Opening Day for Major League Baseball has arrived! Hopefully your favorite team can stay healthy and challenge for a postseason birth this season. Medical science can’t help your cleanup batter hit a curveball, but it may soon help your best pitcher avoid an injury. According to Dr. Glenn Fleisig, a biomedical engineer at the American […]
Sitting Linked to Nearly 4 Percent of All-Cause Mortality
Desk workers be warned – sitting for more than three hours per day is responsible for 3.8 percent of all-cause mortality, according to a new study involving 54 countries. Previous research has linked excessive sitting to a variety of health concerns, including obesity and high blood pressure, but this study is the first to test […]
Exercise Could Cut Alzheimer’s Risk in Older Adults
For older adults, increasing the number of calories they burn each week during exercise can improve brain volume and lessen the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study. Previous studies have already suggested that physical activity can have cognitive benefits, but uncovering that energy expenditure plays a critical role in inducing brain […]
The Right Shoe Features For Each Sport
Your feet can take a beating during athletic activity. Whether you’re rushing the quarterback, dribbling through defenders or sliding into home, oftentimes it’s our feet and legs that end up as the sorest parts of your body. That said, you can help protect your feet during sporting events by buying the right type of shoe […]
Medical Clowning and Prescribing a Smile
(The following article was written by Julie Rothschild Levi, a medical/party clown and editor/writer who gives medical clowning workshops to groups, organizations, schools and companies. The article was originally published on The Times of Israel website. The piece moved me on a personal and professional level, and I wanted to share it with my readers. For more information […]
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