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• Know better, do better. Don’t cut SNAP-ed funding
• Don’t let fear of falling freeze you in your tracks
• Making mixed-income housing work for the poor
• Midwest is crippled by triple-the-threshold mold spores in the air
• High-intensity exercise for people with heart disease
• Transmitting future asthma by smoking today
• Paracetamol improves exercise endurance in the heat

Know better, do better. Don’t cut SNAP-ed funding Posted: 20 Sep 2013 11:33 AM PDT The Farm Bill currently under debate on Capitol Hill contains many facets, but two may be the most important initiatives affecting the health of the American people: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education. One begets the other, but both are crucial to improving the health of our nation and providing opportunity to those who need it the most.

Don’t let fear of falling freeze you in your tracks Posted: 20 Sep 2013 11:33 AM PDT Half of those in nursing homes fear falling, which can turn into a self-fulfilling prophesy.

Making mixed-income housing work for the poor Posted: 20 Sep 2013 11:33 AM PDT Mixed-income neighborhoods help improve the safety and wellbeing of low-income residents, but cannot relieve deeply entrenched poverty or provide upward mobility without additional social services and supports.

Midwest is crippled by triple-the-threshold mold spores in the air Posted: 20 Sep 2013 11:33 AM PDT The Midwest is experiencing very dangerous levels of mold in the air which will result in headaches, itchy throats and runny noses for those with sensitive respiratory systems. The mold count today is 125,000, a high for 2013, and well over the 50,000 threshold that signals a dangerous air quality warning.

High-intensity exercise for people with heart disease Posted: 20 Sep 2013 06:46 AM PDT High-intensity exercise is shown to be protective against coronary heart disease (CHD) and is well known as a popular and time-saving approach to getting fit. But what about people who already have heart disease? Previously, these patients were told to exercise, but only at a moderate intensity to protect their hearts. More recently, however, researchers have found that high-intensity exercise is very beneficial for these patients.

Transmitting future asthma by smoking today Posted: 20 Sep 2013 06:42 AM PDT A new study confirms the lasting legacy of smoking. In the study, researchers exposed animal mothers to nicotine during pregnancy — a proxy for smoking — and found the grandchildren were also at an increased risk for asthma, despite the grandchildren never having been exposed to nicotine themselves.

Paracetamol improves exercise endurance in the heat Posted: 19 Sep 2013 05:12 PM PDT Paracetamol has a significant effect on exercise performance and the body's ability to cope with the thermal challenge of exercise in the heat.

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