An assistant professor of exercise physiology at the University of Alabama suggests that heart rate variability “appears to be a very promising tool” in predicting fitness levels. Mike Esco, the professor behind the research, wanted to find an objective test to predict how an apparently healthy athlete would preform in a physical activity on a […]
Smoking Linked To Even More Negative Health Conditions
We already know that smoking is bad for your health, but new research suggests that it may be even worse than we thought. According to findings published in the New England Journal of Medicine, smoking contributes to five additional diseases and roughly 60,000 more deaths a year than we originally thought. Before the findings, smoking […]
Obesity Rates Decline Among Young Children
A new study published in the most recent issue of Pediatrics suggests that obesity rates among young children are on the decline. The study examined what researchers called the “caloric gap,” which estimates how many calories children must eliminate from their daily diet to bring obesity rates down to pre-epidemic levels. Researchers suggest that among children […]
How Effective Are Ice Packs?
If you have kids, odds are you have ice packs or a bag of frozen peas in the back of your freezer in case one of your children gets injured. Ice packs or a bag of ice are quick solutions, but because they melt and typically fluctuate in temperature, researchers have investigated other cooling options. […]
Surgical Infections Top List Of Hospital Readmission Reasons
Surgical complications are more likely to land a person back in the hospital than the condition that sent them there in the first place, according to a new report from the American College of Surgeons. The report analyzed the medical records of nearly 500,000 patients who underwent surgery at 346 hospitals nationwide to determine why […]
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