China's new prosperity fuels fitness craze - Seattle Times

Several days a week, Wu Ruiyao hits the gym, where she sweats on a treadmill, tones her abs in a group exercise or stretches under the guidance of a personal trainer. The 90-minute workout is routine to Wu, a 36-year-old ad sales representative. But ...

Economic growth in China brings middle-class fitness concerns - International Herald Tribune

BEIJING : Several days a week, Wu Ruiyao goes to the gym, where she uses the treadmill, tones her abdominal muscles with a group exercise class or stretches under the guidance of a personal trainer. The 90-minute workout has become routine for Wu, an ...

Vista already on the Redmond patch treadmill - Silicon.com

While Microsoft has touted Windows Vista as its most secure client operating system yet, the unfinished product is already getting regular security fixes. Vista, slated to be broadly available in January , is the first major Microsoft product to get ...

Hope for Neuromuscular Disease - CBS42.com

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- People suffering from neuromuscular disorders may one day benefit from a study conducted in mice. Researchers found increasing the number of mitochondria in each cell caused mice with these types of disorders to function better ...

Weekend walk raises $4.1 million - Vancouver Sun

Thousands of people who have been touched by breast cancer banded together over the weekend to take a stand against the disease. Vancouver singer Bif Naked's first performance since her breast cancer diagnosis was a highlight of this year's Weekend ...