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Body Temperature During Exercise
Heat stroke is a concern primarily during hot weather, but in the relatively cool environmental temperature of 50 F, healthy marathon runners can have body temperatures as high as 103.8 F. Weight lifters often have temperatures of 101 F during workouts in a warm gym. One runner who was still conscious is reported to have developed a temperature of 107.8 F after finishing a marathon, but most people cannot tolerate temperatures that high.
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Mortgage Lending Still Growing Despite Interest Rate Rises
It appears that rising interest rates have had little impact on the UK housing market as the Association of British Bankers have revealed that mortgage lending in July 2007 increased by £13.6 billion. The figure is almost exactly in line with the preceding six-month average of £13.7 billion and represents a slight increase on the June rise of £13.1 billion.
The July increase is not what the organisation expected with BBA statistics director Davi Read More...
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Blood Pressure, High or Low - What You Really Need To Know
Blood is circulated through the arteries and veins to all the parts of our body. The pressure by which the blood pushes against the arteries' walls is known as the blood pressure. Whenever the heart beats it pumps blood into the arteries.
The heart beats 60 to 70 times per minute at rest condition.
As the heart beats while pumping the blood, the pressure of the blood rises and this is known as systolic pressure. The pressure of the blood falls Read More...
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