Information and opinions on health from 2008 Olympics at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/51021/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/51021/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/51021/index http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/51021/36915/olympians Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:10:23 -0400 2008 Olympics Olympic diver Laura Wilkinson competes with GERD. Problems associated with acid reflux in athletes are often overlooked. And while lot of focus has been paid to the issue of asthma and air quality, many asthma sufferers experience GERD as well. Read more. http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/51021/36915/olympians http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/51021/36575/gymanst-bone Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:48:00 -0400 2008 Olympics Morgan Hamm will not compete because of bone spurs in his ankle that cause "extreme pain." Bone spurs can be caused by osteoarthritis, but joint degeneration is not inevitable and can be slowed or prevented. Read more! http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/51021/36575/gymanst-bone http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/51021/36574/olympic Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:47:18 -0400 2008 Olympics When you have RA and live with pain and loss of ability, watching people effortlessly push themselves to places you will never go again can be hard on the heart. But maybe those of us with chronic and painful diseases have more in common with Olympic athletes then we think. Read more! http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/51021/36574/olympic http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/51021/36474/breathless Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:58:44 -0400 2008 Olympics This year, Olympians will have to condend with China's heavy pollution problems. Respiratory therapist, Jane Martin, discusses the unique challenges athletes with asthma will face in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Read more! http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/51021/36474/breathless http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/51021/36443/don-olympics Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:50:33 -0400 2008 Olympics Each year, one in four people suffer from a diagnosable mental illness in the United States. In addition, six percent of the population combats serious mental illness. Even with the worldwide problem, mental illness is misunderstood and still carries a certain stigma with it. And this year, China has banned people with mental illness from entering the country to attend the Olympics. Read insight from our mental illness experts: Have Mental... http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/51021/36443/don-olympics http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/51021/36368/suspicious Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:45:19 -0400 2008 Olympics "Are you a man or a woman? Prove it." This year, the Chinese have decided that suspicious women athletes need to be examined for confirmation that they are, indeed, real women. Read more about this controversial practice. http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/51021/36368/suspicious http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/51021/36359/meet-johnson Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:32:02 -0400 2008 Olympics Carrie Johnson recently placed fifth in the 2007 World Championships of Kayaking. She was also the first U.S. kayaker to qualify for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Carrie Johnson also makes no secret about the fact she lives with Crohn's disease. Read more about her! http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/51021/36359/meet-johnson http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/51021/36333/olympian Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:35:48 -0400 2008 Olympics With the 2008 Beijing Olympics underway, American audiences can't help but be awed by the obvious fitness of the athletes. The high level of performance achieved by these young athletes is truly inspiring. Should you follow their example in order to look good, feel good, and have a healthy heart? Read more! http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/51021/36333/olympian http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/51021/36332/air-obstacle Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:32:11 -0400 2008 Olympics Imagine being able to overcome the challenges of exhausting workouts, detailed medication schedules and qualifying rounds of competition, only to fall victim to the choking and suffocating effect of smog. Read more! http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/51021/36332/air-obstacle http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/51021/36319/olympians Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:36:32 -0400 2008 Olympics Although we often think of Olympians as the pictures of perfect health, many athletes at the games this year are managing and overcoming diabetes. Do you know which of these Olympians have diabetes? Take the quiz! http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/51021/36319/olympians