Archive for August, 2009
Thursday, August 27th, 2009
Former Glasgow Rangers and England footballer Mark Hateley will be officially opening Independent Living Scotland 2009 at the Glasgow SECC on September 9th at 10:00am. Mark Hateley now works as an official ambassador for Glasgow Rangers. In his career Mar played for Portsmouth, AC Milan, and Monaco before joining Glasgow Rangers where he scored 115 goals in 222 games. Mark also won 32 England caps during his successful career.
Tags: Ac Milan, Ambassador, England Caps, England Footballer, Games, Glasgow Rangers, Glasgow Secc, Independent Living, Mark Hateley, Monaco, Portsmouth, Scotland
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Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
Systematic, progressive resistance training - also called strength training - is a safe and efficient way for middle-aged and older adults to improve their health. A Virginia Tech led research team that includes experts in behavior, exercise, physiology, and medicine is designing a program to help pre-diabetic adults begin and, most important, maintain resistance training in order to prevent diabetes.
Tags: Diabetes, Diabetes Prevention, Diabetic Adults, Exercise Physiology, Health, Medicine, Middle Aged, Older Adults, Prevent Diabetes, Progressive Resistance, Resistance Training, Strength Training, Virginia Tech
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Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
Game day injections work like a magic pain relief bullet for some athletes but they may also pose complications if not administered correctly or if the individual does not comply with doctor guidelines, reveals a new clinical review published in the September/October issue of Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach.
Tags: Game Day, Multidisciplinary Approach, Pain Relief, Sports Health
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Monday, August 24th, 2009
We ask a lot of our feet, we take them for granted and scarcely give a thought to how best to keep them healthy until something goes wrong. In this month's Harvard Health Letter, there is a four page article about how feet work and "three steps" on how to look after them from Dr. James Ioli, chief of podiatry at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and colleagues.
Tags: Boston, Brigham And Women, Colleagues, Dr James, Harvard Health Letter, Healthy Feet, Ioli, Lot, Page Article, Podiatry, S Hospital, Three Steps
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Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
Every year, there are tragic stories about athletes who suffer life-altering football-related injuries to the brain and spine. According to the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), in 2008, football contributed to the second highest number of sports-related head injuries, behind cycling. Of the nearly 41,000 people treated for football-related head injuries at U.S. hospital emergency rooms, 16,900 were age 14 and younger.
Tags: 000 People, Brain, Cycling, Football Injuries, Football Season, Head Injuries, Hospital Emergency Rooms, Neck Injuries, S Hospital, Spine, Sports Injuries
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