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  • New Tool Gives A Heads-Up For Athletes After A Concussion
    For 19-year-old Karlee Carbert, rugby isn't just a sport, it's a passion. But the rough and tumble game can be physically demanding, as Carbert reveals "some games you can hit your head as many as five times." Carbert has suffered three concussions in her career but after the first two her response was the same, "usually you hit your head, get a headache and once the headache is gone you go back.

  • Treadmill Exercise Retrains Brain And Body Of Stroke Victims
    People who walk on a treadmill even years after stroke damage can significantly improve their health and mobility, changes that reflect actual "rewiring" of their brains, according to research spearheaded at Johns Hopkins. "This is great news for stroke survivors because results clearly demonstrate that long-term stroke damage is not immutable and that with exercise it's never too late for the brain and body to recover," says Daniel Hanley, M.D.

  • Hitting A Home Run With Diabetes: College Coach And Catcher Team Up On And Off The Field
    RBIs, batting averages, home runs, ERAs, strikeouts -- there are many numbers to keep track of in baseball. Some players and coaches have to watch other numbers, too, like blood glucose levels, carbohydrates, and insulin units.

  • "Stealth" Tips For Adding Exercise To Your Day - Without Going To The Gym, From The Harvard Health Letter
    Regular exercise can lower your risk for heart disease, diabetes, and even some forms of cancer. Yet many people still aren't making physical activity a priority. In its first-ever single-topic special issue, the September 2008 Harvard Health Letter offers 27 tips to get your heart rate up without going to the gym. Its recommendations include these: 1. Take the faraway spot. Walking from the farthest corner of the parking lot will burn a few calories.

  • Popularity Of Dancing Inspires New Area Of Medicine - Focusing On The Health And Well-Being Of Performing Artists
    A new dance craze is sweeping the country but this time it's not driven by a song on the radio, but by prime-time shows on television. This fall at least five different networks* will run shows about dancing, and tens of millions of us will watch. Dancing has become so popular in the US, in fact, that it's not only inspiring new shows but a whole new area of medicine.

  • ACMA Review Lets Down Future Generations, Says Australian Medical Association
    The Australian Medical Association (AMA) expressed its extreme disappointment and surprise at the Australian Communications and Media Authority's (ACMA's) draft Children's Television Standards 2008. The draft standards proposals include no general restrictions on food and beverage advertising during children's viewing times.

  • Jumping For Joy ... And Stronger Bones
    High impact activities such as jumping and skipping that can easily be incorporated into warm-ups before sports and physical education classes, have been shown to benefit bone health in adolescents. The 10 minute school-based intervention, provided twice a week for about eight months, significantly improved bone and muscle strength in healthy teenagers compared to regular warm-ups.

  • Men's Views Of Masculinity, Emotional Fitness, Heat Illness And Athletics
    Men defy stereotypes in defining masculinity Contrary to stereotypes about sexual performance and masculinity, men interviewed in a large international study reported that being seen as honorable, self-reliant and respected was more important to their idea of masculinity than being seen as attractive, sexually active or successful with women.

  • 75 Percent Of Athletes' Parents Let Their Child Skip Exams For A Game
    Three quarters of parents of young athletes let their child forgo an exam for an important game, a new study conducted at the University of Haifa has found. In comparison, only 47% of parents of young musicians will agree to their child choosing a performance over an exam. "Parents usually don't understand their role in the course of their child's career development, and cross the line between involvement and intervention," the study's authors said.

  • New Multi Axis Load Cell Measures Tri-Axial Loads
    FUTEK Advanced Sensor Technology, Inc. has just expanded its Multi Axis Load Cell series with the new MTA505 Multi Axis Load Cell. The MTA505 Multi Axis Load Cell (Tri-Axial) offers an excellent solution for measuring Mx, My, and Fz loads. It is currently offered in two capacity options: - 10,000 lbs (Fz), 2,000 in-lbs (Mx), 2,000 in-lbs (My).


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