The dangers of too-intense exercise are in the spotlight after several college athletes in Texas have reportedly become sick with rhabdomyolysis, a syndrome characterized by damaged muscle that ...

Indian cricketer Tilak Varma recently revealed a frightening health scare that almost ended his budding career and shocked fans worldwide. Following an impressive IPL season and a standout performance ...

Left untreated, the muscle injury syndrome known as rhabdomyolysis can be life-threatening. It’s relatively rare: a 2012 study found 382 to 419 cases per year in the U.S. army between the years of ...

Tilak Varma opens up about his life-threatening battle with rhabdomyolysis on Breakfast with Champions, shares how overexertion led to a rare muscle breakdown condition. (Image: Reuters) In a candid ...

You wouldn't think that 15 minutes on a stationary bike could put someone in the hospital. But that's exactly what happened to a patient whom Maureen Brogan, MD, treated at New York Medical College's ...

CORPUS CHRISTI — Many people have experienced muscle pain and soreness after a tough workout, but one Texas woman’s recent trip to the gym landed her in the emergency room with a life-threatening ...

You've likely heard about rhabdomyolysis, or rhabdo for short, in relation to indoor cycling or CrossFit. It's a dangerous condition that can do serious damage to your kidneys and be life-threatening ...

Background: The incidence of hospitalized rhabdomyolysis is not well characterized among patients taking statin-fibrate combination therapies. OBJECTIVE: To estimate and compare the rates of ...

Erythropoietin (EPO) is a well-known hormone that is clinically used for the treatment of anemia. Very recently, an increasing body of evidence showed that EPO could still regulate bioactivities of ...

Rhabdomyolysis is a rare but serious side effect of lipid-lowering therapy. In response to the high rhabdomyolysis frequency, cerivastatin is no longer available in the US. Graham et al. explored ...

Imatinib mesylate (Gleevec [Glivec], Novartis), a protein kinase inhibitor of c-kit receptor tyrosine kinase (KIT) and platelet-derived growth factor receptor α (PGFR-α), is widely used for the ...