Sport Medicine

Cyclists are being warned to slip, slop, slap following a Queensland study which shows they are regularly getting sunburnt. »»»

OTTAWA - Health Minister Tony Clement today launched the new 2007 version of Canada’s Food Guide – “Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide” at the Real Canadian Superstore... »»»

Children who are active during the school day are more likely to be better focused and more on-task than their more sedentary peers, an East Carolina University researcher has found. »»»

Your parents may be to thank - or to blame - for how your body responds to exercise, and the genes responsible are slowly being identified. »»»

Affected older people can safely keep active, study confirms [by Alan Mozes] Jan. »»»

Children at schools in deprived areas are to be given pedometers as part of a 494,000 project to motivate inactive children to become fitter. »»»

Scientists at the University of Portsmouth are investigating whether endurance athletes with a specific type of gene are less likely to suffer fatigue. »»»

Do consumers around the world know how much they should be eating? Do they know the energy content of the foods they eat? »»»

An outdated physical education syllabus is failing the fitness of our school children according to Olympic and physical education expert Sheila Wigmore from Sheffield Hallam University. »»»

First-time marathon runners who drop out of training are motivated by different factors than race finishers, according to a study presented at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the American College of... »»»

Old Saint Nick might very well be able to run from rooftop to rooftop without reindeer this year, if only he carried toys in a backpack like the one developed by biologists at the University of... »»»

With a structured exercise program, inactive older people at high risk for becoming disabled can improve their physical functioning and reduce their likelihood of having difficulty walking, according... »»»

Sports-formulated jelly beans were just as effective as popular sports drinks and gels in maintaining blood sugar levels and improving exercise performance among competitive endurance athletes who... »»»

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The American Council on Exercise (ACE), America’s Authority on Fitness, today announced its top 10 fitness trend predictions for 2007. »»»

In an Austrian study, marathon runners had more atypical moles and other skin lesions suggestive of a risk for skin cancer than did a comparison group of age- and sex-matched controls, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. »»»

Michael Ballack is a committed UNAIDS Special Representative. His aim is to heighten awareness, educate youngsters and combat the stigma and discrimination associated with HIV/AIDS. Ballack's aim is to get young people to know the truth about AIDS, and how they can protect themselves. »»»

A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study of healthy marathon runners over age 50 showed that cardiovascular disease occurs among seemingly healthy endurance athletes and may be difficult to distinguish from the effects of training the heart muscle. »»»

Intentionally losing weight and then regaining it may increase men's risk for gallstones later in life, according to a report in the November 27 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. »»»

Programs to address and combat the childhood obesity epidemic ranked number one in a survey of top health and fitness trends released today by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). »»»

Your parents may be to thank - or to blame - for how your body responds to exercise, and the genes responsible are slowly being identified. That's one of the conclusions of research published by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM. »»»