ziomal.biz (Free subscription) | yesterday
United Arab Emirates: A Dubai-based doctor specialising in sports injuries has some strong advice for those who are overweight and considering taking up jogging. [AMEInfo.com]
Gaslamp Ball (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
Collisions, mishaps, and sports injuries. Guess whose got two entries in the top 12! (Graphic Content) If you haven't gone to lunch yet and you're squeamish, you may wanna wait before clicking this slideshow via the Sun-Sentinel
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
Leading cardiovascular research scientists and a number of prominent football figures from Spain recently convened at the world's first symposium focused on the molecular analysis of sudden death in football players. The I Symposium de Prevención en el Futbol was held at the Hospital Clínico San Carlos in Madrid, where scientists were brought together to initiate the development of new tests for identifying...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
The General Mills Champions for Healthy Kids Program recently awarded a half-million dollars in grants to 50 community-based organizations across the U.S. with unique programs focused on youth nutrition and fitness. Each of the non-profits, schools or other organizations received a $10,000 grant for programs that incorporate a fitness and nutrition component, and operate with the guidance of a dietetic...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Female soccer players and soccer players who have had a previous concussion recuperate differently from males or players without a history of concussion, new research released at the 2008 American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting at JW Marriott Orland Grande Lakes shows. The study found that prior history of concussion and gender account for significant differences in test results...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
With an estimated 80,000 Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) tears happening each year in the United States (Source: American Journal of Sports Medicine 2006 ; 9:1512-1532), including recently to famed golfer, Tiger Woods, choosing the best replacement ligament for surgery is one key to success.
Incontinence blog (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
It is not just older women who experience incontinence, young women and teenagers do too. Incontinence problems in young women and teenagers are often related to sports injuries. Pamela Moalli, a professor at the University of Pittsburgh Magee-Womens Research Institute, says: ‘About 20% of college athletes report leakage of urine during sports activities.’ Moalli continues: ‘Women in [...]
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
Troublesome sports injuries are the target of PainEaze Sport, a new roll-on and spray range launched by the company behind the already popular original pain relief formula - PainEaze.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
Recipe to recover more quickly from exercise: Finish workout, eat pasta, and wash down with five or six cups of strong coffee. Glycogen, the muscle's primary fuel source during exercise, is replenished more rapidly when athletes ingest both carbohydrate and caffeine following exhaustive exercise, new research from the online edition of the Journal of Applied Physiology shows.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
Sport and exercise practitioners will have the opportunity to develop expertise in health behaviour change as part of the drive to promote healthy lifestyles in the UK. The new 'Exercise for Health' unit will be offered to students on the University of Bath's postgraduate programme in Sport & Exercise Medicine from July 2008.
The Herald (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
Tiger Woods, who has declared himself out of action for the remainder of the season, might never be the same again, says a leading Scottish sports injuries specialist.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 06/19/2008
If athletes believe they are using a performance-enhancing drug, they may think their athletic performance improves, and in some men it can, even if they are actually taking a dummy drug, a new study has found. Results of the study were presented at The Endocrine Society's 90th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 06/18/2008
Snow sports accounted for more than 64 percent of emergency-room visits for treatment of injuries suffered during outdoors activities, according to the first national study to estimate recreational injuries.
Today's Tribune-Review (Free subscription) | 06/15/2008
Allegheny General Hospital's Division of Sports Medicine is offering a six-week program for area high school and college athletes designed to reduce the incidence of anterior cruciate ligament knee injuries.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 06/14/2008
During the summer months, thousands of facial injuries occur to people of all ages. Dr. Anthony Brissett, facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, says taking some basic precautions can minimize long lasting facial injuries, prevent costly medical problems and allow people to enjoy the summer injury-free.
