The Food and Drug Administration has approved the production and use of choline C-11, an imaging agent used in positron emission tomography (PET) to detect prostate cancer. The compound is injected intravenously, and the FDA has found that it is virtually free of side effects, except for some mild skin irritation at the injection site […]
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According to a comprehensive new study, people who exercise regularly during middle age are far less likely to suffer from a wide range of dangerous health conditions in old age, including heart disease, Alzheimer’s and certain forms of cancer. Researchers also found that the fittest participants were the least likely to develop chronic health conditions. […]
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According to a longitudinal study performed at the Cooper Center, people with high fitness levels during middle age are at decreased risk for developing chronic health conditions later in life. The study tracked 18,670 healthy middle-aged people over a median period of 26 years. At its conclusion, researchers found that those in the highest fitness […]
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Collaborators from the University of Alberta, the University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services are about to embark on the largest study ever conducted into possible links between exercise and breast cancer survival rates. The researchers will follow over 1,500 women recently diagnosed with breast cancer over a 10- to 15-year period. Previous research already […]
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