Arthritis & Rheumatism

ACR: resistance training program beneficial in hand osteoarthritis

(HealthDay)—A progressive resistance strength training program can improve some aspects of hand osteoarthritis (OA), such as pain, function, and treatment satisfaction, according to a study presented at the annual meeting ...

Oncology & Cancer

Resistance training may cut white matter lesion progression

(HealthDay)—For older community-dwelling women, engaging in progressive resistance training (RT) seems to reduce white matter lesion (WML) progression, according to a study published in the October issue of the Journal ...

Health

Rape prevention training works, cuts sex assault risk

A program that taught college women ways to prevent sexual assault cut in half the chances they would be raped over the next year, a Canadian study found. It was the first large, scientific test of resistance training, and ...

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