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Celebrex May Boost Risk of Heart Valve Trouble
Initially, researchers at Vanderbilt University thought Celebrex might improve the health of people with aortic stenosis, a dangerous narrowing of the heart’s aortic valve opening. So the researchers tested celecoxib, the active compound in Celebrex, on valve cells. As a Vanderbilt news release reports, it made the things worse. They […]
Push-Up Capacity and Heart Disease
Here’s another metric to gauge your cardiac health: push-ups. Yes, push-ups. A new study by researchers at Harvard’s School of Public Health finds that active middle-aged men who can do at least 40 push-ups have a significantly lower risk of unfortunate cardiac disease outcomes than do men who can do […]
Is Extreme Exercise Good Or Bad For Your Heart?
Is it possible to exercise so often and so intensely that you actually damage your heart? Sure, but it’s not likely. That answer comes from a recent large scale study of more than 20,000 men, most in their 50s, who were divided into groups based on how often and how […]
Enlarged Prostates May Actually Slow Cancer
Turns out that enlarged prostates, which can raise a PSA count and attract the attention of (1.) oncologists and (2.) surgeons, may actually offer some protection against aggressive prostate cancer. That theory comes from researchers at Purdue University, whose computer simulations suggest that enlarged prostates put increased pressure on tumors, […]
Your Body Is What You Think It Is, Even If You’re Wrong
If you think exercise is naturally hard for you, it probably will be hard. If you think you have the genes that make exercise a breeze, it will be a breeze. That’s the takeaway from research conducted at Stanford, which deliberately mislead people about their genetic predispositions. The New York […]
Single Workout Boosts Metabolism For Two Days
Missed a day of exercise? No sweat, literally and figuratively. Researchers at the UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that a single workout can activate neurons that influence metabolism for up to two days, and the same effects last longer with training. A UT Southwestern news release reports that the […]
New Fitness Guidelines Include Short Workouts
Ten years ago, the federal government released its first set of exercise guidelines designed to keep adult Americans healthy. As Gretchen Reynolds reports in the New York Times, the feds recommended 150 minutes a week of moderate-intensity exercise, 75 minutes of vigorous exercise, and some type of strength training twice a week, among many […]
Vigorous Exercise Lowers Risk Of Advanced Prostate Cancer
For years, studies of the effect of exercise on prostate cancer delivered mixed results. Some showed that it decreased the chances of getting prostate cancer; some showed no relationship. Now, from Harvard”s Chan School of Public Health, comes evidence that men who routinely do vigorous exercise have a 30 percent […]
One Hour Of Weights A Week Cuts Heart Risk In Half
Apparently, it doesn’t take much exercise to cut your risk of heart attack or stroke in half. In fact, according to researchers at Iowa State University, less than one hour of weight lifting a week could reduce your risk for a heart attack or stroke by 40 to 70 percent. […]