Health

Winter months offer the opportunity for some athletes to rehab some of those nagging injuries. One injury common among runners and in sports centers is iliotibial band syndrome.... Read more

Diet trends come and go, but intermittent fasting, a form of dieting based around periods of non-eating followed by periods of concentrated eating, has somehow endured.... Read more

A study led by researchers in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Arizona College of Medicine—Tucson identified a link between sleep problems and suicidal thoughts and behaviors that may help reduce suicide risk in young adults.... Read more

Gambling advertising restriction could reduce related harms, especially on vulnerable individuals, a new review of the evidence has shown.... Read more

Research from Dr. Michael Golding's laboratory at Texas A&M University indicates that male alcohol use has a significant negative influence on in vitro fertilization (IVF) success rates, thus increasing patient financial burden and emotional stress.... Read more

Shoveling and digging out after a heavy snowfall can be a good workout for most people; but for those with heart disease, shoveling is best left for others to do.... Read more

Human well-being has been linked to physical activity, diet balance, sleep quality, depression and anxiety. A new cross-sectional study co-authored by Dr. Yantao Li, BGI Genomics, published in Frontiers in Oncology, investigated the association between these lifestyle factors and the risk of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection.... Read more

Senior women are less likely to develop mild cognitive impairment or dementia if they do more daily walking and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, according to a new study led by the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science at University of California San Diego.... Read more

We all know someone who insists on wearing a cardigan in summer or refuses to turn on the air conditioning because "it's not that hot." Chances are this is an older person, and there's a good reason for that.... Read more

I'm used to standing on the sidelines. I did it for 16 years as the athletic trainer (AT) for the Denver Broncos. Before each game, I identified where the ambulance was, confirmed all life-saving equipment worked properly and determined who the emergency contacts were at that particular NFL stadium. I... Read more

Coronary artery disease is the most common type of heart disease, diagnosed in more than 20 million people and responsible for more than 350,000 deaths in the U.S, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.... Read more

When winter storms hit, good balance can prevent falls and injuries—ranging from broken arms, legs or hips to back injuries and concussions.... Read more

Mustard gas harms the vision, skin and breathing. Three decades on, however, the predominant effect is mental ill-health. At a time when chemical warfare is a threat, researchers at the University of Gothenburg have now presented their study monitoring a group of victims of a historical gas attack.... Read more

A new study from Oregon State University found that about 32% of colleges and universities in the U.S. require some form of physical education course to graduate, down from 39% as observed in an OSU study from 2010.... Read more

Most people don't think about their blood type unless they need surgery or are planning to donate blood. But we can learn more from our blood types than simply whether or not we can safely accept a transfusion from a donor. Using large, population-wide surveys, researchers have found that certain... Read more