Sports & Medicine

Nutrigenomics: Diet Of The Future? Reported May 11, 2010 ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Give us your genes and we'll design a nutrition plan for you. That's the promise from some companies that are using high-tech testing to tailor nutrition to individual patients. But is the marketing better than the actual therapy? Can you have your nutrition personalized… … [Read more...]

Experts Worried Over Misuse of PainkillersReported May 04, 2010 Medical experts have forwarded a set of guiding principles for the physicians, which they would need to adhere to, while they are prescribing opiod medications to take care of concerns related to the misusage of the drugs by patients. Supervision for this class of treatment for chronic, non-cancer pain, … [Read more...]

Chokeberries: The New Power Food? Reported April 27, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Want to boost your health? Choke down a serving of chokeberries! The bright red and deep purple berries have been used by Native Americans for centuries. But now, the chokeberry can be found in the form of dietary supplements in local pharmacies and health food stores. Scientists think … [Read more...]

Preventing Pitching Injuries Reported April 06, 2010 CHICAGO, Ill. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It's springtime, and for many kids, that means one thing: time to hit the baseball diamond. Baseball and softball aren't traditionally considered dangerous sports, but many orthopedic surgeons disagree. Injuries are going up, and the age of the athletes needing surgery is … [Read more...]

Wheelchair Workouts Reported April 08, 2010 LAWNDALE, Calif. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Every year, 11,000 people hear “you may never walk again,” and the majority of them are in the prime of their lives. One young paraplegic who's defying the odds is helping others do the same, not through a new drug or a new surgery, but through exercise. Last year, Frank Alioto got … [Read more...]

Osteoporosis Risks Under Recognized Reported April 09, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Researchers call it a “global health concern” that thousands of post-menopausal women simply don’t know about -- fracture risk caused by brittle bones. Columbia University medical teams studied more 60,000 women across the United States and found many women at elevated level of risk … [Read more...]

Little Leaguers With Major League InjuriesReported March 12, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- As kids hit baseball diamonds across the country this spring, new studies show arm injuries are on the rise among little leaguers. Orthopaedic surgeons are offering new solutions to help prevent these injuries. Doctors say stretching out a shoulder ligament known as the … [Read more...]

Everyday painkillers may cause hearing loss Reported March 01, 2010 LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Researchers say there may be a link between everyday painkiller medications and moderate to profound hearing loss. Hearing loss is common among the elderly, but about 12 million people between the ages of 40 and 49 also have problems hearing. Every day, 36 million Americans … [Read more...]

Stem Cells for Spinal Cord Injuries: Medicine's Next Big Thing?Reported March 08, 2010 IRVINE, Calif. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Nearly 300,000 people in the U.S. are living with a spinal cord injury. Every year, 12,000 people are told they'll never walk again after an accident ... but what if one injection of stem cells could pump new movement and new hope into a … [Read more...]

Pediatric Sports Injuries: A Silent EpidemicReported March 11, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Year-round sports and increased exposure are leading to a dramatic rise in adolescent sport-related injuries. Awareness, education, warning signs and early treatment can make a significant difference and help keep young athletes in the game. According to Thomas M. … [Read more...]

New drug to help fight Alzheimer'sReported February 25, 2010 A new study has revealed that rapamycin, a drug that keeps the immune system from attacking transplanted organs, may help fight Alzheimer's disease. Researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio found that rapamycin rescued learning and memory deficits in a mouse model of … [Read more...]

Aspirin: More risks than benefits Reported March 03, 2010 CHICAGO - A daily dose of the "wonder drug" may be doing you more harm than good. The British Heart Foundation is urging people who don't have health problems not to take Aspirin daily. Experts say the drug increases the chances of major bleeding--in the brain, stomach and elsewhere in the body. Asprin is … [Read more...]

Paracetamol can prevent heart attack   Reported February 22, 2010 The preliminary findings by a Sydney-based team suggest paracetamol, first marketed for pain relief in the 1950s, could help save lives by inhibiting an enzyme already used as a sign of a patient's heart attack risk. Although the enzyme, called myeloperoxidase, plays an … [Read more...]

La Salle Hosts National Girls & Women In Sports Day Reported February 03, 2010 Luncheon welcomed La Salle's women's athletic teams and local elementary school girls. PHILADELPHIA – La Salle celebrated the 24th annual National Girls and Women In Sports Day with a luncheon on Tuesday, February 2. NGWS Day was started in 1987 in honor of Olympic volleyball player Flo … [Read more...]

High-Intensity Aerobics Improves Cognitive Performance in MCI, Especially for Women Reported January 30, 2010 Though a clear error in characterization (you cannot engage in "high-intensity aerobics" - it is an oxymoron), the point remains well-taken. (What you can do is engage in aerobics at the high-end of moderate intensity. A high-intensity, supervised aerobic exercise … [Read more...]

Achilles Tendon Treatment: Too Good to Be True? Reported January 14, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- An increasingly common treatment for Achilles tendon disorders does not appear to benefit patients, researchers found. Injury of the Achilles tendon is a common problem that typically affects athletes. Around 30 to 50 percent of all sports-related injuries are tendon … [Read more...]

Study: Concussions Not Taken Seriously Enough Reported January 19, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Despite prominence in the press about concussions because of serious football and hockey injuries and skiing deaths, researchers believe we still may not be taking this common head injury seriously enough. Carol DeMatteo, associate clinical professor in the School of … [Read more...]

Kidney transplants were unwiseTuesday, March 19, 2007 Use of bad organs in Ehime mostly unacceptable: panel MATSUYAMA (Kyodo) A panel at Uwajima Municipal Hospital in Ehime Prefecture said Sunday that most of the 25 transplants and 20 extractions of diseased kidneys performed there by Makoto Mannami were medically unacceptable. In a … [Read more...]

New iron drug improves anemia with kidney diseaseReported June 11, 2008 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Treatment with ferumoxytol, a new iron drug that is given intravenously, is more effective against anemia than standard iron therapy, which is given by mouth, in patients with chronic kidney disease, results of a new study indicate. Anemia, which typically involves symptoms … [Read more...]

Quit-smoking drug linked to serious psychiatric side-effects: FDAReported February 01, 2008 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a public health warning Friday about a highly touted smoking cessation drug after it was linked to potentially serious neuropsychiatric symptoms. Adverse effects have been reported in relation to the prescription medication … [Read more...]

Players and Fans Score High on LearningReported September 03, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Come game time, sports fans are geared up to watch and cheer -- but new research shows fans and the players they're rooting for may be unknowingly sharpening their language skills. A study at the University of Chicago shows when sports players and fans listen to conversations about … [Read more...]

Spotting Sports InjuriesReported October 21, 2008 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Every year, 1.4 million teenagers are injured while playing on their high school sports teams. This is keeping experts are busy trying to figure out a way to pinpoint which athletes are more susceptible to injuries. New research shows it may be a simple as adding a few new steps to … [Read more...]

Positive Pushing: Tips in School and Sports Reported February 8, 2006 Academic "Red Flags" for Parents, from Psychologist Jim Taylor, Ph.D.: Are you a perfectionist yourself, and are you placing expectations that are simply unrealistic on your children? Are you a product of the "We Syndrome?" Do you make comments to your children like, "We didn't do very well this … [Read more...]

Young and Arthritic Reported October 13, 2009 CINCINNATI (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Arthritis is no longer your grandparent's disease. Doctors are seeing younger patients come into their offices with stiffness and joint pain.   Pro athletes like Pete Rose, Ken Griffey and Lebron James know injury is just part of the game. But when Todd Bonnell was … [Read more...]

Injection-Free Diabetes Control Reported June 26, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – A great deal of attention has been focused on athletes and entertainers using the human growth hormone (hGH). However, researchers want to focus on the everyday people who use the substance and find out how it’s impacting their lives. Some use hGH to ward off the normal … [Read more...]

Killing the SuperbugReported November 07, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The potentially deadly “superbug” could soon meet its match. Results of a new study bring scientists closer to killing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Researchers from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) captured the first images of how MRSA spreads antibiotic-resistance … [Read more...]

Drug cuts risk of prostate cancer by 30%, study showsReported June 15, 2008 For the first time, leading prostate cancer specialists say they have a drug that can significantly cut men's risk of developing the disease, dropping the incidence by 30 percent. But the discovery, arising from a new analysis of a large federal study, comes with a debate: Should men take the … [Read more...]

Though appealing, drug patches can be dangerousReported August 27, 2007 WASHINGTON — Army Master Sgt. Harold Kinamon entered a military hospital in Ohio for routine respiratory surgery to help him sleep better. The operation, in October 2005, progressed smoothly. He went home with nothing more than a raw throat and a painkiller contained in an adhesive patch on his skin. … [Read more...]

Shot of Ozone Zaps Back Pain   Reported March 12, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research suggests a minimally invasive procedure called osteoplasty provides immediate and substantial pain relief to cancer patients who are suffering from metastatic bone disease and have no other pain relief options. Osteoplasty involves injecting bone … [Read more...]

Stapling for Scoliosis   Reported March 20, 2009 NEW YORK (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Scoliosis is a condition that causes the spine to curve like an "s" or a "c." Five out of every 1,000 kids need treatment for it. Braces are the most common treatment, but results take years. Surgery is used for extreme cases. Now, there's a less invasive way … [Read more...]