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Painkillers taken before marathons linked to potentially serious side effects

Many competitors try to prevent pain interfering with their performance by taking painkillers that are readily available in pharmacies and supermarkets, say the authors.

Medications created Apr 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Intense, specialized training in young athletes linked to serious overuse injuries

Young athletes who specialize in one sport and train intensively have a significantly higher risk of stress fractures and other severe overuse injuries, even when compared with other injured athletes, according to the largest ...

Health created Apr 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ricebag to treat soft tissue injuries

University Teknology MARA researchers investigated the effects of rice, barley and mung beans in heated bags for treating soft tissue injuries. Rice displayed superior quality in maintaining heat and can ...

Other created Apr 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Physical therapy often just as good as surgery for knee problem

(Medical Xpress)—Either physical therapy or arthroscopic surgery can relieve pain and improve mobility in patients with a torn meniscus and arthritis in the knee, according to researchers from Washington ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

People who participate in sports have better attention span than those in poor physical health, study finds

New scientific evidence seems to confirm the famous Roman saying "Mens sana in corpore sano". Researchers from the University of Granada have demonstrated that people who normally practice sport have a better ...

Health created Apr 10, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

College athletes twice as likely to have depression than retired collegiate athletes

A survey of current and former college athletes finds depression levels significantly higher in current athletes, a result that upended the researchers' hypothesis. The finding published in Sports Health suggests the need f ...

Health created Apr 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Engineer helping unravel mystery of traumatic brain injury

The American Academy of Neurology issued new guidelines last week for assessing school-aged athletes with head injuries on the field. The message: if in doubt, sit out.

Neuroscience created Apr 01, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Researchers scoring a win-win with novel set of concussion diagnostic tools

From Junior Seau, former San Diego Chargers linebacker, to Dave Duerson, former Chicago Bears safety—who both committed suicide as a result of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)—traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) have ...

Health created Mar 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sports concussion management recommendations updated

(HealthDay)—Recommendations for sports concussion and its management have been updated, according to a consensus statement published in the April issue of the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

Health created Mar 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hip surgery complication rate higher than previously reported

Outcomes after surgery have always been difficult to determine. Now a new case study on more than 500 hip procedures highlights that complication rates may be even higher than previous reports, say researchers presenting ...

Surgery created Mar 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Return to active duty not likely after allograft treatment for knee defect

Treatment of large cartilage knee defects with an allograft osteoarticular transplant (OATS) may not allow some military personnel to return to full active duty status, say researchers presenting their work at the American ...

Surgery created Mar 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Newer SLAP tear surgery gives military personnel hope for return to active duty

Research presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Specialty Day in Chicago, IL shows that biceps tenodesis surgery is safe and effective for individuals who suffer a SLAP (superior labral anterior ...

Surgery created Mar 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds long nerve grafts restore function in patients with brachial plexus injury

A study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) challenges a widely held belief that long nerve grafts do poorly in adults with an axillary nerve injury. Investigators found that the outcomes ...

Surgery created Mar 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Obesity, aging genes may play role in arthritis

(Medical Xpress)—Studying gene activity in tissue removed from injured knees, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that genes related to obesity and aging may ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Mar 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

180,000 deaths worldwide may be associated with sugary soft drinks

Sugar-sweetened sodas, sports drinks and fruit drinks may be associated with about 180,000 deaths around the world each year, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, ...

Health created Mar 19, 2013 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 6