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My husband swears by it.  Exercising every day, even when you're sick.  I sort of subscribe to that, too.  But a new study says exercising while ill is just, well, sick. Newswise.com quotes k inesiology professor Karin Richards, at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, who says that "many people tend to ignore their symptoms to keep on track with their fitness resolutions for the New Year."  But, she points out, working out while under the weather can actually do more harm than good for individuals looking to shed a few pounds and adopt healthier lifestyles. “Depending on where a person experiences symptoms of illness can make or break his or her workout and recovery,” said Richards, acting chair of the Department of Kinesiology, at newswise.com. “For instance, those who experience above the neck symptoms such as stuffy noses and sneezing are generally fine to continue their exercise routine. However, those with symptoms below the neck such as a fever, nau...

Something new to blame us for?  A new study has found that disorder,noise and a lack of routine in the household can severely affect young children's health.  But the study also found that a mother's "chaotic work life" also has a huge effect. Who among us does not have a chaotic work life? “Children need to have order in their lives,” Claire Kamp Dush, lead author of the study and assistant professor of human sciences at The Ohio State University, told newswise.com. “When their life is chaotic and not predictable, it can lead to poorer health.” Though the study involved mostly low-income families, and the results showed mothers who were more impoverished reported significantly higher levels of chaos, the findings can still be extrapolated to families with more money. “I don’t think that the findings would be different in a middle-class sample – chaos is bad for children from any background,” she said. But, she added, most middle-class families can avoid the...