Who: Dr. William Levine, director of sports medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center; vice chairman and professor of orthopaedic surgery at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons; and Head Team Physician for Columbia University Dr...

Is running a marathon good for you or can it damage the heart?

Marathon training season has kicked into high gear and along with this comes injuries, according to Loyola University Health System sports medicine physicians. The most common injuries in marathon runners are shin splints, iliotibial band syndrome, which leads to pain on the outside of the knee and hip, stress fractures, ...

The Swanson Health Products was the headline sponsor of the 2010 Health & Fitness Expo at the Fargo Marathon in Fargo, North Dakota. ...

Apoptosis, the natural 'programmed' death of cells, is arrested in the aftermath of strenuous exercise. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Physiology studied peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), isolated from whole blood samples taken from people after finishing a marathon, finding that the balance between expression of pro- ...

Apoptosis, the natural 'programmed' death of cells, is arrested in the aftermath of strenuous exercise. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Physiology studied peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), isolated from whole blood samples taken from people after finishing a marathon, finding that the balance between expression of pro- ...

On you marks…get set…GO! Summer kicks off each year with the City of Laguna Hills Memorial Day Half Marathon and 5K. Currently in its 12th year, the event is expected to bring out more than 6,000 runners, walkers, spectators, and volunteers to the streets of Laguna Hills this ...

Henry Ford Hospital researchers have brought the use of electronic medical records out of the hospital setting and into the streets by using the technology for a marathon.

Henry Ford Hospital researchers have brought the use of electronic medical records out of the hospital setting and into the streets by using the technology for a marathon.Volunteer medical providers at the 2009 Detroit Free Press Marathon were able to coordinate care for the 19,372 participants via laptops and a ...

Kaiser Permanente, the largest not-for-profit health plan in the United States, recently unveiled its new DRASH medical surge facility at the 2010 Pasadena Marathon in California. ...

LOS ANGELES , March 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In its 21-year history, under the guidance of more than 450 volunteer teachers and adult leaders, SRLA has trained more than 40,000 teenagers from 170 schools in the greater Los Angeles area to complete the 26.2 mile Los Angeles ...

Men aren't significantly hindered, researchers say SATURDAY, March 13 (HealthDay News) -- Running a marathon is challenging enough, but now new research shows that the performance of female marathoners can be hindered by a certain type of air pollution. Researchers ...