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Research: Male, female reporters cover sports differently

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Male and female reporters differ in the way they cover sports, especially in regard to the athleticism of female athletes, according to a recent study.


Ballerinas and female athletes share quadruple health threats

Ballerinas and female athletes share quadruple health threats

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 30, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A study led by sports medicine researcher Anne Hoch, D.O., at The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee has revealed that young female professional dancers face the same health risks as young female athletes ...


Female hormone cycle affects knee joints (w/Video)

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created Apr 17, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

New research from the Faculty of Kinesiology at the University of Calgary has found a connection between the laxity of a woman's knee joint and her monthly hormone cycle.





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Athletes on performance enhancers more likely to abuse alcohol, other drugs

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

College athletes who use performance-enhancing substances may be at heightened risk of misusing alcohol and using recreational drugs as well, according to new research in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.


Study takes next step -- Why women suffer more knee injuries

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 07, 2007 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Female athletes are up to eight times more likely to suffer knee injuries during their careers than males, and now researchers may be closer to understanding why.


Two-thirds of severe sports injuries to female students due to cheerleading

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 11, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new report on severe sporting injuries among high school and college athletes shows cheerleading appears to account for a larger proportion of all such injuries than previously thought.


Coaches can shape young athletes' definition of success

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created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Young athletes' achievement goals can change in a healthy way over the course of a season when their coaches create a mastery motivational climate rather than an ego orientation, University of Washington sport psychologists ...


Framing technique can be used as a public relations strategy in cases of sexual assault

Other Sciences / Other

created Aug 27, 2008 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 4

In Spring 2006, when three White Duke University lacrosse players were charged with raping a Black female student from nearby North Carolina Central University, Duke University officials framed the crisis in terms of institutional ...


Dehydration Affects Mood, Not Just Motor Skills

Dehydration Affects Mood, Not Just Motor Skills

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Dehydration has long been known to compromise physical performance. Now, a new study provides insight into the effects of mild dehydration on young athletes, and possibly into the lives of ...


When someone is raised female and the genes say XY

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created Sep 12, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (18) | comments 38

(AP) -- It's the birth defect people don't talk about. A baby is born not completely male or female. The old term was hermaphrodite, then intersex. Now it's called "disorders of sexual development." Sometimes the person ...


Female teen steroid use not limited to athletes

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 05, 2007 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers from the Division of Health Promotion & Sports Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University have found steroid use among teen girls is not limited to athletes and often goes hand in hand with other unhealthy ...


For big athletes: Possible future risk

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New primary research comparing the signs of metabolic syndrome in professional baseball and football players, reveals that the larger professional athletes -- football linemen in particular -- may encounter future health ...


Rheumatoid arthritis: Worse in women?

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Women appear to suffer more from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) than men. This is revealed in research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Arthritis Research and Therapy.



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