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The beauty of the push-up is that its simplicity is matched only by its effectiveness. Effective, at least, until you get bored.

When done properly — that is, when done with your head aligned with your spine, a straight backside, a tight abdominal, hands positioned ever-so-slightly in front of your shoulders and elbows tucked in on the way down — it recruits almost every muscle in the body...

Love having farm fresh produce but have a green thumb that’s more like a black thumb? Then joining a CSA might be the best choice for you.

There are many farms across Long Island that participate in community supported agriculture (CSA) -- the trick is knowing where they are and the deadlines that you have to purchase your “shares” by.

Listed below are some of the Long Island farms with...

President Barack Obama made his debut as scientist in chief Tuesday as he announced that about $100 million will go to fund an initiative that will be key to unlocking the mysteries of the human brain.

Dr. Francis S. Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, who coined the nickname, took the podium in the East Room of the White House to announce both the president and the NIH...

Considering adding yoga to your exercise regimen, but frightened by poses with names like "Balancing Stick?"

Unfortunately, though wildly popular, traditional forms of yoga are not always valid options for would-be yogis. Instead, individuals who have been looking for a softer alternative to floor yoga may consider chair yoga as a more viable option.

Though popular among elderly...

Every spring, people feel the crunch to get into bathing suit shape before the warmer summer months hit. For years a popular choice among many looking to shape up and shed away those winter pounds has been a cleanse.

These programs, traditionally, are dietary regimens and challenges designed to revamp eating habits and rid your body of unwanted and sometimes harmful toxins. They can vary in...

Government health officials launched the second half of a graphic anti-smoking campaign Thursday, releasing a slew of TV, radio, print and billboard ads.

In all, the campaign has cost the Centers for Disease Control a whopping $48 million which is slightly less than last year's $54 million anti-smoking crusade, according to The Associated Press.

CDC officials say the 2012 campaign...

What's in your kitchen? If the answer is a bunch of snack foods, sugary sweets and soda, you may literally be digging your own grave.

Six of the 10 leading causes of death in the U.S. are linked to poor diets, according to the New York State Department of Health Division of Nutrition.

What many fail to realize is how dramatically our healthy and not-so-healthy choices in nutrition...

A CVS Caremark Corp. policy that its 200,000 employees must submit to a wellness exam by May 1 or face a $600 surcharge on their insurance payments has stirred a heated backlash online.

The debate over the new policy at CVS, a Woonsocket, R.I.-based pharmacy operator, combines concerns about rising health care costs, patient privacy rights and anger at what some commentators are calling coercion...

You don’t need a PhD to know that substituting vegetables into your diet is a healthy choice. But if you’re trying to optimize the nutritional content of the vegetables you consume, you’ll likely encounter enough conflicting research to make rocket science seem like a cinch.

For the uninitiated, the two main variables are found in the packaging and preparation of the produce. You may be surprised...

Recently, NBC's Today Show aired a segment about two Georgia boys, Rocky Hurt, 9, and Ethan Wilson, 10, who came to the aid of an unresponsive infant's frantic mother, successfully instructing her how to perform adequate CPR on the baby.

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While the boys' quick thinking is to be commended, it begs the question:...