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Athletes Need to Protect Against Heat Stroke: Expert...
SOURCE: MCGHealth, news release, July 28, 2010
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| SATURDAY, July 31 (HealthDay News) -- Heat cramps, heat exhaustion and potentially fatal heat stroke are risks when exercising or playing sports during the summer, but they can be prevented by taking a few simple precautions, advises a Medical College of Georgia expert.
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Proper Training for Marathon Run Takes Time, Experts Say...
SOURCE: Loyola University Health System, Aug. 10, 2010, news release.
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| SUNDAY, Aug. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Attempting a marathon is a challenge that can bring a great feeling of accomplishment but runners need to be careful to avoid training injuries and other health problems, experts advise.
Common types of injuries in marathon runners include shin splints,... |
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The Longer You Sit, the Shorter Your Life Span: Study...
SOURCES: Jay Brooks, M.D., chairman, hematology/oncology, Ochsner Health System, Baton Rouge, La; Alpa Patel, Ph.D., epidemiologist, American Cancer Society, Atlanta; July 22, 2010, online edition, American Journal of Epidemiology
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| THURSDAY, July 22 (HealthDay News) -- The more Americans engage in one of their favorite pastimes -- sitting around -- the shorter their average life span, a new study suggests.
The effect remained even after researchers factored out obesity or the level of daily physical activity people... |
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