The notion of physical fitness is used in two close meanings.

General fitness

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In its most general meaning, physical fitness is a general state of good physical health. A physically handicapped person's body may be physically fit (healthy), though their ability is likely to be less than optimum.

Physical fitness is a result of regular physical activity, proper diet and nutrition, and proper rest for physical recovery within the parameters allowed by the genome.

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Should Boys Be Vaccinated Against HPV?
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0800
A new paper to be published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology outlines a number of ongoing questions and challenges related to HPV vaccination. These include the decision to limit vaccination to adolescent girls, and the importance of continued screening. In 2008, the government launched a nationwide immunisation programme designed to protect British women against the devastating impact of cervical cancer.
Risk For High-Grade Prostate Cancer May Be Reduced By Low Cholesterol
Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0800
Men with lower cholesterol are less likely than those with higher levels to develop high-grade prostate cancer - an aggressive form of the disease with a poorer prognosis, according to results of a Johns Hopkins collaborative study. In a prospective study of more than 5,000 U.S. men, epidemiologists say they now have evidence that having lower levels of heart-clogging fat may cut a man's risk of this form of cancer by nearly 60 percent.
$45 Million NIH-Supported Trial To Study Testosterone Therapy In Older Men
Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0800
Penn Medicine will lead a new national $45 million clinical trial to test whether testosterone therapy can favorably affect certain conditions affecting older men. Low serum testosterone may contribute to a number of problems affecting older men, including decreased ability to walk, loss of muscle mass and strength, decreased vitality, decreased sexual function, impaired cognition, cardiovascular disease and anemia.

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