July 8, 2008 – 4:24 pm | One Comment

In a move sure to stir controversy, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended on Monday that a more aggressive approach to treating high cholesterol in children should be implemented, even if it means prescribing …

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New Warm-Up Program Reduces Ligament Injury for Female Athletes
July 31, 2008 – 2:04 am | No Comment

Knee injuries can be severe enough to sideline even the most well-trained athletes and women athletes seem especially prone to a type of noncontact knee injury caused by sudden stops, turns, or jumps.  The US …

Boys’ Groin Injuries No Laughing Matter
July 26, 2008 – 7:24 am | One Comment

Groin injuries are a classic schtick when it comes to slapstick comedy but when they come to a young boy’s real injury, it’s just not a laughing matter, according to Dr. Anthony Atala.  Atala has …

Athletic Kids Need Month-Long Break from Sports
July 25, 2008 – 6:12 am | 19 Comments

Headlines everywhere scream of the obesity epidemic jeopardizing our kids’ health and happiness during the time in life they should be the most care free.  Children with excess pounds usually don’t have to worry about …

Growth Hormone for Athletic Performance Simply Mind Over Matter?
June 19, 2008 – 6:58 am | No Comment

That’s the question behind a study recently conducted at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney, Australia. And the evidence is overwhelming that people who think they are taking performance-enhancing drugs think their …

Athletes with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Set Sights on Olympic Gold
May 22, 2008 – 11:21 am | No Comment

A lot of people with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS or ME/CFS) feel like they’ve run a marathon after picking up a few groceries, so now imagine working against ME/CFS, complete with post-exertional malaise, to make …

Common OTC Pain Relievers Increase Muscle Mass in Weight Training
April 7, 2008 – 9:08 pm | 4 Comments

The findings of a recently conducted study seem to indicate that taking some common over-the-counter (OTC) pain relievers may improve muscle mass when taken during a weight-training program. The study was conducted with the elderly …

Curiosity Quenched About 8×8 Water Recommendation
April 3, 2008 – 5:11 pm | 25 Comments

Just as most of the rest of us have, two doctors at the University of Pennsylvania have always heard that we need to drink eight glasses containing eight ounces of water every day for optimum …

HGH – All Hype, No Performance?
March 18, 2008 – 10:12 am | 37 Comments

This certainly seems to be the case, at least under certain circumstances, according to a review of dozens of studies devised to compare the performance enhancing effects of human growth hormone (HGH) against athletes who …