Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 26, 2010

A primer on heat-related illness as Ottawa experiences its first heat wave of the season Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Original broadcast date: May 10, 2009 Why are women two to eight times more likely to suffer anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries than men? Several studies published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine and The American Journal of Sports Medicine from the Faculty of Kinesiology at the University of Calgary points to a relationship [...]

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Original broadcast date: January 6, 2008 How do our muscles respond to exercise? What factors contribute to better endurance and exercise capacity? How does this help understand the pathophysiology of diabetes? A discovery reported in the September 19, 2007 issue of the journal PLoS ONE identified a mutation in a gene that is widely considered [...]

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Exercise is recommended as part of a broad-based treatment program for people with diabetes. At issue is what type of exercise produces the greatest results, how many times per week the person should engage in this activity and for what length of time? A new study from the University of Calgary published in the September [...]

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With increasing numbers of children participating in a greater variety of organized sports, injury patterns seem to be following a pattern seen in professional sports venues. New research presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery in San Diego, finds that serious injuries in young athletes are happening more frequently, and [...]

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