Sports & Medicine News

Closing injection site means dead addicts: native addictions agency head Reported May 08, 2008 OTTAWA — The head of a native addictions agency says drug users will needlessly die and overdose if the federal government shuts down Canada's only safe-injection site. Sharon Clarke, executive director of the National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation, says the … [Read more...]

College Athletes Suffer from Low Nutrient Intake05 Dec 2004 Aside from the mental strain of finals and term papers that occupy the typical university student's time, college athletes face additional pressures such as maintaining their athletic physique. Pamela Hinton, assistant professor of nutritional sciences in the College of Human Environmental Sciences at … [Read more...]

Dangerous Flip-FlopsReported August 19, 2008 AUBURN, Ala. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- They might be the unofficial footwear of summer. Millions of pairs of flip-flops are sold every year, and chances are you have at least one pair in your closet; but could your flip-flops be changing the way you walk? "I think there's an attitude that goes with them," one avid flip-flop wearer … [Read more...]

Healing Heel PainReported January 21, 2008 CHICAGO (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It's not unusual for your feet to feel a little run down at the end of a long day, but when feet become persistently painful, there's something wrong. Heel pain is one of the most common complaints when it comes to sore feet and it can be debilitating. Debbie Warner spends a lot of time on her feet. … [Read more...]