News articles tagged with 'sport'
Evidence mounting on the harms of alcohol industry sponsorship of sport
— 2 Feb 2011 17:25 | HealthWhile policy makers in Australia, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand debate whether alcohol advertising and sponsorship should be banned from sport, new research provides evidence…
New national study highlights dangers of exertional heat-related injuries
— 8 Dec 2010 18:14 | HealthA new study conducted by researchers at the Centre for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital examined exertional heat-related injuries…
Sports participation does not guarantee that children get enough physical activity
— 7 Dec 2010 16:52 | HealthOnly about one-fourth of children participating in organised sports - such as baseball, softball or soccer - receive the government-recommended amount of physical activity during team…
Month of birth determines who becomes a sports star
— 3 Feb 2010 13:01 | HealthThe month of your birth influences your chances of becoming a professional sportsperson, an Australian researcher has found…
Play yourself healthy
— 3 Feb 2010 11:52 | HealthOther parallel experiments on both women and men further demonstrates that a regular game of soccer affects numerous cardiovascular risk factors such as maximal oxygen uptake, heart…
A negative physical education teacher can cause a lifetime of inactivity
— 7 Jan 2010 04:47 | HealthHumiliation in physical education class as a child can turn people off fitness for good, according to a University of Alberta researcher…
Health researchers call for alcohol industry to prove no harm in funding of sports
— 10 Nov 2009 17:10 | HealthResearchers from Australia and the UK are calling for a new approach to the debate over whether alcohol industry sponsorship of sports increases drinking among sports participants.…
High school football, wrestling athletes suffer highest rate of severe injuries
— 3 Sep 2009 14:03 | HealthHigh school football and wrestling athletes experienced the highest rate of severe injuries, according to the first study to examine severe injuries - injuries that caused high school…
Children are not the only ones in the game when it comes to sports
— 1 Sep 2009 12:29 | HealthParents who sign their children up for sports as part of an educational experience and to learn about teamwork may be learning some of the same lessons themselves, according to new…
Researchers identify technique that improves ACL surgery
— 10 Jul 2009 14:13 | HealthSurgeons from Hospital for Special Surgery in New York have identified a drilling technique that improves the outcome of surgery to reconstruct the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).…