Sports & Medicine

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 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...]

Heat Pill Keeps Athletes Safe Reported October 17, 2005 TAMPA, Fla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- The third leading cause of death in athletes is heat illness. It can be difficult to prevent because sometimes players show no signs of a problem until it's too late. Now technology invented for NASA is helping players on the football field. It's a coach's job to push his … [Read more...]

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...]

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...]