Recently added articles from AMAA Journal:

Exercise is Medicine[TM].(MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR)(Editorial)

Mar 22, 2008; Jonas, Steven ... Most of us in the American Medical Athletic Association have believed the above statement for a long time. For many of us the concept is an important part of our professional work, whether in the clinical arena or in mine, the arena of population health (1). But where, you might ask, does ...

Academic achievement differences between aerobically active versus inactive advanced degree students.(Report)

Mar 22, 2008; Skibo, James E. ... Introduction The literature does not contain research that correlates engagement in aerobic activity to academic achievement at the post-graduate student level. Riordan's 1997 study of high school students' academic achievement relative to extracurricular sports activities ...

Statin myopathy: a brief review.(Disease/Disorder overview)

Mar 22, 2008; Thompson, Paul D. ... Hydroxy-methyl-glutaryl (HMG) CoA reductase inhibitors or statins are the most effective medications for reducing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and cardiac events in both coronary artery disease (CAD) patients (1), (2) and in previously healthy subjects (3), (4). Statins are ...

The American Running Association turns 40.

Mar 22, 2008 ... I think my father, Lt. General Richard Bohannon, MD, would be immeasurably grateful and impressed that the tiny organization which he launched in 1968 as the National Jogging Association has survived for 40 years and is, indeed, thriving in its current iteration. I rather think that he ...

Train Smart with Deep Water Running.(TALKING ABOUT TRAINING)(water-based running workouts)

Mar 22, 2008; Aukerman, Melissa M. ... We are delighted to have another guest author for the "Talking About Training" feature that I usually write. As the deadline for submissions for this issue approached, I was heavily involved in pounding down to the deadline for the first draft of the textbook, Exercise is Medicine [TM] A ...

The Runner's Guide to the Meaning of Life: What 35 Years of Running has Taught Me About Winning, Losing, Happiness, Humility, and the Winning Heart.(Book review)

Mar 22, 2008; Kiell, Paul J. ... The title of this book, if put into fewer words, would be Running as Metaphor for Life. For example, in a chapter titled "A Runner's Essential Heading," Burfoot cites a classic, The Elements of Style, by William Strunk, Jr. and E.B. White, for its emphasizing concise writing, avoidance of ...

Christopher Troyanos, ATC: the man behind--and out in front of--Boston's medical team.(MEMBER PROFILE)(Boston Marathon)

Mar 22, 2008; Venables, Jeff ... Christopher Troyanos, ATC, knows the challenges that face the medical team at any marathon. He has to: he is currently the medical coordinator of the Boston Marathon, a race that has benefited from his involvement since 1977. But Troyanos's commitment to innovative medical management is ...

See one, do one, teach one.(MEMBER NEWS)(Jose Tongol's efforts to prevent cancer and other diseases)

Mar 22, 2008 ... AMAA Member Jose Tongol, MD, learned from his father when he was just a boy growing up in the Phillipines to always "do something for the community where you live." Now an oncologist in Albany, Georgia, Dr. Tongol also follows the philosophy to "see one, do one, and teach one." ...

ARRMS annual meeting.(MEMBER NEWS)(American Road Race Medical Society)(Brief article)(Calendar)

Mar 22, 2008 ... On January 12, Chevron Houston Marathon Medical Director John Cianca, MD, became the American Road Race Medical Society (ARRMS) President at its annual membership meeting in Houston, TX. Attendees of the meeting heard Chicago Marathon Race Director George Chiampas, MD, provide ...

Mark your calendar for October.(MEMBER NEWS)(Calendar)

Mar 22, 2008 ... The 17th Annual AMAA Sports Medicine Symposium at the Marine Corps Marathon: Medical Management of Endurance Events will be held on October 24-25, 2008, in Arlington, VA ....