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Sport Supplement May Help Shield Seniors From Falls (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- The dietary supplement
beta-alanine (BA) -- widely used by athletes and body builders -- improves
muscle endurance in the elderly, according to U.S. researchers.
Beta-alanine helps seniors stave off fatigue (Reuters)
Reuters - Older people taking a sports nutrition supplement favored by Olympic athletes show substantial increases in their ability to withstand fatigue, new research shows.
Exercise may improve function in dementia patients (Reuters)
Reuters - Organized exercise designed to increase strength, flexibility, mobility and coordination may improve overall physical function among nursing home patients with Alzheimer's disease, researchers report.
Growth, loading put gymnasts' wrists at risk (Reuters)
Reuters - Young gymnasts, especially young female gymnasts, are at risk of several types of wrist injury, and a quick and accurate diagnosis is essential to prevent these injuries from worsening, two sports medicine physicians report.
Sprint workouts boost fat burning in diabetics (Reuters)
Reuters - Intense exercise training can help normalize muscle metabolism in people with type 1 diabetes, which could result in "clinically important health benefits," Australian researchers report.
Doctors Lack Smoking Cessation Training (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, Oct. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Few doctors or other
health-care providers have enough smoking cessation training to help their
patients quit smoking, a U.S. study suggests.
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