According to a study published online ahead of the print edition of the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, physicians can determine who is likely to have a higher risk of severe high altitude illness (SHAI) by measuring specific, exercise-related responses…

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Many amateur athletes have long suspected what research scientists for the Department of Preventative and Rehabilitative Sports Medicine of the Technische Universitaet Muenchen at Klinikum rechts der Isar have now made official: Documented proof, gathered during the world’s largest study of marathons, “Be-MaGIC” (beer, marathons, genetics, inflammation and the cardiovascular sy…

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As athletes of all ages take the field this summer, the most fearsome opponents for those with asthma and allergies might be triggers that can sideline even the toughest competitors…

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Former tennis champion Martina Navratilova was hospitalized for pulmonary edema - fluid build-up in the lungs - while climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, drawing attention to the high risk of acute mountain sickness (AMS) and high altitude pulmonary edema among climbers of high peaks…

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If you want to reduce the frequency and severity of symptoms of colds you should do exercise at least five times a week and remain physically fit, US researchers report in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. They stress that not only do fit people have much fewer colds, but also when they do their symptoms are significantly milder compared to those who do not work out regularly...
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Researchers from UK's Edinburgh University who examined climbers attempting to scale the summit of Africa's highest peak Mount Kilimanjaro, a destination that attracts more than 25,000 people every year, found that many of them were failing to acclimatize to the high altitude, leaving themselves open to high risk of of altitude sickness, a potentially fatal condition...
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Compared to a standard carbohydrate supplement, a low-carbohydrate beverage with added protein leads to longer endurance times in cyclists, reports the October issue of the The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, official research journal of the National Strength and Conditioning Association...
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Senior active skiers have twice the oxygen-uptake capacity of seniors who do not exercise. This is shown in new research at Mid Sweden University. "The findings show that humans have a great potential to maintain a high level of physical work capacity and thereby better quality of life even at advanced ages," says Per Tesch, professor of sports science...
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If you and your family are planning to spend some of this summer by the sea, by the pool, or perhaps even a river or lake, perhaps you should ask yourself, would you be able to spot someone in trouble in the water, in time to save their life: do you really know what drowning looks like? Mario Vittone, a writer on maritime safety, tells a story about a former life gu...
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An Indiana University study found that strengthening inspiratory muscles by performing daily breathing exercises for six weeks significantly reduced the amount of oxygen these same breathing muscles required during exercise, possibly making more oxygen available for other muscles...
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