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Runners a marathon a net benefit for the body, experts say
Jan 23, 2009 |
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Historians say the first marathon runner was Philippides, who, in 490 B.C., ran 24.85 miles from the battlefield at Marathon with news of the Athenian army's victory over the Persians. He reached Athens, cried out, "Rejoice, ...
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Study shows athletes and weekend warriors can keep playing after shoulder joint replacement
Jul 10, 2009 |
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Replacing a joint in any part of the body often leads to a long recovery process and the possibility of not being able to return to a sport or activity. However, a new study presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for ...
Steroid doping tests ignore vital ethnic differences in hormone activity
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Current steroid (testosterone) doping tests should be scrapped for international sport, because they ignore vital ethnic differences in hormone activity, suggests research published ahead of print in the British Journal of ...
High school football, wrestling athletes suffer highest rate of severe injuries
Sep 02, 2009 |
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High school football and wrestling athletes experienced the highest rate of severe injuries, according to the first study to examine severe injuries - injuries that caused high school athletes to miss more than 21 days of ...
Weak bladders deter many young women from sports participation
Sep 25, 2008 |
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A weak bladder is putting many young women off participating in sport, or prompting them to give it up altogether, suggests research published ahead of print in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Probing Question: What are the origins of skiing?
Dec 22, 2009 |
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Swoosh…Undeniably, this is the sound of skiing. As winter approaches, legions of avid skiers are preparing their equipment. Skis are being waxed, boots are being pulled out of storage and people are yearning ...
Women's soccer -- get fit while having fun
Oct 02, 2009 |
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New Danish research shows that women benefit more from playing recreational soccer than from running when it comes to overall fitness. And that's not all -- women playing soccer experience a higher degree of motivation when ...
Scientists race to stay ahead of the drug-taking and genetic manipulation that threatens sport
Jul 29, 2008 |
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The race to ensure that scientists stop drug-taking athletes from damaging sport by using performance enhancing drugs or undergoing genetic manipulation is a constant challenge, according to a major four-decade review by ...
Popular surgery provides no relief for osteoarthritis of the knee
Sep 10, 2008 |
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A landmark study conducted in London, Canada at The University of Western Ontario and Lawson Health Research Institute shows that a routinely practiced knee surgery is ineffective at reducing joint pain or improving joint ...
Young tennis players who play only one sport are more prone to injuries
Nov 09, 2009 |
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Gifted young athletes are under increasing pressure to play only one sport year round.
Screening for heart disorders in competitive athletes would save lives
Jul 04, 2008 |
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Athletes who take part in competitive sport should be screened for potentially fatal heart problems before they compete, according to a study published on BMJ.com today.
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