Battery Health and ways to bring it up again?

I've had my MacbookPro for a little over two months now and 31 cycles on it. However, I have already lost 7% battery health, leaving me at only 93%. I'm pretty sure that this is not good, and that the loss shouldn't be this rapid.
I'm sure it has something to do with the way I use the computer. I leave it on quite often, which I know isn't a good thing, but had no idea that it would drain the battery like this. In some cases the computer is on for days at a time. I've gotten into a routine where each morning I turn it off for the bus ride to school, where I use it throughout the day. The night before it remains on so that I can quickly check things in the morning.
I currently use my MacbookPro as a semi-desktop. I have it hooked up to an external monitor, and use a wireless mighty mouse and wired keyboard, which is primarily the reason it's on for such long stretches.
Now that you have some background as to what I do with the computer I'd like to know if there is any way to replenish the battery health, or if that 7% is lost for good.
I've read up on this calibrating of the battery business, and I'm going to try it this weekend (can't during the week because I need it fully charged for school each day).
What exactly does this do? Does it actually replenish the battery health or just determine it's actual current percentage?
I'm using the widget iStat Pro as my monitor of battery health.
If any other information is required, I'd be happy to provide it.
Thank you.

dnovelta:
use the battery frequently and lightly for best longevity. Apple states "An ideal use would be a commuter who uses her MacBook Pro on the train, then plugs it in at the office to charge."
Read these:
http://www.apple.com/batteries/
http://www.apple.com/batteries/notebooks.html
Hope this helps...
Courcoul:
Full Charge Capacity (which is what the specific battery clocked at the factory when first tested).
Just a minor correction, but can be significant. Full charge capacity is not "what the specific battery clocked at the factory", it's a nominal value, i.e. a general property of the battery type, not that specific battery. Specific batteries have a range of full charge capacities (when new). In fact, it's not even measured, it's calculated - for the 15", it's a 60 Watt-hour battery (from the specs), and it runs at 10.8 V (printed right on the battery). Thus, with a basic formula (W = V x A), an algebraic rearrangement, and some simple math, 60 Wh / 10.8 V = 5.555 Ah = 5555 mAh (~5500 mAh, which iStat uses as the denominator for "health", although I have read that under Leopard iStat uses 5600 mAh, just a rounding difference). My 17" with a 68 Wh battery calculates to 6296 mAh, ~6300 mAh - my replacement battery actually started with ~6800 mAh in System Profiler.
Just FYI...

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