can I take your blood pressure, please?
Special series
Part 1
A rampant prescription
A Boston Globe investigation found that roughly 185,000 US nursing home residents received antipsychotic drugs in 2010 contrary to government recommendations.
- Part 2 Finding alternatives to potent sedatives | video Llama therapy for Alzheimer's
- How the data were analyzed | search Nursing homes that overuse antipsychotics | Graphic | Video
Get Moving
Get Moving blog
Why you should share ellipticals
You may be a gymrat if you get angry when someone is on “your” treadmill… not sharing however does not fit the holiday spirit… nor is it terribly good for exercise.
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Massachusetts man attacked by bobcat in his garage ( AP, 1/07/2013 1:13 PM )
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Court won't stop embryonic stem cell research ( AP, 1/07/2013 1:05 PM )
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2012 was worst year for whooping cough since 1955 ( AP, 1/07/2013 12:48 PM )
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Your medical chart could include exercise minutes ( AP, 1/07/2013 12:48 PM )
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Poll: Fight obesity crisis but keep the junk food ( AP, 1/07/2013 12:48 PM )
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- Diseases About.com disease information
- Symptom checker What your symptoms could mean
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- Drugs A-Z Side effects, drug interactions, and more
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- Flu.gov Government flu information
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Science in Mind
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New approach identifies sidekick drug to help antibiotics defeat infections
Researchers from Boston University have developed a new approach to attack bacterial infections, by making them more susceptible to traditional antibiotics. The novel technique could allow scientists to identify sidekick drugs that spur bacteria to increase their production of compounds that damage their own DNA, thus making it easier for conventional therapies to deal the fatal blow. The strategy, described Sunday in the journal Nature Biotechnology, could offer an approach to fight resistant infections, which has become a national priority.( 01/06/2013 1:00 PM )
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