LOS ANGELES/ZURICH (Reuters) – Novartis AG is offering price discounts in negotiations with U.S. health insurers on its gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a treatment that could cost more than a million dollars, but the gesture comes with strings attached. FILE PHOTO: Swiss drugmaker Novartis’ logo is seen at the company’s plant in… Read More »
Increasing muscle strength is good, but increasing muscle power may be even better for enjoying a longer life, according to a recent study. Increased muscle power can improve longevity, new research suggests. Professor Claudio Gil Araújo, who is the director of research and education at Exercise Medicine Clinic — CLINIMEX in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,… Read More »
Simon Hill has completed a Bachelor of Physiotherapy, completed a Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate Course at Cornell University and is currently finishing his Masters in Nutrition at Deakin University. He is passionate about making nutritional information simple and accessible so that people can make informed decisions about the food they feed themselves and their family. You can find… Read More »
You’ve been there before. You pick up a bag of groceries and figure you can walk them from your car to your house pretty easily. Thing is, when you put the groceries down in your house, you’re tired. Why? Because you just did a tougher workout than you expected. You accidentally did an exercise called… Read More »
Electrical muscle stimulation a process in which low level electrically induced patches are used to contract the muscles in the body — a favourite way of focusing on a specific muscle group in health and fitness. This is a result of the technological development which has occurred in recent times. The EMS is used in… Read More »
Using foam roller before or after a workout can help decrease muscle fatigue and improve your performance. Regarding the size of the roller, 18 or 24 inches can target most parts of the body and is portable but a larger one that is 36 inches is more versatile and can be used to target larger… Read More »
Got bingo wings? Well, Annie, get your guns with this simple and effective move: the triceps extension. PSA: those oft-ignored soft-and-squishies behind your biceps need more TLC, especially if you want to get more definition in your arms. That’s because they’re made up of three components and are the bigger parts of your upper arms,… Read More »