Sports & Medicine

Experts: To prove vaccine reliability needs time Reported September 11, 2009 BEIJING: As China's Health Ministry has designated Beijing, Shanghai cities and Guangdong Province as the first places to use the newly produced domestic A(H1N1) vaccine, some epidemic disease experts still argue about its safety. On Wednesday, Beijing began to … [Read more...]

Vaccination drive to get shot in arm Reported June 30, 2008 Chinese health authorities plan to create a national influenza-monitoring system to contain the spread of the disease, which kills hundreds of thousands of people worldwide every year, they said at the 2008 International Forum on Prevention and Control Policy of Flu in Beijing … [Read more...]

Drugs can work as well as surgery for diabetics: study Reported June 08, 2009 For people with Type 2 diabetes and stable heart disease, drug treatments are as effective as angioplasty or bypass surgery in some cases, a new study suggests. It's an important issue given that adults with Type 2 diabetes are two to four times more likely … [Read more...]

China ready to adopt anti-drug rules to protect nation's children December 24, 2007 Chinese lawmakers are expected to adopt the country's first anti-drug law to curb drug-related crime, reduce the soaring number of users and provide more appropriate care for under-aged addicts. The law's final draft was "ready for adoption", the Law … [Read more...]

Chinese Maker of RU-486 Produced Tainted Leukemia DrugReported February 03, 2008 Shanghai Hualian – a division of Shanghai Pharmaceutical Group and the sole U. S. supplier of the abortion drug mifepristone is accused of having manufactured contaminated leukemia drugs that have paralyzed or otherwise harmed nearly 200 Chinese cancer … [Read more...]

Soccer Heading and Traumatic Brain Injury Reported December 5, 2011 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Soccer fans may worry more than just about making a goal. Researchers used diffusion tensor imaging, DTI, to study the effects of soccer 'heading' and found that players who head the ball with the high frequency have abnormalities similar to those found in … [Read more...]

The New Dementia Attacking Athletes Reported November 18, 2011 BOSTON, MA ( Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Super Bowl champs and NFL hall of famers are a few of the athletes who’ll be part of a major study after they’re dead. A former pro-wrestling star who helped get the NFL’s concussion policy changed ,wants to treat and prevent a form of dementia … [Read more...]

Protecting Your Child's Head: New Football Helmet Study Reported October 18, 2011 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Youth football helmets are currently designed the same as adult helmets, even though it isn’t known how child football players impact their heads. This novel study conducted at Virginia Tech investigates the head impact characteristics in … [Read more...]

Helping Climbers Store Muscle Reported August 29, 2011 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Researchers are going the distance. A new study shows evidence that the amino acid leucine, which is found in foods, dietary supplements, energy bars and other products, may help people burn fat when going without food, such as high altitudes, while keeping their … [Read more...]

Paralyzed Players - Log Rolls VS Lifting? Reported August 15, 2011 ROCHESTER, NY (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Sports are the second leading cause of spinal cord injuries in the U.S. When a player goes down, the technique used to move him or her off the field could mean the difference between walking and not walking. Helmets hitting…bodies colliding … [Read more...]

Memory Trouble for NFL Players? Reported July 18, 2011 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- All those hits to the head may have a lasting impact on football players. A new study shows retired NFL players are at a higher risk of developing mild cognitive impairment (MCI), which can be a precursor to Alzheimer's disease. Individuals with MCI have trouble with … [Read more...]

Hoop Dreams Achieved Through Snoozing Reported July 6, 2011 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Young basketball players spend hours dribbling up and down the court aspiring to NBA stardom. Now, new Stanford University School of Medicine research suggests another tactic to achieving their hoop dreams: sleep. Cheri Mah, a researcher in the Stanford Sleep … [Read more...]

Reducing Lifelong Disability From Sports Injuries Reported June 21, 2011 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A public health approach similar to that mounted against smoking nad drunk driving is needed to protect children from lifelong injuries in sports. The annual rate of catastrophic injury in sports or recreational activities is 6.9 per 100 000 … [Read more...]

Rotator Repair Reported April 20, 2011 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It’s like a sleeve that wraps around your shoulder joint, allowing you to raise, lower and move your arm. But when the rotator cuff tears, it makes even the simplest arm movement painful and difficult. There are several surgical options to fix limited rotator cuff tears, but in … [Read more...]

Gastrointestinal Disorders: New Insights Reported May 10, 2011 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Research emphasizes the need for more research in treating pediatric liver disease patients and shows the benefit of using smaller colonoscopies in young patients. "When coordinating the medical care of children, it is important for healthcare practitioners … [Read more...]

Study Finds Daily Cherry Juice Reduces Muscle Damage Caused By Exercise Reported 10 Feb 2011 Tart cherries could help athletes reduce muscle damage to recover faster from a tough workout, according to new research published in the American College of Sports Medicine's journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. Researchers at … [Read more...]

Dairy Colostrums Could Improve Athletes Reported 25 Feb 2011 Scientists investigating natural ways to enhance athletic performance have found that bovine colostrums can massively reduce gut permeability - otherwise known as 'leaky gut syndrome.' Their findings, published in the March issue of the American Journal of … [Read more...]

Naturopathic medicine 'can benefit people of all ages'Reported September 12, 2009 Naturopathic doctor Parissa Bunin believes in a holistic and individualized approach to treatment, that's why she spends more time with her patients than do medical doctors. "In order to address the mental, emotional, spiritual and physical aspects of health and simply to get to know our … [Read more...]

Pain relievers linked to more deaths: StudyReported December 08, 2009 OTTAWA — Experts call it Canada's hidden drug problem, one that kills more people than heroin overdoses. The difference? Instead of scoring on the street, you can get it with the flick of doctor's pen. Deaths from the misuse of prescription narcotic pain relievers have nearly doubled in 13 years, says a … [Read more...]

B.C. babies get 6-in-1 vaccineReported February 27, 2009 Babies in British Columbia are now receiving a six-in-one vaccine, the latest innovation designed to reduce the number of shots kids get while maximizing protection against infectious diseases. The province is the first jurisdiction in North America to use the vaccine, called Infanrix hexa. B.C. children will now get … [Read more...]

Low-Dose Aspirin Fails to Prevent RAReported April 08, 2010 The use of low-dose aspirin did not reduce women's risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, despite biologic plausibility that the drug could do so, researchers said. After an average of 10 years of follow-up, the relative risk of definite rheumatoid arthritis among women who had taken 100 mg aspirin every other … [Read more...]

Shake up your fitness regimen to keep it fresh Reported February 05, 2010 By Laurie Higgins CONTRIBUTING WRITER Everyone knows about the importance of exercise, but if you exercise regularly it's easy to fall into a rut. Doing the same mindless routine day after day saps the joy out of a fitness program, so local gym owners are always looking for new ways to keep fitness … [Read more...]

Glucosamine, no help with low back pain Reported December 11, 2010 Taking glucosamine for six months did no more to ease chronic lower back pain than taking a dummy pill, Norwegian researchers said. They said the widely used treatment appears to offer little benefit to patients whose aching back is caused by degenerative arthritis, and they said doctors should not … [Read more...]

Exercise: Activity and Mental Health in Women Reported July 25, 2010 People who are physically active appear to be at lower risk for cognitive impairment late in life, and for women, a new study suggests, physical activity during the teenage years may provide the greatest benefit. The study used data about 9,395 women 65 and older, most of them white, who participated in a … [Read more...]

Golf and Motherhood on Conflicting Courses Reported July 21, 2010 After a long day on the golf course, Cristie Kerr relaxed on a cushioned seat opposite her husband, Erik Stevens, and savored every moment of an orange sherbet sunset from the patio of the Mirabel clubhouse, a quick cart ride from their home in North Scottsdale, Ariz. They gazed beyond the 18th green, where … [Read more...]

U.S. to Provide $25 Million to Help Buy AIDS Drugs Reported July 20, 2010 WASHINGTON — Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services, said Thursday that she would provide $25 million more to help states buy life-saving medications for people with H.I.V. or AIDS. Advocates for patients said the money was not nearly enough to eliminate waiting lists, which … [Read more...]

Pulsing Away Pain Reported May 25, 2010 BOCA RATON, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Last summer, an FDA panel voted to advise a ban on percocet and vicodin, two of the most commonly-used prescription pain pills in the world. The drugs, they say, are too toxic to the liver. That bold step left many patients -- and their doctors -- wondering how best to treat chronic … [Read more...]

Headache pills cause chronic headaches: study   Reported May 19, 2010 Overuse of common over-the-counter painkillers can cause chronic headaches, according to an ongoing Swedish study. Women are shown to be the worst hit by the problem with the chronic headaches three times as likely than among men. "We usually … [Read more...]