News tagged with recreational activities
Boaters' risk of illness on Chicago River similar to other waterways
Chicago area residents have wondered for years about the health risks of using the Chicago River for recreation. According to a University of Illinois at Chicago study, canoeing, kayaking, rowing, boating and fishing on the ...
Oct 26, 2011 |
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Study reveals that nation's national forests can provide public health benefits
Each year, more than 170 million people visit national forests for recreation. And the physical activity associated with these visits burns 290 billion food calories. That equals enough french fries laid end to end to reach ...
Sep 07, 2011 |
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Lightning strikes far more men than women, statistics show
When it comes to lightning, females are cautious and males are reckless.
Jun 30, 2011 |
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High activity staves off pounds, especially for women
People will gain significantly less weight by middle age – especially women – if they engage in moderate to vigorous activity nearly every day of the week starting as young adults, according to new Northwestern ...
Dec 14, 2010 |
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New research explores how curling is the rock of rural communities
(PhysOrg.com) -- Social support is crucial to the health of rural women in Canada. As rural communities shrink and their sport facilities deteriorate, rural women - already struggling for equal status in many areas of social ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 04, 2010 |
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YouTube videos yield clues to brain injury symptom
Brain injury researchers at the University of Kentucky have spent hundreds of hours watching YouTube videos of people getting smacked, punched and knocked in the head during sporting events and recreational activities. But ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 02, 2009 |
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High human impact ocean areas along US West Coast revealed
Climate change, fishing and commercial shipping top the list of threats to the ocean off the West Coast of the United States.
May 11, 2009 |
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Researchers measure health effects of Chicago's waterways
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health are conducting a study to determine the health effects associated with recreational activities such as boating, canoeing, kayaking and fishing on ...
Mar 23, 2009 |
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