]> http://www.healthedia.com/latest Sports & Medicine Sector - Latest Blog Articles at http://www.healthedia.com en http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-zs-medical-report/927149?rsstype=latest&cid=118 New research has found that gardening is an effective way to exercise. Researchers at Kansas State University determined that gardening is a form of moderate intensity exercise that can easily contribute to the exercise recommendations of the... Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:13:03 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-zs-medical-report/927149?rsstype=latest&cid=118 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/effect-measure/926954?rsstype=latest&cid=118 One tradition of News Years Day in the US is the college football bowl game. When I was young I always watched the Rose Bowl (my state university was in the Big Ten league), but I have gotten away from it and don't expect to be glued to the TV today.... Thu, 01 Jan 2009 07:30:26 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/effect-measure/926954?rsstype=latest&cid=118 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-notes/927018?rsstype=latest&cid=118 I m always interested in athletes with diabetes, aren t you? It seems that much more difficult to manage diabetes when you are always pushing your body to the limit.But many athletes, like Denver Broncos Quarterback Jay Cutler, manage just fine ... Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:26:24 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-notes/927018?rsstype=latest&cid=118 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-wes/927090?rsstype=latest&cid=118 I read this article that appears in the Chicago Tribune today about a 27 year-old woman who reportedly had a heart attack. I'm not sure what the point of the story really was - perhaps to wake up young women that heart attacks can occur in their d... Mon, 29 Dec 2008 09:33:35 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-wes/927090?rsstype=latest&cid=118 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/926902?rsstype=latest&cid=118 I know what you re thinking: another cheesy, goody-two-shoes article on how I can keep all those goals I ve set going into 2009. If you abhor such articles (like 10 ways to declutter your bathroom), then keep on reading. I m like you. Normal. 1... Mon, 29 Dec 2008 05:16:52 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/926902?rsstype=latest&cid=118 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/sharpbrains/927111?rsstype=latest&cid=118 We have tracked for several years the scientific studies published by Torkel Klingberg and colleagues, often wondering aloud, when will educators, health professionals, executives and mainstream society come to appreciate the potential we have in fr... Sat, 27 Dec 2008 17:22:02 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/sharpbrains/927111?rsstype=latest&cid=118 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/926399?rsstype=latest&cid=118 Charlie playing flag football?In Pennsylvania, Bob Wargo runs a flag football program for special needs kids, each of whom is paired with a high school football player, as noted in today s Phillyburbs.Well, Charlie is getting a strong set of should... Fri, 26 Dec 2008 20:00:47 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/926399?rsstype=latest&cid=118 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-notes/926416?rsstype=latest&cid=118 It s the day after Christmas and I ve got lots of giveaways going on at the various b5 blogs I m writing. There are so many great prizes there s bound to be something to catch your eye. Think of it as an early New Year s present! Here s... Fri, 26 Dec 2008 14:39:58 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-notes/926416?rsstype=latest&cid=118 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/sharpbrains/926510?rsstype=latest&cid=118 Here you have several recent articles and developments worthy of attention:1) Boom times for brain training games (CNN)2) Navigating the brain fitness landscape: do's and don'ts (McKnight's Long Term Care News)3) USA Hockey and Intelligym (press rele... Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:03:07 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/sharpbrains/926510?rsstype=latest&cid=118 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitsugar-healthy-happy-you/926333?rsstype=latest&cid=118 Even though Christmas has ended, here at FitSugar we have one last holiday gift to give: the $350 Siren gym bag by Physhion. To celebrate the season of giving, we have been giving away a gym bag every week, and we have saved the best for last. With i... Fri, 26 Dec 2008 07:30:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitsugar-healthy-happy-you/926333?rsstype=latest&cid=118 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/926404?rsstype=latest&cid=118 Am off to visit the cemetery where my grandfather, Yeh Yeh, great-grandmother, Bak Bak, great aunt, another great grandmother, a very good friend of the family, and many other great relatives are, and then out to lunch in Chinatown with cousins, aunt... Thu, 25 Dec 2008 14:12:26 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/926404?rsstype=latest&cid=118 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/complete-running-network/926332?rsstype=latest&cid=118 Most runners, at some point in time, have had some sort of injury to the ribcage. Usually this limits our ability to take those nice deep breaths we all enjoy while running. This article will discuss some of the more common rib injuries.What is it?Pa... Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:02:59 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/complete-running-network/926332?rsstype=latest&cid=118 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/926291?rsstype=latest&cid=118 What do you get when a device combines a breathalyzer and an FM transmitter? Correcto: you get a breathalyzer and an FM transmitter! Soon available from David Steele Enterprises, the iBreath gadget lets revelers check their own blood alcohol content... Mon, 22 Dec 2008 06:22:25 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/926291?rsstype=latest&cid=118 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitness-fixer/926585?rsstype=latest&cid=118 After injury to the anterior cruciate ligament of the knee (ACL) it is common to be told that surgery is the only way to restore function. Is it?Ninety percent of ACL injuries in the U.S. are treated with surgical reconstruction. A study reported in ... Mon, 22 Dec 2008 03:34:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitness-fixer/926585?rsstype=latest&cid=118 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/arthritis-joint/926322?rsstype=latest&cid=118 Guest Blog: Today's blog post was written by Richard H. Rothman, MD, PhD. Dr. Rothman is the founder of the Rothman Institute and the James Edwards Professor of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson Univ... Sun, 21 Dec 2008 13:00:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/arthritis-joint/926322?rsstype=latest&cid=118 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/freedom-from-smoking/926592?rsstype=latest&cid=118 One of the reasons I decided to write this blog was that over the years I ve seen a lot of nonsense written by so-called experts on smoking, and I felt that the public could do with some accurate information for a change.So just now I m sitting a... Sat, 20 Dec 2008 20:49:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/freedom-from-smoking/926592?rsstype=latest&cid=118 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/happy-feet/926345?rsstype=latest&cid=118 Last week Iposted a piece offering readers a Christmas gift of a pair of Drymax socks inexchange for their 50-word entry. I said I would give away at least four pair.There were stories of desire, selfishness :-), cuteness, and just plain I d lik... Sat, 20 Dec 2008 20:35:25 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/happy-feet/926345?rsstype=latest&cid=118 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-helen/926350?rsstype=latest&cid=118 Sex in the stairwell at a school in Philly led to a boy being suspended and the girl? She's still there:Veronica Goss is the first person to admit that her son, Walter Ransome, made a big mistake in the stairwell of Francis Pastorius Elementary Schoo... Sat, 20 Dec 2008 07:38:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-helen/926350?rsstype=latest&cid=118 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-notes/926421?rsstype=latest&cid=118 When you get diabetes, it seems like you immediately hear about all the other things you are at risk for as well. That s yet another reason why it can be such an emotional burden to get the disease. I hear about a lot of things because I choose t... Sat, 20 Dec 2008 07:19:05 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-notes/926421?rsstype=latest&cid=118 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitsugar-healthy-happy-you/925704?rsstype=latest&cid=118 The FitWit Foundation is focused on combating childhood obesity, but I'm wondering if its methods are both healthy and effective. CNN compares the nonprofit's six-week afterschool boot camp program to the Biggest Loser competition: While Biggest Lose... 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