Sports & Medicine

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...]

Mumps vaccinations for kids resume in Calgary Reported December 24, 2007 Mumps vaccinations for children have resumed throughout the Calgary Health Region after a provincewide program was suspended earlier this month when several young adults reported serious allergic reactions. A new measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine is being offered to young children, who … [Read more...]

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...]

Detecting Eating Disorders Reported October 12, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – A new method can predict psychological factors for eating disorders among high-risk female college athletes, according to new research. Approximately 8 million Americans suffer from some sort of eating disorder. While almost 20 percent of college-aged women are bulimic, athletes represent a group at … [Read more...]

Morning After Pill Prohibited by Argentine Province Reported July 02, 2007 TIERRA DEL FUEGO, ARGENTINA, July 2, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A judge in the province of Tierra del Fuego in Argentina has ruled that the sale of the "morning after pill" is illegal, because it causes abortions. Judge Guillermo Penza of Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, reportedly … [Read more...]

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...]

Elbow Surgery ‘Disturbing Trend’ Among Teens Reported July 15, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Elbows, beware. More young baseball players are walking in Tommy John’s footsteps by damaging one of their most important ligaments. In a recent study, researchers found 83 percent of athletes who had “Tommy John” elbow reconstruction surgery were able to … [Read more...]