Weight lifting helps knee arthritis patients (Reuters) Reuters - Strength training can help ease pain and improve physical functioning in people with osteoarthritis of the knee, a new review of current data confirms.

New Guidelines Make It Easy to Get Fit (HealthDay) HealthDay - THURSDAY, Oct. 9 (HealthDay News) -- In an effort to help harried Americans fit exercise into their hectic lives, new government guidelines released this week recommend slightly more than two hours of physical activity a week to stay fit.

Resistance Training Boosts Mobility in Knee Arthritis Patients (HealthDay) HealthDay - THURSDAY, Oct. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Resistance training improves muscle strength and physical functioning while decreasing pain in many people with knee osteoarthritis, a new report says.

Lack of medical workers plagues developing world (Reuters) Reuters - When her baby turned blue, Nivetha Biju rushed the child to the emergency room of an Indian hospital and watched helplessly as the baby lost consciousness because the nurses on duty had no idea what to do.