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Landis Should Be Able to Compete After Hip Surgery
DURHAM, N.C. -- Floyd Landis, who just won the 2006 Tour de France, has a good chance of continuing his career as a competitive bicyclist after...
July 24, 2006 -
Baby Boomers Need to Care for Shoulders
DURHAM, N.C. -- Many Baby Boomers swat tennis balls, swim or dribble basketballs for two reasons – the joy of physical activity and competition, as...
July 19, 2006 -
Shin Splints Are a Repetitive Injury
DURHAM, N.C. -- With the warm of spring drawing many people outside for exercise, sports medicine experts at Duke University Medical Center recommend...
May 22, 2006 -
Avoiding Back Injuries While Shoveling Snow
DURHAM, N.C. -- With a winter blizzard expected to hit New York City this weekend and up to a foot of snow anticipated in much of the Mid-Atlantic and...
Feb. 10, 2006 -
Diet Can Help Fight Inflammatory Arthritis
Here's some "colorful" health news about how diet may help cut the risk of arthritis. That glass of orange juice or snack of carrot sticks may actually...
Sept. 12, 2005 -
Zoledronic Acid Faster, More Effective Treatment for Paget’s Disease of Bone
DURHAM, N.C. -- An international team of researchers has found that zoledronic acid, a drug that reduces bone resorption, appears to improve the...
Aug. 31, 2005 -
Diabetes, Hypertension and Obesity Negatively Effect Joint Replacement Outcomes
DURHAM, N.C. -- Using a database of nearly 1 million Americans who underwent major joint replacement surgery, a team led by researchers at Duke...
June 1, 2005 -
Lack of Specific Collagen Type Leads to Osteoarthritis
DURHAM, N.C. – Duke University Medical Center researchers have found that joints whose cartilage lacks a specific type of collagen will develop...
Feb. 20, 2005 -
Early Detection Reduces Threat of Foot Injury in College Basketball Players
Durham, N.C. -- Early identification of potential stress fractures with magnetic resonance imaging...
Dec. 1, 2004 -
Men Also at Risk for Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis, the gradual loss of bone density, is far more common among women, but it is a growing...
Oct. 19, 2004
