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Change in cycle track policy needed to boost ridership, public health

Bicycle engineering guidelines often used by state regulators to design bicycle facilities need to be overhauled to reflect current cyclists' preferences and safety data, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public ...

Health created May 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Benefit of cycle helmet laws to reduce head injuries still uncertain, new study claims

The benefit of helmet legislation to reduce admissions to hospital for head injuries is "substantially uncertain," concludes a study published in BMJ today.

Health created May 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientific breakthrough reveals secret to successful exercise programmes

Do you feel like exercise just leaves you fatigued without any real improvements? A study of cyclists by scientists at the University of Stirling has uncovered the secret to successful training, a discovery ...

Health created Jan 18, 2013 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (12) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

TV viewing, exercise habits may significantly affect sperm count

Men's sperm quality may be significantly affected by their levels of physical activity, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). They found that healthy young men who were sedentary, ...

Health created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cyclist's benefit from helmets clearly shown

Cyclists who don't wear a helmet are almost six times more likely to suffer a severe head injury than their helmeted counterparts, according University of Sydney research published in the latest issue of the Medical Journal of ...

Health created May 06, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

City cyclists are at increased risk from lung injury from inhaled soot

People who cycle through London and other major cities have higher levels of black carbon in their airway cells, experts from the UK have shown.

Health created Sep 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Beetroot juice properties found to boost athletes' stamina

(Medical Xpress)—Athletes competing this summer have benefited from an unlikely ingredient to fuel their Olympic and Paralympic success.

Health created Sep 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists study effects of caffeine on exercise performance

(Medical Xpress) -- Whether you are an elite athlete trying to gain a competitive edge, or a regular bike commuter, consuming caffeine one hour prior to exercise has the potential to improve your performance.

Health created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Race-day diet can make or break a competitive cyclist

(HealthDay) -- I rolled into the St. Helens, Ore., rest stop, 172 miles into my single-day ride of the 204-mile Seattle-to-Portland Bicycle Classic, truly unsure how I was going to make it the rest of the ...

Health created Aug 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Bicycle infrastructure can reduce risk of cycling injuries by half

Certain types of routes carry much lower risk of injury for cyclists, according to a new University of British Columbia study on the eve of Vancouver's Bike to Work Week.

Health created Oct 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Physical inactivity kills 5 million a year: report

A third of the world's adults are physically inactive, and the couch potato lifestyle kills about five million people every year, experts said in the medical journal The Lancet on Wednesday.

Health created Jul 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bicycle helmets prevent fatal head injuries

Cyclists who died of a head injury were three times as likely to not be wearing a helmet compared with those who died of other injuries, according to a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Health created Oct 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The doping-drug Epo has an impact in the brain

Sportsmen and women dope with the blood hormone Epo to enhance their performance. Researchers from the University of Zurich now discovered by animal testing that Epo has a performance-enhancing effect in the brain shortly ...

Medications created Jun 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

How safe are our roads for Bradley and the nation's cyclists?

A new government-funded study is to be carried out into how Britain's roads could be made safer for cyclists to reduce the risk of cycling injuries, encourage more people to use bikes and improve public health.

Health created Nov 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

EPO doping in elite cycling: No evidence of benefit, but high risk of harm

The drug erythropoietin, often called EPO, is banned from sports because it is believed to enhance an athlete's performance and give people who use it an unfair advantage over unenhanced competitors. However a new systemic ...

Health created Dec 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0