By TOBY BILANOW SEPT. 14, 2018
(Pilates är en träningsform som utmärks av långsamma rörelser samt en strävan efter harmoni, såväl själslig som kroppslig. Pilates skapades i början av 1900-talet av tysken Joseph Pilates)
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Thirteen minutes of this activity, performed intensely, provided about the same increase in muscle strength as 70 minutes done less rigorously, a new study of young men found:
Weight lifting
Running
Swimming
Pilates
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An analysis of more than 136,000 people in 21 countries found that this form of dairy foods may reduce the risk of heart disease:
Fat-free dairy
Low-fat dairy
Full-fat dairy
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Dr. John B. Glen, a Scottish veterinarian, won a coveted Lasker Award for his work in developing the drug propfol, widely used as:
An anti-ulcer medication
An anesthetic during surgery
An anti-seizure drug
A drug to lower blood pressure
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Sleep apnea was tied to an increased risk of this painful arthritic condition:
Osteoarthritis
Rheumatoid artheritis
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
Gout
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A new study concluded that a vaccine is unlikely to be developed against this major worldwide killer:
H.I.V.
Malaria
Tuberculosis
All of the above
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Undescended testicles incease the risk of infertility and cancer. About what percentage of full-term boys don't have both testes descended at birth?
Less than 1 percent
2 percent
3 percent
5 percent
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Older adults who did one-hour sessions of this activity one to three times a week for 12 to 26 weeks were half as likely to incur a fall-related injury:
Yoga
Qigong
Tai chi
Pilates
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