Archives - Nov. 17, 2008

Some 50 million people, including one in every two menopausal woman in America, are taking drugs to reduce the dangerous effects of osteoporosis. A little known fact is that a small percentage of these people will actually have the quality of their life diminished. Some are already suing drug companies in America over it.

Sheffield Hallam University has been awarded a new £200,000 research grant to investigate the effects of exercise intervention on sufferers of multiple sclerosis (MS). The MS Society has awarded the grant to the University's Centre for Sport and Exercise Science, which will study the effects of exercise therapy on physical activity and health outcomes in people living with MS.