is it okay for me to run in spandex?

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Answer 1

Yes: You can run in whatever gives you the support you feel you need.

Answer 2

Should be fine.: Aerodynamic and somewhat breathable. Should be fine for running.

Answer 3

Often does: Many risk factors for vascular disease (stroke, heart attack, peripheralvascualr disease) like hypertension, diabetes, and high cholesterol tend to run in families, and there are some fairly rare genetic syndromes (eg. Cadasil) that cause strokes in particular.

Answer 4

Yes: Cerebrovascular disease may involve thickening of arteries, emboli, or hemorrhage. Causes can include hypertension, kidney disease, diabetes, atherosclerosis, drug use, smoking, and genetic syndromes. All of these conditions can run in families. If there is such disease in your family, discuss with your doctor and consider genetic testing. Careful health habits are important.

Answer 5

Yes: Ischemic events like heart attacks and strokes do tend to cluster in families.

Answer 6

Yes: It depends on what do you mean by "ischemic events" , is it a stroke, heart attack.....? But in general all these conditions can run in families.

Answer 7

Yes.: The tendency to cardiovascular ischemic events can run in families. Modifiable risk factors, such as high cholesterol, high blood pressure and diabetes only add to this risk.

Answer 8

Bladder Cancer test: Bta is a test for recurrent bladder cancer & needs only 3 drops of urine to be run in the 5 minute test. It has too many false positives to be used as screen for first (primary) screen bladder cancer. At age 23 i cannot imagine you have already been treated for bladder cancer yet--if so-- then you would be monitored with the bta test--a test which measures tumor associated antigens in the urine.

Answer 9

No: No, it is a sign of being out of shape.

Answer 10

Heart rate: Generally a sign of not being in shape, in some can be a sign of a problem.

Answer 11

Quick recovery: Of heart rate back to baseline is a sign of physical fitness ...Not the opposite.

Answer 12

3-6 months: The bone usually becomes solid around 6 weeks after injury, but for enough healing to occur to resume impact sports, can take quite some time.

Answer 13

Depends: Depending upon the type of fracture and intervention and age of the pt but generally about 6 months.

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