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• Short-Term and Long-Term Injury to the Heart with Exercise

  In my column this month at Endurance Corner, I write about the potential harm to the heart that might result from exercise. We've known for a long while about... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2012 ATHLETICS, HEALTH, MEDICINE, SPORTS

• Cardiac Arrest During Long-Distance Running Races: A New Report

  

  This past week, the results from an important study on the heart risks of long-distance running was reported in the New England Journal of Medicine.A group of... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2012 ATHLETICS, HEALTH, MEDICINE, SPORTS

• Race Safety and USA Triathlon

  

  I had the chance to attend the annual USA Triathlon Race Director's Symposium this weekend in Colorado Springs.Along with Stuart Weiss, MD (medical director of... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2012 ATHLETICS, HEALTH, MEDICINE, SPORTS

• Cardiacathletes.com: An Online Patient Support Community

  I've been aware of an online patient support community called Cardiac Athletes for a while now. I got an email yesterday from Lars Andrews, their chief cardiac... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2011 ATHLETICS, HEALTH, MEDICINE, SPORTS

• Viagra: Does It Improve Athletic Performance?

  

  My friend, Scott, used Twitter to ask me about Viagra a couple weeks ago. He was riding on his trainer and saw an advertisement on the TV about Viagra....and... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2011 ATHLETICS, HEALTH, MEDICINE, SPORTS

• Athletes and Compression Garments

  My column this month at Endurance Corner is entitled, "Everything I Know (and Don't Know) About Compression Garments." It's broken into part 1 and part 2... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2011 ATHLETICS, HEALTH, MEDICINE, SPORTS

• A Book Recommendation

  

  Cuppett M and Walsh KM. General Medical Conditions in the Athlete, 2nd Edition. St. Louis: Elsevier Mosby, 2012.I came across this book and thought that I'd tak... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2011 ATHLETICS, HEALTH, MEDICINE, SPORTS

• How to Find a Doctor (for Athletes)

  

  I've received a couple questions this past week about "how to find a doctor." In my area. One who understands athletes. One who will take me seriously. And so... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2011 ATHLETICS, HEALTH, MEDICINE, SPORTS

• Ironman and Heart Health: My Take on Things

  

  For those of you who don't already know him, let me introduce you to Dr. John Mandrola. You can read his musings at his Dr. John M Blog and follow along with hi... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2011 ATHLETICS, HEALTH, MEDICINE, SPORTS

• Recent Triathlon Deaths

  

  In news reports yesterday, I read about the sad news of a triathlete who died during the swim portion of the Ironman Louisville triathlon over the weekend.... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2011 ATHLETICS, HEALTH, MEDICINE, SPORTS

• In the Medical News: Sports-Related Sudden Death in the General Population

  In a scientific article published online earlier this week by Circulation, Eloi Marijon and colleagues at the Paris Cardiovascular Center reported on... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2011 ATHLETICS, HEALTH, MEDICINE, SPORTS

• Normann Stadler, Heart Surgery, and You

  In my monthly column at Endurance Corner, I write about Normann Stadler, the 2-time Ironman World Champion who recently underwent urgent heart surgery. He's... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2011 ATHLETICS, HEALTH, HOME, MEDICINE, PETS, SPORTS

• In the Medical Journals: Athlete's Heart and Cardiovasclar Care of the Athlete

  In last week's edition of the American Heart Association's (AHA) medical journal, Circulation, Aaron Baggish and Malissa Wood contributed a review article... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2011 MEDICINE

• Gyorgy Kolonics, Sprint Canoer, 1972-2008

  

  I recently came across the story of Olympic canoer, Gyorgy Kolonics and I thought I'd share the ir with you here. I've written previously about the importance o... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2011 ATHLETICS, HEALTH, MEDICINE, SPORTS

• Six Tips for Athletes to Reduce the Cost of Preventive Medical Care

  

  Readers here at the blog will know that I've recommended that adult athletes have a doctor....and that they visit the doctor annually. This sort of medical... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2011 ATHLETICS, HEALTH, MEDICINE, SPORTS

• Useful Website: Recipe Blog

  I've gotten several inquiries lately about (heart) healthy eating for athletes, asking about print or online resources for additional information.I thought I'd... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2011 ATHLETICS, HEALTH, MEDICINE, SPORTS

• In the News: Sudden Cardiac Death in NCAA Student Athletes

  An important article appeared in this week's edition of Circulation, one of the American Heart Association (AHA) medical journals. Dr. Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2011 ATHLETICS, HEALTH, MEDICINE, SPORTS

• Can Too Much Exercise Harm the Heart?

  Check out my monthly column at Endurance Corner, where I discuss the potential for (too much) exercise over the long term to cause harm to the heart.All things... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2011 ATHLETICS, HEALTH, MEDICINE, SPORTS

• Heart Attack at Tri Camp: A Story for Camp Planners to Remember

  

  I had the opportunity this past weekend to be Camp Director for a USAT-sanctioned weekend triathlon training camp hosted by our local triathlon club, the... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2011 ATHLETICS, HEALTH, MEDICINE, SPORTS

• Ironheart Racing Team--An Organization with Heart

  

  I joined the Ironheart Racing Team today and I wanted to share with you some information about this organization.Founded by David Watkins as a way to raise... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2011 ATHLETICS, HEALTH, MEDICINE, SPORTS