New year, new you: Campbell resident Claire Ballard gets fit with Club One's Lite N' Up

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010 · 1 comment "It's not that I don't like myself the way I am," says 42-year-old Claire Ballard. "I'd just like to be more fit... Keep Reading »

Ringo Starr to present at Grammys, says his secret to aging well is exercise and love

Friday, January 15th, 2010 · 1 comment The GRAMMYS announcement this morning about presenters at the January 31 blow-out event had some folks abuzz about Miley Cyrus and the Jonas... Keep Reading »

Cold, winter, rainy days in San Jose: it must be time for hula dancing lessons (they begin Jan 11)

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010 Hula classes start January 11. Now that's an announcement that should bring joy to the heart of every person who is stuck with last year's fitness... Keep Reading »

Local politicians to join fitness effort for world record at Workout Worldwide Saturday, January 9

Monday, January 4th, 2010 Word just in from Becky Williamson, host of San Jose's activities for Workout Worldwide, that two popular local...

Cell phone radiation may fight Alzheimer's... in mice

from Ars Technica and definitely worth a read:

The possibility that cellular phones have an impact on human health has generally been viewed in terms of the potential to do harm, primarily by inducing or promoting the growth of cancer. But a study that will be published by the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease may turn that all on its head. The study examined the performance of mice that received a daily dose of radiation similar to that produced by cell phones, and found that, over a period of several months, their memory improved. When the same procedure was performed with mice engineered to be predisposed to Alzheimer's pathology, it was actually able to reverse some of the cognitive decline. The findings are very preliminary, and need to be interpreted cautiously, but there's an interesting lesson in this. Read the post...