Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Lifelong female exercisers benefit from better muscle function

Exercising throughout a woman's life may help preserve muscle power during the aging process, according to recent research. The study, the first to examine the effects of lifelong aerobic exercise on a woman's muscles as ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Belize wary over US suspicion woman caught Zika on trip

The government of Belize issued a statement Thursday saying it was treating with caution information from US health authorities that a woman who was recently in the country caught Zika there.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Beijing battles virus as Xi'an emerges from lockdown

Beijing on Wednesday reported five new locally transmitted coronavirus cases, raising fears of a fresh outbreak less than three weeks before the city hosts the Winter Olympics.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Puerto Rico declares health emergency over Zika virus

The US territory of Puerto Rico declared a health emergency Friday over the Zika virus as the number of cases on the Caribbean island rose to 22, including a pregnant woman.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Lab tests show woman contracted plague from cat

(AP)—Oregon health officials say a woman who tried to help her friend save the life of a choking cat also contracted the plague from the disease-stricken feline.

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