Physical education program boosts girls' fitness
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NEW YORK  - Taking physical education (PE) class every school day for a full year improves high school girls' cardiovascular fitness, a new study shows.
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The law known as Title IX has expanded opportunities for women and girls in sports and other activities by prohibiting sex discrimination in schools and colleges that receive federal money.
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Despite similar levels of physical activity, white women appear to have a greater reduction in their risk of developing diabetes than women of other races.
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In many schools, girls who want to wrestle must practice with, and compete against, boys.
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The number of girls in school and women in parliaments has risen, and their overall access to contraception has improved in the past decade, according to a new report by the United Nations Population Fund.
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A multi-component health  promotion program in schools may help excess weight gain among  12 to 13 year-olds, a Dutch study shows.
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LONDON The number of girls in school and women in parliaments has risen, and their overall access to contraception has improved in the past decade, according to a new report by the UN Population Fund.
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NEW YORK  - Recreational physical activity   in the year before a diagnosis of breast cancer seems to have a   positive influence on the prognosis of young women who are   overweight or obese when they are diagnosed, new research   suggests.
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Scientists believe women could be sprinting faster than men in the 2156 Olympics.
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Researchers investigate the impact of exercise on preventing weight gain, obesity and diabetes.
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Children on the Playing for Success sports venue learning scheme show mixed long-term results, a study says.
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Participating in physical  activities in and out of school more than two times a week  protects adolescents from becoming overweight young adults,  according to new research.
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As head coach of girls&#39; basketball at Ensley High School in Birmingham, Ala., Roderick Jackson felt that his squad had less access to the gym and training equipment than the boys&#39; team did.
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A daily walk around the block, a few laps in the pool, a vigorous game of soccer: studies suggest exercise is extending the lives of women who've survived breast cancer, even as it lifts their spirits.
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For all the differences between the sexes, here's one that might stir up debate in the teacher's lounge: Boys learn more from men and girls learn more from women.
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When some students set out to learn about nutrition, the lessons hit closer to home than many of them expected.
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Just an extra hour of exercise a week could significantly cut obesity among young overweight girls, according to a study that researchers say could lead to major changes in the way schools fight obesity.