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Tone Up: Working the lower body with a Smith machine

If you belong to a gym, you may have seen what looks like a squat rack, but it's call a Smith machine. It has a locked in bar, with hooks. If you work out alone, this could be your buddy. It really protects you and helps you to push your level without anyone else around.

<EM>Tone Up:</EM> Working the lower body with a Smith machine

03/10/2010 09:44 AM

Child Wellness: Talking to your daughter about beginning her menstrual cycle

If you have a teenage girl, it's inevitable, hormones and mood swings. It's not always the easiest conversation for parents to have with their kids but it may be time to talk about your daughter's menstrual cycle.

<EM>Child Wellness:</EM> Talking to your daughter about beginning her menstrual cycle

Updated 03/10/2010 05:00 AM

Healthy Living: Learn your numbers to a healthier heart

Doctors are encouraging everyone to learn their risk for heart disease. Health reporter Kafi Drexel explains why they say it's as simple as "Knowing your Numbers".

<EM>Healthy Living:</EM> Learn your numbers to a healthier heart

Updated 03/10/2010 05:00 AM

Tone Up: Reverse ab curls

How's your belly? Do you have that little belly pouch? Lower abdominals are very effective in bringing the lower abs in and flattening that belly. You have to work it specifically though. We're going to do the reverse ab curl in this edition of Tone Up.

03/08/2010 10:10 AM

Are hospital infections preventable?

A new study shows that thousands of people die from hospital infections each year. With thousands of patients coming in and out of these hospitals every day, are these infections preventable or are they simply a part of the price of receiving care?

Updated 03/08/2010 05:00 AM

Snow Shoveling Could Be Hazardous to Your Health

As the snow falls, doctors warn that shoveling your driveway can be hazardous to your health if you’re not careful. Muscle injuries, back pain, and even heart attacks increase in as little as an inch of snowfall.

Updated 03/06/2010 11:22 AM

Healthy Living: Weight loss part 1

Are you one of the many Americans who are trying to lose weight? Again? Why is it so hard to lose weight and keep it off? It's part one of four in my series on weight loss.

<EM>Healthy Living:</EM> Weight loss part 1

03/05/2010 10:25 AM

Healthy Living: Rheumatoid arthritis

Millions of Americans suffer from joint pain but today, a diagnosis of arthritis is much different than it was in the past.

<EM>Healthy Living:</EM> Rheumatoid arthritis

Updated 03/05/2010 05:00 AM

Tone Up: Look fit fast

Marcie shows you how to look fit by working the biceps using kettle bells.

03/03/2010 01:19 PM

Healthy Living: Winter dry skin

Dermatologists say some simple steps can prevent you from suffering through itchy skin all winter. Health reporter Kafi Drexel filed the following report.