Health
Ask the pediatrician: How can children stay safe on the way to school?
Q: How old should kids be before biking or walking to school, and what are some tips to help keep them safe?
Sep 2, 2022
0
12
News tagged with bikes
Health
Space travel speeds up aging, weakening of bones
Astronauts may go to space for weeks or months, and their bones can lose years in that environment.
Aug 4, 2022
0
7
Health
Off-road motorcycles put four times more kids in hospital than quad-bikes: Study
Motorcycles cause a far higher rate of injuries among children than quad bikes do, a study from UNSW Sydney and NeuRA has found, but quad bikes account for more serious individual injuries.
Jul 13, 2022
0
2
Health
'And just like that,' everyone wondered: Is exercise safe?
And just like that, heart health and exercise became the talk of the town.
Dec 15, 2021
0
1
Health
Big rise in injuries from e-scooters, hoverboards
(HealthDay)—Hoverboards, electric scooters and electric bikes are the transportation of choice for a growing number of Americans, but they're taking many straight to the emergency room.
Oct 5, 2021
0
24
Health
'Safe System' approach could dramatically reduce road deaths while improving equity
A new approach to road safety that relies on design and engineering principles—the "Safe System" approach—could lead to dramatic reductions in vehicle-related deaths and injuries if implemented in the U.S., according ...
May 11, 2021
0
1
Medications
Histamine-suppressing drugs found to reduce benefits of exercise
A team of researchers from Ghent University and the University of Copenhagen has found that antihistamines such as Allegra or Pepcid can reduce the benefits of exercise. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, ...
Health
Boosters hope bicycling boom outlasts the pandemic
It doesn't seem right to put "silver lining" and "pandemic" in the same sentence. But the past year of COVID-19 has been a boon for bicycling, an indisputably healthy activity.
Apr 7, 2021
0
2
Health
Study suggests wearing a face mask during intense exercise is safe for healthy people
Wearing a protective face mask has only a modest effect on the ability of healthy people to do vigorous exercise, according to a study published today in the European Respiratory Journal.
Mar 8, 2021
0
5
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How many people get 'long COVID' and who is most at risk?
A few months ago, a young athletic guy came into my clinic where I'm an infectious disease physician and COVID-19 immunology researcher. He felt tired all the time, and, importantly to him, was having difficulty mountain ...
Feb 18, 2021
0
5
