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Sylvester Stallone Admits He Tried to Smuggle Banned Growth Hormone to Australia

...le wasting in AIDS patients. But this has led many athletes to consider using the hormone as a performance-enhancer, increasing their muscle size and strength. Because of the importance of the HGH to the body's biochemistry, HGH has also been promoted as an anti-ageing treatment. Many of the claims made for H...

Anemia Drug Overused and Could Hasten Death in Some, Say Experts

...nickname "epo," it has been used illegally by some athletes to boost endurance). In 1993, erythropoietin use was expanded to include cancer patients who become temporarily anemic from chemotherapy. That use is increasing, with sales up about 40 percent since 2002. Of the 1.4 million Americans diagnosed wi...

Sports Physiotherapy Boosted by New International Qualification

...School for Health. To work with Olympic-standard athletes and elite teams at major international events, spo...f world class physiotherapists who work with elite athletes and private clients alike. It offers the opportunity to expand the knowledge and professional deve...

Does Amateur Boxing Cause Brain Damage?

...F-analysis could be used for medical counseling of athletes after boxing or head injury," said Hietala. The study was extended to soccer players heading the ball repeatedly from long and high goal kicks. No increased levels of biochemical markers for brain damage in cerebrospinal fluid were found. "This dat...

Cigarette Smoking Delays Ligament Healing

...o smoke following an injury. The researchers say athletes who smoke should keep these findings in mind befor... say that although the prevalence of smoking among athletes is slightly lower, a significant percentage of recreational and even professional athletes continue ...

Keep a Cool Head on Hot, Humid Days to Avoid Heat Stroke

...ere have been several highly publicized reports of athletes dying from heat stroke in recent years, most notab...types of heat stroke, and everyone is susceptible, athletes and couch potatoes alike. Classic or non-exercise-induced heat stroke affects those exposed to extre...

One in a Hundred Eleven-year Olds Use Drugs to Enhance Performance in Sport

... linked to increased use. The authors say: Young athletes who are tempted to use doing agents are more likely to be boys, invest much more time in training, are ready users of psychoactive substances, and, importantly, they appear to be in some distress. Furthermore at least six months previously, they have...

Some Common Human Injuries Also Common in Dogs

...iate rupture in a dog to a knee injury suffered by athletes when they tear their anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL. "One way that we see a very active dog tear their cruciate ligament is when they jump up in the air, come down and land on one leg with a little twist and a pop. That would be similar to the ...

Intensive Training of Young Tennis Players Causes Spinal Damage

...are linked to junior career performance, and young athletes spend increasing amounts of time playing and training. Intensive training during the growth spurt years is linked to injury and musculoskeletal problems, they add. Injuries to the trunk are the third most common type after arm and leg injuries amon...

Differences in Brain Functions Results in non-contact Knee Injuries

...administered neuro-cognitive tests to nearly 1,500 athletes at 18 universities during the preseason. This testing also provided baseline data for athletes who might sustain a concussion after the season started. We had some data from previous research w...

Double Amputee Finishes Last, but Still Looks Forward to Beijing Olympics

...aces on the grounds that it could pave the way for athletes to compete wearing jet-packs on their backs. Roc...would be banned from competing against able-bodied athletes wearing his blades, IAAF communications director Nick Davies Davies felt it was still too early to s...

Shoulder Protection by Throwing Motion in Baseball Players

...arm bone and soft tissue of the shoulders of young athletes participating in youth baseball and help protect t...on. Good external rotation of the shoulder helps athletes throw faster while reducing their chance of injury. Some shoulder motion is naturally lost through...

Surgical Repair of Athletic Hernia Speeds Return to Play

...habilitation protocol are successful in returning athletes to competition, according to new research released...nia repair surgeries to evaluate the experience of athletes undergoing tension-free mesh surgical repair using a standardized rehabilitation protocol. The inv...

Rounding Up Rodeo Injuries Helps in Prevention

...rmation it will lead to increased safety for rodeo athletes and that the data will enhance support for research into rodeo injury prevention. How much is the death of one 20-year-old cowboy worth? Whats the cost to society? What about to his family? Whats the cost to the health care system for a cowboy crush...

Southeast Missouri State Provides High-tech Protection Against Staph Infections

...e stance on safety and prevention will benefit our athletes and visiting athletes alike by minimizing the spread of potentially harmful bacteria." SportsAide is part of the Sports ...

China Launches Food Safety Checks in Run-up to Olympics

...col. Earlier this month officials announced that athletes and visitors heading to Beijing for the Olympics should not be concerned by recent Chinese food scandals, as many safety measures were being put in place for the Games....

Millions Spent, but the Indian Capital's River Still Stinks

... in 2010 and the sports village meant to house the athletes being built on the stinking river's banks, India must do in three years what has not been achieved in the last decade. Boatman Lalla Navwalla, 36, whose brother spends eight hours a day swimming for coins tossed in by Hindu pilgrims who still rever...

Soccer Players Face Groin Injuries

...stretching, and strengthening. The participating athletes had a groin injury incidence of 0.44 injuries per ...uated. Although not statistically significant, the athletes in the prevention session had fewer surgeries (0.13/1,000 hours) than the control subjects (0.18/1,0...

Neoprene Sleeve in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery

...rtainty, Dr. Birmingham and colleagues studied 150 athletes preparing to return to sport following ACL reconstruction. Seventy-six patients were randomized to receive a functional knee brace and 74 to receive a neoprene sleeve. The patients were instructed to wear the orthosis during all physical activities...

Ice Bath by Sports Star Questioned

...c strength and function, and in fact may make more athletes sore the next day. In fact it was found that there was no difference in physical pain measurements such as swelling or tenderness, and in fact those who had been in the ice reported more pain when going from a sitting to a standing position after ...

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