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THURSDAY, Sept. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — There’s good news for folks who struggle to fit regular exercise into their busy workweek. “Weekend warrior” workouts are just as beneficial as daily exercise to a person’s overall health, a new study says. People who get all their weekly recommended exercise inContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — One in three former NFL players believe they have football-related brain damage that’s doing untold harm to their lives, a new study finds. Unfortunately, their fears might be harming their mental health on top of whatever risks they face from head injuries sustainedContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Heavy-duty endurance exercise can cause body fat levels to drop without any accompanying weight loss, a new small-scale study indicates. A group of eleven middle-aged men who cycled 710 miles in seven days lost only about 1% of their total weight, because theyContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Millions of women struggle with the discomfort and stress of urinary incontinence, and many turn to medications for help. Now, new research suggests that yoga and other exercise regimens might work just as well to control these bladder issues. Researchers at Stanford UniversityContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Exercise, whether moderate- or high-intensity, can help ease Parkinson’s symptoms, including fatigue, new research shows. As study lead author Dr. Philip Millar explained, Parkinson’s patients are too often overwhelmed by shame or depression, so they stop going to the gym or exercising. That’sContinue Reading
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THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Hopping backward is a good test to see if someone’s ACL surgery has gone well, a new study says. That backward hop is an effective way of measuring the strength of a patient’s knee function, as well as the strength of their quadriceps,Continue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Newfangled designs intended to make football helmets more protective have overlooked one key component, a new study suggests. Nearly a third of concussions in pro football involve impacts to the facemask, a part of the helmet that has remained mostly unchanged during theContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Fear of a having a low blood sugar crash dissuades many people with type 1 diabetes from getting the exercise they need, a new study finds. However, people were more likely to engage in exercise if their doctor discussed how to manage theirContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Annoyed that you still have a bit of tummy even though you work out all the time? Exercise actually is helping you develop healthier belly fat tissue, a new study says. That means that even if you don’t obtain six-pack abs, exercise isContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Taking steroids more than doubles a person’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a new study warns. Patients taking steroid pills, injections or infusions are 2.6 times more likely to develop diabetes than those not on steroids, researchers reported Sunday in a presentationContinue Reading