Jump in Kids' Sports Injuries Due to Overuse (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- Orthopedic surgeons warn that sports injuries in children are rising dramatically, creating a "silent epidemic."
Music class may benefit kids with cochlear implants (Reuters)
Reuters - Music class may help improve certain types of sound perception in deaf children who have cochlear implants, a new study hints.
Shoulder Dislocations a Sports Hazard (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) -- Sports are the most common cause of shoulder dislocation, and young males have the highest risk of suffering this type of injury, a new study shows.
Chinese youth accused of not being fighting fit (Reuters)
Reuters - China must urgently address the physical fitness of the nation's youth or run the risk of raising a generation incapable of fighting the Japanese in a future war, the head of the country's top sports university said Thursday.
Fitness May Boost Kids' Grades (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) -- Fit bodies may bring kids better test scores in school, a new study finds.
Physically fit students do better academically too: study (Reuters)
Reuters - Getting students to exercise more might not just address obesity issues but also improve their grades with a U.S. study finding physically fit students tend to score higher in tests than their less fit peers.
Interval training can cut exercise hours sharply (AP)
AP - People who complain they have no time to exercise may soon need another excuse. Some experts say intense exercise sessions could help people squeeze an entire week's workout into less than an hour. Those regimens — also called interval training — were originally developed for Olympic athletes and thought to be too strenuous for normal people.
Physical, academic fitness tied at the hip: study (Reuters)
Reuters - Physically fit students tend to score higher on standardized tests than their less fit peers, hint findings from a new study.
Fitness Boosts Brain Power in Multiple Sclerosis Patients (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Exercise appears to protect the brains of people with multiple sclerosis, new study findings suggest.
Trickle-down Olympic fitness for the rest of us (Reuters)
Reuters - It's thrilling to watch those Olympians perform in Vancouver, but what have their superhuman feats to do with the fitness needs of us mere mortals?
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