Keeping Weight Off in Youth Pays Off in Old Age (HealthDay)Staying trim and healthy in younger years can lead to a healthier, more mobile old age, U.S. researchers say.

Study to Assess Weight Loss Surgery for Teens (HealthDay)U.S. researchers are launching an observational study to evaluate the risks and benefits of bariatric weight-loss surgery in teens.

Folic Acid Supplements Cut Stroke Risk (HealthDay)Folic acid supplementation may reduce the risk of stroke by 18 percent or more, but it’s not clear whether it boosts outcomes for other cardiovascular conditions, researchers say.

Health Tip: Sick After Swimming (HealthDay)Recreational water illness (RWI) is contracted by breathing, swallowing or having contact with water that has been contaminated with germs. The most common RWIs may cause diarrhea, skin, eye, ear and gastrointestinal illnesses.

Weight Training May Be Muscles’ ‘Fountain of Youth’ (HealthDay)Pumping iron can literally rejuvenate seniors’ muscles — reversing the aging process within the tissue and improving people’s ability to perform physical tasks, new research shows.

Health Tip: Swim, Swim, Swim (HealthDay)Exercise should be part of everyone’s healthy lifestyle, but some people may have difficulty with high-impact exercise like running.

Guidelines Push Pulmonary Rehab for COPD Patients (HealthDay)Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) should take part in a comprehensive rehabilitation program that includes both low- and high-intensity exercise, say new guidelines issued by the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) and the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation.

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