High-Impact Exercise May Be Best Bone-Builder
Men who want to keep their bones strong may want to add running to their exercise routine, new research suggests.
In a study of 42 athletic men ages 19 to 45, researchers found that running seemed to have even bigger benefits for bone mass than strength training did. Both runners and weight trainers had greater bone density in the spine compared with road cyclists, but much of the benefit in weight trainers seemed to stem from their greater muscle mass.
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Battling Superbugs
On a cruise to Bermuda in 2007, Baltimore resident Wilhelmina Watnoski was surprised to find that passengers were required to clean their hands when entering and leaving the ship’s eatery. “There was actually a person standing there making you do it,” Watnoski recalls. Her reaction? A note of thanks to the ship’s management.
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Health Discovery: Drug Interaction Danger
At least one in 25 older Americans takes prescription and over-the-counter medications in combinations that could trigger dangerous drug interactions that can cause gastrointestinal bleeding, heart rhythm irregularities and other serious medical problems, according to a new University of Chicago study.
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