Sports & Medicine

Panel touts benefits of preventative prostate drugReported February 25, 2009 Healthy men who are regularly screened for prostate cancer and show no symptoms should talk to their doctors about taking a hormone-inhibiting drug to prevent the disease, new U.S. guidelines recommend. Prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in men after lung cancer. In … [Read more...]

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 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...]

Athletic at Any Age!Reported October 09, 2008 ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- We've all heard the challenge, "be fit over 50" -- but what about fit over 65? Experts say up to 75 percent of elderly adults are missing out on the health benefits of exercise. Three athletes prove it's possible to stay in the game -- even into your 90s. For 90-year-old Henry Cleaveland, … [Read more...]

Caffeine and Breast Cancer RiskReported October 20, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- In a new study, researchers found caffeine is not associated with overall breast cancer risk, but it could increase the risk of cancer for women with benign breast disease or for specific types of tumors. It’s believed that caffeine is the most commonly consumed drug worldwide. Caffeine is … [Read more...]

Exercise Benefits the Mind Reported September 22, 2004 (Ivanhoe Newswire)--Your mind will surely reap the benefits from your good habits. That's the word from two new studies published this week.According to researchers from Harvard School of Public Health in Boston and the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville, seniors who integrate … [Read more...]

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...]