The purpose of the American College of Sports Medicine's (ACSM) exercise preparticipation health screening process is to identify individuals who may be at elevated risk for exercise-related sudden cardiac death and/or acute myocardial infarction. Recent studies have suggested that using the current ACSM exercise preparticipation health screening guidelines can result in excessive physician ref...

MOTIVATION Receptor-ligand interactions are a central phenomenon in most biological systems. They are characterized by molecular recognition, a complex process mainly driven by physicochemical and structural properties of both receptor and ligand. Understanding and predicting these interactions are major steps towards protein ligand prediction, target identification, lead discovery and drug des...

Background Regular exercises decrease the risk of various diseases. This is a reason to recommend exercises for health promotion. Thus American Heart Association (AHA) and American College of Sport Medicine (ACSM) have issued guidelines for young people resistance exercises. Aim: To investigate the effect of resistance training exercise on hematological, immunological and coagulation parameters...

Introdução: É corriqueira a prática de atividade física (AF) forma autosselecionada por essas pessoas.Objetivo: Estabelecer os padrões AF autosselecionado mulheres durante caminhada, corrida e trote verificar se atendem às diretrizes do American College Sports Science (ACSM) para sua prática.Materiais Métodos: Participaram estudo 80 mulheres, sendo divididas em quatro grupos etários (G1 = 20-29...

PURPOSE To examine whether knowledge of the 1995 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) national physical activity recommendations varies by sociodemographic, behavioral, and communication-related factors. METHODS Cross-sectional analyses of 2381 participants in the 2005 Health Information National Trends Survey, a national probabil...

BACKGROUND Despite prominent public attention, data on life span health and exercise outcomes among elite, competitive athletes are sparse and do not reflect the diversity of modern athletes. HYPOTHESIS Life span exercise behavior differs between National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) student athletes and a nonathlete control group. Sustained exercise is associated with improved card...

BACKGROUND Bangladesh National Tuberculosis (TB) Control Programme adopted a number of strategies to facilitate TB diagnosis and treatment. 'Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilization' (ACSM) was one of the key strategies implemented by BRAC (Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee, a non-governmental development organization) TB control program. The purpose of this study is to assess the k...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: SCD: Sickle Cell Disease; BMSH: Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital; LBW: Low Birth Weight; IUFD: Intra-Uterine Fetal Death; SPDC: Shell Petroleum Development Company; VDRL: Veneral Disease Research Laboratory; HBsAg: Hepatitis B Surface Antigen; TBAs: Traditional Birth Attendants; ACSM: Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobiliz...