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Latest Sports Medicine / Fitness News From Medical News Today.

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Last news: August 30, 2007 10:00:00

Antonio Puerta, 22, who played football for Sevilla and Spain, has died after having a heart attack during Sevillas match against Getafe. During the first half of the match he collapsed as he was running back towards his goal - medics were seen preventing him from swallowing his tongue, but he did manage to walk off the pitch. It was not long before he collapsed again in the changing rooms and had to receive cardiac resuscitation before being rushed to the Virgen del Rocio hospital. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Instead of the usual Monday to Friday rat race why not join a weekend one in aid of Cancerbackup, the charity supporting thousands of people affected by cancer every year. The Rat Race Urban Adventure takes place in London on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 September. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

The experiment Sports scientist Peter Krustrup and his colleagues from the University of Copenhagen, the Copenhagen University Hospital and Bispebjerg Hospital have followed a soccer team consisting of 14 untrained men aged 20 to 40 years.For a period of 3 months, the players have been subjected to a number of tests such as fitness ratings, total mass of muscles, percentage of fat, blood pressure, insulin sensitivity and balance. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Could explosive concentric muscle contractions be the key to optimizing the capacity for weight loss through resistance training?According to findings recently published in the journal Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise by Dr. Scott Mazzetti, Health, Physical Education and Human Performance faculty at Salisbury University, it could. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Sports scientist Peter Krustrup and his colleagues from the University of Copenhagen, the Copenhagen University Hospital and Bispebjerg Hospital have followed a soccer team consisting of 14 untrained men aged 20 to 40 years. For a period of 3 months, the players have been subjected to a number of tests such as fitness ratings, total mass of muscles, percentage of fat, blood pressure, insulin sensitivity and balance. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Research into a life-threatening condition that occurs at high altitude is to benefit from an international database launched at the University of Edinburgh.Experts at the University are studying an illness known as HAPE (high altitude pulmonary oedema), which causes fluid to build up in the lungs and can occur from as low as 2,500 metres, affecting people of all age groups and fitness levels. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Trampolines should not be used in homes or in playgrounds, according to a new position statement from the Canadian Paediatric Society and the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine. Although they are easily available and growing in popularity, the risks associated with backyard trampolines are just too high, warns the statement. "Trampolines are not a safe recreational activity for children and youth. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

It seems a bit incongruous: the non-stop hustle bustle of life in Israel and the calm serenity of yoga. But during the last few years the two have found a way to coexist in harmony and in the process Israelis are becoming less stressed. Israel isnt a den of Zen just yet but theres always hope. Yoga is catching on with increasing popularity as exemplified by the opening last month of the countrys largest yoga center in Kfar Saba. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

If you want to get any health benefit from exercise you have to push yourself, according to an article published in the journal Circulation. Members of the American College of Sports Medicine wonder whether some peoples idea of 30 minutes of gentle exercise might not be just a bit too gentle. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

You have diabetes and want to exercise. It is possible, says Dr. Stephen G. Rosen, Chief of Endocrinology & Metabolism at Pennsylvania Hospital. Diabetes affects 20.8 million people in the, about 7% of the population, according to the American Diabetes Association.Staying active is a great way to prevent and control diabetes. Dr. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Football, one of the most popular sports in the United States, is also the leading cause of sports-related injuries. During the 2005-06 season, high school football players sustained more than half a million injuries nationally. A study conducted by researchers in the Center for Injury Research and Policy (CIRP) at Columbus Childrens Hospital, is the first to compare injuries among high school and collegiate football players using a nationally representative sample. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Research shows that exercise: - does not reverse ageing - may make old hearts less stable - could actually increase chances of arrhythmia (change in heartbeat) - does bring protection against heart attacks, but this protection is gained and lost rapidly. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

The Commonwealth Government will provide $1.5 million over three years to support the National Heart Foundations National Walking Initiative. Community-based walking groups are an ideal way to increase physical activity in Australian adults. The Heart Foundations National Walking Initiative will help to set up and support walking group programs across Australia to encourage and support individuals to engage in more physical activity. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

In this era of not surrendering to age, some claim that 60 is the new 40. But new research shows that 60 year olds cannot keep up with 40 year olds on Mount Everest and suffer a sharply higher chance of dying if they do reach the summit.The study shows that among 2,211 climbers during the spring seasons from 1990 through 2005, the overall chances of reaching Everests summit were nearly 31 percent, but they dropped to 13 percent for climbers in their 60s. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

They dazzle audiences with their acrobatic artistry, physical strength, graceful movement and boundless energy. Add to that creative choreography, spectacular stage design and motivating music and youve set the scene for some of todays most prolific performing arts productions. Like professional athletes, performing artists must also keep their finely-tuned bodies in peak condition and injury-free. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Remember what it felt like to ride a bicycle without training wheels? First came the wobbling of the tires and the frantic pedaling, and then the carefree feeling as you sped forward without an adults guiding hand for balance. But accidents - especially falls - can mar the thrill of cycling. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

The Australian Drug Foundations Good Sports program is launching an exciting mental health promotion project in Geelong, funded by beyondblue. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Though most parents or caregivers would never send a child to school without the proper school supplies like pencils and paper, many ignore a very important back-to-school essential for childrens oral health and safety - a mouth guard. "Physical activity and education are imperative to overall health and well-being, but can also be potentially dangerous to dental health," said Jed. J. Jacobson, D.D.S., M.S., M.P.H. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

The AMA welcomed Government funding for a study into the best ways to encourage more Australians to take up cycling, but said more could be done for other forms of exercise as well. Chair of the AMA Public Health Committee, Dr John Gullotta, said encouraging more people to "get on their bike" was a good start but there was a need to fund other types of physical activity, such as walking or running. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

The mere thought of the Olympic Games in China next year may make athletes sweat. Despite the great heat they strive for top sports performances. In Beijing, the first preparations are being made to cool athletes down to the right operating temperature. That such measures are actually working, was proved in a study for the first time. [click link for full article] - [Read more]