Swimming 2.4 miles isn’t the only water-related danger for ironman competitors. A new study by researchers at the University of Cologne finds that ten percent of ironman competitors drank so much water during the event that their sodium fell to dangerously low levels. CBS News reports on the study, which […]
Author: Art Jahnke
What Vitamin D Does For Arthritic Knees: Nada
Many people have taken vitamin D supplements hoping that they will ease the pain of arthritic knees, or perhaps slow the progression of arthritis. Now, from researchers at the University of Tasmania, comes this advice: save your money. HealthDay reports that researchers randomly assigned 400 patients with knee osteoarthritis to […]
To Avoid Over-Eating, Check The Scale, Again
And again. The more often people weigh themselves, the more likely they are to eat less food. That’s the verdict from the Connell School of Nursing at Boston College, where researchers tracked the weight loss efforts of 148 people in a year-long study. HealthDay reports that the researchers divided the […]
Coffee May Cut MS Risk
Coffee, sometimes considered a health drink, kind of, may reduce the risk of developing multiple sclerosis, with the emphasis on “may.” Researchers at the Karolinski Institute have found that people who drink six or more cups of coffee a day had a 28 percent lower risk of MS. A Karolinska […]
Low Vitamin D And Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Men with prostate cancer who have chosen to watch and wait may also want to watch their levels of vitamin D. Researchers at Northwestern University have found what they describe as “a major link between low levels of vitamin D and aggressive prostate cancer.” A Northwestern news release reports that […]
Energy Drinks May Be Bad For Your Heart
Yes, energy drinks do give you more energy, but they may also give you something you don’t want. A University of the Pacific news release reports that researchers at the school monitored the heart health of 27 healthy volunteers between the ages of 18 and 40. The volunteers drank either two cans […]
Got A Weight Problem? Try Water
Don’t like what the scale says? Get a new scale. If that doesn’t work, try drinking more water. Researchers at the University of Illinois who studied the diets of more than 18,300 people found the majority of people who increased their consumption of plain water – tap water or from a […]
Female Viagra Just OK
Flibanserin, the first drug approved by the FDA to treat low sexual desire in women, is likely garner low desire for itself. The New York Times reports that researchers who analyzed eight studies involving 5,900 women concluded that treatment with the drug, now marketed as Addyi, resulted in “one-half of an […]
Ultramarathon Pain: Older Runners Feel Better Faster
How long does it take to recover from an ultramarathon? Researchers who studied 72 people who ran the 2015 Western States Endurance Run, a 100-mile race through the Sierra Nevada mountains of northern California that requires runners to climb about 18,000 feet, can tell you. Five days on average. HealthDay reports […]
To Live Longer, Just Keep Moving
Even for people who exercise regularly, just walking around for a few minutes instead of sitting down can give you a few extra years. We know this because researchers at the University of Pennsylvania studied data from 3,000 people aged 50 to 79, who wore ultra-sensitive activity trackers, called accelerometers, […]