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The JAMA REPORT - RESEARCHERS DEVISE COMPUTER PROGRAM TO PREDICT WOMEN’S FIVE-YEAR RISK OF HIP FRACTURE
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Each year in the U.S., more than three-hundred-thousand hip fractures occur, mostly in women. These fractures are painful, ...
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The JAMA REPORT - FATNESS VERSUS FITNESS; CARDIOVASCULAR FITNESS APPEARS MORE IMPORTANT THAN WEIGHT IN REDUCING RISK OF DEATH IN OLDER PEOPLE
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PEDOMETERS SHOWN TO INCREASE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND IMPROVE HEALTH

A pedometer is a small, relatively inexpensive device that’s typically worn at the hip, and that measures the number of steps that someone walks in a day. People seeking the motivation to get up and get moving may want to consider using a pedometer, because a new study says these small devices can help increase physical activity and improve health.

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