A new study in CMAJ reports that school-based physical activity has positive health effects on children, although it does not improve body mass index (BMI).
Increasing rates in childhood obesity has become a public health issue. Obesity in children has more than tripled in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and across Europe since 1970, [...]
That cup of coffee that many gym rats, bikers and runners swill before a workout does more than energize them. It kills some of the pain of athletic exertion, a new study suggests. And it works regardless of whether a person already had a coffee habit or not.
Caffeine works on a system in the brain [...]
Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis, especially among older people. However, younger people also suffer from arthritis as a result of excessive wear and tear of joints. It can be painful and depressing. There are many treatment options available but research shows that exercise is one of the best treatments [...]
The New Mexico Department of Health has approved the first nonprofit in New Mexico to produce medical cannabis for patients in the Department’s Medical Cannabis Program. Nonprofits are allowed to produce up to 95 mature plants and seedlings as well as a usable inventory of medical cannabis to meet the needs of patients in the [...]
Women with knee pain are less likely than men to be recommended for total knee replacement surgery, says a Canadian study that suggests gender bias may be a factor.
The University of Toronto study included a woman and a man with moderate knee osteoarthritis (OA) who reported the same pain symptoms and sought assessments from 67 [...]
In osteoporosis patients with spinal fractures, vertebroplasty provides significant pain relief and helps decrease disability, according to a new study.
Vertebroplasty involves injection of medical-grade bone cement into a fractured vertebra to shore up the fracture and provide pain relief. It’s used to treat painful vertebral compression fractures that don’t respond to conventional medical therapy with [...]
Physicians should offer drug treatment to women and men who’ve been diagnosed with osteoporosis or low bone density, says a recently issued clinical practice guideline by the American College of Physicians (ACP).
In addition, doctors should consider drug treatment to prevent fractures in patients at risk of developing osteoporosis.
The guideline authors didn’t find evidence that one [...]
Back pain :: Low back pain and back pain surgery
Surgery to relieve chronic lower back pain is no better than intensive rehabilitation and nearly twice as expensive, researchers said. Low back pain is one of the world’s most common complaints. In the 25-nation European Union, it affects over 40 million workers and accounts for nearly [...]
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