PImail (Health & Fitness) for 3/2/2010

Health & Fitness Monitors help keep blood pressure in check Trying to lower your blood pressure through lifestyle modification or medication? Testing it at home with a blood pressure monitor is a good way to track your progress. Playing video games may aid stroke victims Researchers at the University of Toronto found that playing eight hours of Wii tennis and a popular cooking game in which the players cut potatoes and peel onions led to significant motor skills improvement and better recovery in stroke patients. Study: Preventive mastectomy doesn't benefit most Breast cancer patients are increasingly having preventive surgery to remove the unaffected breast, but a new study suggests it's not beneficial for the vast majority of women who undergo it.   Wish you had current local news headlines on your web site? Add the Seattle P-I's FREE headline modules to any web page. Get the code here: http://www.seattlepi.com/onyoursite"> Click here to edit your topics Click here to unsubscribe				CHANGES TO PImail PImail will now be delivered in the afternoon instead of the morning and will contain articles that have been updated in the previous 24 hours. We've deleted some content areas and added a few new ones. Update your selections by clicking here.     USER RESOURCES Edit my e-mail address Edit my topics Unsubscribe

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