Fitness

Active lifestyle focused exercise, diet, and physiology information from the forefront of fitness science. Updated daily.

Even Low Radon Levels Raise Children’s Leukemia Risk

Growing up in a city with pockets of high radon levels, Matthew Bozigar wondered whether the radioactive gas might have anything to do with the high rates of cancer he saw around him, especially in young people. “As an epidemiologist, I started considering possible… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, […]

Published on October 4, 2024

Water Fluoridation Not as Beneficial as in Past

The health benefits of fluoridated drinking water may be waning as Americans increasingly turn to using toothpastes and mouthwashes that already contain fluoride, a new review suggests. The research, published Thursday in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, came to… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder […]

Published on October 4, 2024

New Flu Shot Cuts Hospitalization Risk By 35 Percent

The Southern Hemisphere’s flu season is winding down, and new data shows this year’s flu shot was 34.5% effective in keeping folks there who got influenza from needing hospital care.Most (68.3%) of those sent to hospital had the A(H3N2) strain of flu, according to the… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, […]

Published on October 3, 2024