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Excessive increase in heart rate before exercise doubles risk of sudden cardiac death in later life

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

French researchers have discovered a simple and cheap method of predicting who is at greater risk of dying suddenly and unexpectedly from a heart attack.


Positive exercise testing in athletes: What does that mean?

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 02, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) during sports activity is an uncommon, but catastrophic event. Different efforts to reduce the risk of SCD related to sports have been undertaken. What is the role of the exercise test in this context? ...





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Exercise programs may improve symptoms in non-small cell lung cancer patients

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Exercise is known to have a positive effect on maintaining a healthy lifestyle, and a study in the May issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology has shown that exercise also plays an important role in both primary and se ...


Lung cancer patients can tolerate post-surgery exercise, and can benefit from it

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 16, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Patients who have undergone surgical procedures for the removal of lung cancer can tolerate and benefit from exercise regimens started just a month after surgery, according to a new study led by researchers at the Duke Comprehensive ...


Rough day at work? You won't feel like exercising

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 24, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 7

Have you ever sat down to work on a crossword puzzle only to find that afterwards you haven't the energy to exercise? Or have you come home from a rough day at the office with no energy to go for a run?


Exercise alone shown to improve insulin sensitivity in obese sedentary adolescents

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created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A moderate aerobic exercise program, without weight loss, can improve insulin sensitivity in both lean and obese sedentary adolescents, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of ...


High resolution heart images now available at peak stress

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jul 30, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

While treadmill exercise stress testing is an essential tool in the prevention, detection and treatment of cardiovascular disease, physicians are often challenged to gain clear images of the heart when a patient is at peak ...


Massage after exercise myth busted

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created May 07, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 3

A Queen's University research team has blown open the myth that massage after exercise improves circulation to the muscle and assists in the removal of lactic acid and other waste products.


New gadgets demystify metabolism; Find out how many calories your body burns

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 2

And when she doesn't gain a pound -- ever -- there's only one thing to blame: her metabolism.


Computer game helps COPD patients breathe better

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Apr 15, 2008 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may gain better control over their breathing and breathe more efficiently by using their breath to play a computer game, according to new research.


Researcher finds correlation between childhood obesity and asthma

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 12, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A Kansas State University graduate student has found a correlation between childhood obesity and asthma. Sara Rosenkranz, doctoral student in human nutrition, Manhattan, conducted research that found that healthy children ...


Smoking gun: just one cigarette has harmful effect on the arteries of young healthy adults

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created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Even one cigarette has serious adverse effects on young adults, according to research presented by Dr. Stella Daskalopoulou at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2009, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the ...



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