Exercise Before Fatty Meal May Curb Bad Effects Monday, December 20, 2004 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People gearing up for an indulgent holiday feast may want to make time for some pre-meal exercise. A small study out Monday suggests that a long walk before a fatty meal can lessen the effects of high fat intake on blood vessel … [Read more...]
Sports & Medicine News
Healing Tendons
Healing Tendons Reported April 10, 2008 MENLO PARK, Calif. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Medical discoveries continue to push the boundaries with robotic body parts and robots that can perform surgeries; but some researchers are uncovering breakthrough treatments by using nothing more than what is already in your body. Most days, you'll find Pat Brogan on the tennis court. "Tennis … [Read more...]
Cell Injections Mend Broken Bones?
Cell Injections Mend Broken Bones? Reported February 16, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Researchers identified a new, faster method to help heal broken bones. It requires the injection of cells taken from the patients own bone marrow. The cells are injected into the fracture area and a clinical study proved it speeds up the healing process. … [Read more...]
Exercise for Diabetics
Exercise for DiabeticsReported September 23, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Moderate exercise combined with some weightlifting may reduce fat levels in the livers of people with type 2 diabetes by up to 40 percent, according to a new Johns Hopkins University study. High liver fat levels, a common occurrence in type 2 diabetics, contribute to heart disease risk. Most of the … [Read more...]
Birth Control Good for the Knee?
Birth Control Good for the Knee? November 22, 2004 (Ivanhoe Newswire)--You can now include birth control on the list of medicines with a dual purpose, according to a new study.Researchers from McGill University in Montreal found women who take birth control are more likely to have stable knee joints and fewer injuries. Nearly 78 female athletes were studied, 42 … [Read more...]
Chronic Pain Shrinks the Brain
Chronic Pain Shrinks the Brain Reported November 29, 2004 (Ivanhoe Newswire)--A Northwestern University study shows chronic back pain shrinks the brain by as much as 11 percent, which is equivalent to the degeneration of 10 to 20 years of aging.Although chronic pain greatly diminishes quality of life and increases anxiety and depression for 10 percent … [Read more...]
New obesity drug ‘can double weight loss’
New obesity drug 'can double weight loss' Reported October 23, 2008 Patients on the drug lost an average of more than 24 pounds, or 11 kilograms, over six months. A quarter of adults in Britain are now either overweight or obese, official figures show, and the scale of the problem is predicted to increase significantly in coming years. The new drug … [Read more...]
Fitness News : Women Fitness
Health, Not Beauty, Motivates Women to Work Out Reported August 13, 2007 ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Each day, thousands of American women hit the gym to run, walk and kick-box their way to finer physiques. Many women are motivated by the cosmetic benefits of working out regularly, but a recent study reveals women with insecurities are more likely to … [Read more...]
Antidepressants revealed as most common medication for Australian women
Antidepressants revealed as most common medication for Australian women Reported December 18, 2008 A study by scientists at the University of Queensland and the University of Newcastle has found antidepressants to be the most common form of medication prescribed to Australian women. Released as part of the latest Australian Longitudinal … [Read more...]
Five Fab Foods
Five Fab FoodsReported March 24, 2009 PHILADELPHIA (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- For years, nutrition experts have studied and debated the potential health benefits of a variety of foods. Here are five foods with benefits that may surprise you. First up: Asian chefs use red yeast rice in their cuisines. A new study of 5,000 heart attack survivors found a purified version of … [Read more...]
Body Building Supplement Could Take Breath Away
Body Building Supplement Could Take Breath Away Reported September 7, 2007 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- An antioxidant contained in nutritional supplements often used by body builders has been linked to a serious respiratory disorder called pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Essentially, the disease causes high blood pressure in the arteries … [Read more...]
Fertility drug may be a bitter pill
Fertility drug may be a bitter pillReported December 03, 2009 Making babies with the assistance of fertility drugs helps couples create families, but do we really understand all the impacts of these treatments? Sarka Lisonkova doesnt think so. A post-doctoral fellow in the Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, she is launching the first population-based study in North … [Read more...]
Study Finds Bias in Drug Studies
Study Finds Bias in Drug Studies October 7, 2006 Tests and reviews of drugs that are supported by the pharmaceutical industry should perhaps be read with more than a hint of skepticism. So advices a new study in the British Medical Journal, which finds these industry supported reviews are more likely to … [Read more...]
Health Warning for Female Athletes
Health Warning for Female AthletesReported June 05, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) Doctors have issued a warning for some female athletes. Unhealthy eating habits observed in ballerinas and runners can lead to health complications with long-lasting consequences. When females dont eat enough to offset the energy they spend, they can stop menstruating (amenorrhea), … [Read more...]
Health revolution on the horizon
Health revolution on the horizonJuly 12, 2007 AUSTRALIA is on the verge of a health revolution offering cancer cures, replacement body parts and hope that paraplegics will walk again. That's the view of the nation's top scientists, who have nominated seven medical advances they believe will transform our lives - with stem-cell … [Read more...]
Flat Feet Fix
Flat Feet FixReported September 04, 2008 NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- About 25 percent of the population has a condition called "flatfoot" -- a collapse in the arch of the foot. It can cause pain in the ankle, heel or leg and eventually the knees, hips and back. Thanks to a new procedure, doctors can relieve the pain by putting a lift back in your step. … [Read more...]
AIDS drug cheaper in Brazil
AIDS drug cheaper in Brazil July 5, 2007 Drug maker Abbott Labs of north Chicago has agreed to lower the price of an AIDS-fighting drug for the Brazilian government. The Brazilian government provides that medication for free in an effort to stop the spread of the deadly disease in Brazil. Under the agreement, Abbott will cut the price of … [Read more...]
Gravity Workout
Gravity Workout Reported November 29, 2007 (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- It's you versus gravity. a quick new workout is popping up in health clubs all over the country. Firefighter Tony Pittarelli is trying a new workout using machines that use gravity to build muscle. "Less weights, less plates, you don't have to have a spotter. You … [Read more...]
ACL Tears Send More Teens to OR
ACL Tears Send More Teens to OR Reported October 07, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It sends thousands of patients to the OR every year, and those patients are getting younger. New research shows ACL tears are on the rise in women and teens, and more and more often leading to re-injury and multiple surgeries. In the largest study of anterior cruciate … [Read more...]
Health Canada Gave Access To Unapproved Drugs To AIDS/HIV Patients.
Health Canada Gave Access To Unapproved Drugs To AIDS/HIV Patients. Reported July 4, 2007 In Vancouver Health Canada gives access to the usage of two drugs in a rare medical trail. These drugs were necessary to help prevent men dying of AIDS. They are anti-retroviral drugs which have been studied individually but there action together is not been reviewed. These drugs are … [Read more...]
Weight And Exercise Both Important for Long Life
Weight And Exercise Both Important for Long Life NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For women, increased weight and reduced physical activity are both strongly linked to the likelihood of dying early, new research shows. Whether higher levels of physical activity can counteract the detrimental effects of carrying too much weight "is … [Read more...]
Fitness News : Women Fitness
Healthy Workplaces - Get Fit While You Sit Reported July 31, 2007 DALLAS (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Too much work and not enough exercise is bad for your body. But "deskercise" can keep you fit while you sit! If you're like most americans, you spend seven and half hours every day sitting at a desk. as each minute ticks by, your body is building tension, your muscles … [Read more...]
New drug may reduce heart attack damage
New drug may reduce heart attack damage Reported July 22, 2009 A novel drug that targets a master disease-causing gene can dramatically reduce heart muscle damage after a heart attack and may lead to significantly improved patient outcomes, researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have shown. The drug, known as Dz13, specifically … [Read more...]
College Athletes Suffer from Low Nutrient Intake
College Athletes Suffer from Low Nutrient Intake05 Dec 2004 Aside from the mental strain of finals and term papers that occupy the typical university student's time, college athletes face additional pressures such as maintaining their athletic physique. Pamela Hinton, assistant professor of nutritional sciences in the College of Human Environmental Sciences at … [Read more...]
Brazil in AIDS pact
Brazil in AIDS pact July 6, 2007 For more than a year the world's pharmaceutical giants have been battling to protect their patents in the face of threats by developing nations to make their own cheaper generic prescriptions if drugmakers do not cut their prices. In what appears to have averted a potentially messy dispute with Brazil, … [Read more...]
Concussion Guidelines get a Makeover
Concussion Guidelines get a Makeover Reported March 28, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Medical guidelines on the identification and treatment of sports-related concussions have been revised by an international panel of experts, and the results should help doctors, coaches, trainers and others deliver better care to … [Read more...]
H5N1 virus found in eagle’s carcass
H5N1 virus found in eagle's carcassTuesday, March 20, 2007 The highly virulent H5N1 bird-flu virus has been detected in the carcass of an endangered eagle in the village of Sagara, Kumamoto Prefecture, the Environment Ministry said Sunday. The ministry has tasked a laboratory at Tottori University with examining the bird, a female … [Read more...]
Health Canada won’t allow Bextra back on shelves
Health Canada won't allow Bextra back on shelves Reported July 2, 2007 TORONTO -- The painkiller Bextra will not be allowed back on the Canadian market, Health Canada announced Friday. In barring the return of the drug, Health Canada is following the advice of an expert panel, which after reviewing evidence and holding public hearings, concluded Bextra should not be sold in … [Read more...]
Drug Heals Broken Bones
Drug Heals Broken Bones Reported April 17, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A drug approved for the treatment of osteoporosis is healing broken bones with stem cells. Since 2002, teriparatide (Forteo) has been used to treat osteoporosis, but scientists have discovered a new use for the drug in helping bones repair fractures -- particularly in … [Read more...]
Heart Screening for all Young Athletes?
Heart Screening for all Young Athletes? Reported February 7, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new report calls for every young athlete involved in organized sports to have a more extensive cardiovascular screening, which includes a rigorous physical examination, a detailed investigation … [Read more...]